Who did what - and how they rated
ROVERS 0, Wanderers 0.
WANDERERS
4-3-3
JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 8
Crucial save from Cole and some impeccable handling yet again.
BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 7
Had a lot on his plate dealing with Duff but stuck to the task well.
FLORENT LAVILLE ... 8
If they so nothing else this summer, Wanderers must buy him.
GUDNI BERGSSON ... 8
Two tough games in 48 hours at the age of 37! Have a lie down skipper.
RICARDO GARDNER ... 6
Looked uncomfortable after his ankle problem but went the distance.
PER FRANDSEN ... 8
Tireless, non-stop performance; covered acres fighting for the cause.
IVAN CAMPO ... 8
Valuable contribution in his defensive midfield role; close with a header too.
JAY-JAY OKOCHA ... 6
Busy but couldn't make the big impact as Rovers dominated long spells.
BERNARD MENDY ... 5
Vital clearance at one end, close to scoring at the other but he's had better days.
HENRIK PEDERSEN ... 6
Had a thankless task ploughing that lonely furrow; plenty effort nevertheless.
YOURI DJORKAEFF ... 5
Struggled to make an impact; Andre looked fresher and more threatening.
Subs: Pierre-Yves Andre (6) for Djorkaeff 59 mins, Kevin Nolan for Pedersen 84 mins. Not used: Mike Whitlow, Anthony Barness, Kevin Poole.
ROVERS
4-4-2
BRAD FRIEDEL ... 6
LUCAS NEILL ... 7
HENNING BERG ... 6
CRAIG SHORT ... 7
VRATISLAV GRESKO ... 7
DAVID DUNN ... 6
GARRY FLITCROFT ... 7
TUGAY ... 8
DAMIEN DUFF ... 9
ANDY COLE ... 7
HAKAN SUKUR ... 6
Subs: Martin Taylor (6) for Berg 55 mins. Not used: Ciccio Grabbi, Dwight Yorke, Egil Ostenstad, Alan Kelly.
Referee: Mike Dean (Merseyside).
Attendance: 28,862.
Shots/headers on target: Rovers 5, Wanderers 2.
Corners: Rovers 7, Wanderers 4.
Offsides: Rovers 5, Wanderers 1.
Fouls committed: Rovers 12, Wanderers 11.
Bookings: Rovers - Duff 61 mins (diving), Cole 85 mins (foul on Laville); Wanderers - Laville 28 mins (foul on Cole), Campo 68 mins (foul on Short), Mendy 72 mins (foul on Duff).
Man of the Match
DAMIEN DUFF: Rovers fans justifiably fear losing the dashing winger in the summer. He tormented Wanderers, particularly in the first half, and with a better run of the ball, might have scored the winner.
Magic Moment
TWO minutes after a bad miss Andy Cole had another chance but Jaaskelainen spread himself to make the save that ultimately secured Wanderers a point.
Moan of the Match
DUFF appealed hard for a penalty after going down under Mendy's challenge but referee Dean waved his card in a flash at the Rovers man who clearly felt he'd been the victim of a grave injustice.
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