N'Gotty - Ok defensively but offers little offensively.
Jaidi - Commanding although clearly caught out by pace on one occasion.
Martin Taylor - Another steady display.
Sadler - Played well.
Johnson - Clearly out of sorts but being asked to occupy so many positions doesn't help.
Clemence - Not one of his better games and seemed to be carrying an injury.
Muamba - Gave his usual battling display.
McSheffrey - Extremely quiet yet again but popped up with the all-important goal.
Jerome - Shackled well by a resolute Stoke defence.
Bendtner - Looked the one player most likely to break the deadlock but had to make do with an assist!.
Subs:
Larsson (for Clemence, 59 mins) - Offered a bit more down the right-flank
Vine (for Jerome, 59 mins) - Seems to be trying too hard to impress at the moment.
Subs not used: Maik Taylor, Danns, Campbell.
*Star Man* - Nicklas Bendtner