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Yeovil v QPR player ratings

Charlie Austin’s penalty gave QPR their fifth 1-0 win of the season and left them three points clear at the top of the Championship. He’s how we rated the players in their 1-0 victory at Yeovil.

Rob Green: 8
Produced two excellent saves in the second half to ensure Rangers kept a clean sheet for the sixth consecutive match.

Danny Simpson: 5
An off-day for the right-back, who gave the ball away a number of times in a poor first-half display. Was tidier in the second and got forward whenever possible.

Richard Dunne: 8
Rangers are still yet to concede a goal with Dunne in the team, with seven clean sheets in his seven appearances for the club. It’s an impressive statistic and no coincidence, as in those games Dunne has been excellent in the air and on the ground, helping the team get over the finish line. Here he was faultless again and, even at 34, remains much quicker over 15-plus yards than he is given credit for.

Clint Hill: 7
Got by for much of his time in the top flight alongside a fellow thirtysomething centre-back, so doing it in the Championship is no problem. Did well alongside Dunne with Hill’s usual mixture of spirit and knowhow.

Benoit Assou-Ekotto: 7
Apart from a brief spell early in the second half when he wasn’t at the races at all, the on-loan Spurs man was again impressive at left-back.

Matt Phillips: 5
It’s not been the start to Phillips’ Rangers career he would have wanted. Lacking sharpness after a spell out with a broken arm, he needs time to find his best form. He was well short of that at Huish Park, where he was disappointing in the final third – not least when missing an early chance after being put through by Tom Carroll.

Jermaine Jenas: 7
Not a very Jenas-like performance in that he mucked in and gave Rangers some physical strength in midfield but was sloppy in possession at times. Had his hands full and did enough to stop his team being overrun.

Tom Carroll: 6
An improvement on his debut, but the youngster is still getting to grips with the cut and thrust of Championship football, which proved difficult for him during a previous loan spell at Derby. Has obvious talent and will develop in time, but was hardly outstanding against a team more likely than most to give him time and space.

Armand Traore: 6
Not a favourite of Harry Redknapp, to put it mildly, but was brought in on the left flank after doing enough in training recently for the manager to include him. True to form, Traore produced moments of real quality but had the wind taken out of him after a knock in the first half and went off in the second.

Gary O’Neil: 6
Did his best in an off-the-front role Niko Kranjcar would be playing in were the Croatian fully fit. Got into some good areas but was playing off a striker in Austin who isn’t at all suited to the kind of build-up play the system requires.

Charlie Austin: 8
Was struggling before his admirable persistence led to him winning and scoring the all-important penalty. Not a great all-round display but found a way in the end. Carved out the only goal of the game and you can’t ask for more from your striker than that.

Shaun Wright-Phillips: 6
Did a decent job after replacing Traore and probably hasn’t been getting the credit he deserves for some important defensive work.

Niko Kranjcar: 6
Didn’t really get into the game after coming on for his debut midway through the second half but will be glad to have got some match action.

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This post was last modified on 25/09/2013

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