What is the point of Bamford? At least Braithwaite scores goals.

Pretty poor that, very little ingenuity going forward, apart from Traore in flashes we've been easy to deal with. Playing Downing centrally nullifies everything that's been good about him this season, he's spent most of his time our side of the half way line looking for the ball to try and start something but there's nothing going on in front of him.

 

Britt again struggling to play the lone role, even with Bamford playing a bit closer to him, he seems well out of sorts.

 

Crossing been our only outlet and the vast majority have been massively over hit, and have only Britt to aim at in the box anyway. Gestede to come on and give us a focal point.

I actually thought Bamford had been pretty good..some of his runs have been really really good. Should have scored but denied by a great save.

No changes.

Bamford not far away from chasing down that backpass and blocking the goalkeepers clearance (at least from the TV angle it looked awfully close)

Win a corner, Ayala wins the header, headers it straight into Assombalonga and out for a goal kick.

 

One of those games, again.

As soon as Traore gets it now Sheff Wed are just swarming 2, 3, 4 guys straight out at him to close him down, forcing him to pass.

Britt has the first touch of a rhino :)

Bamford misses

Decent turn by Bamford but blazes over

Britt has the first touch of a rhino :)

 

was gonna make a similar post, I like Britt a lot, but when he's off form he's REALLY off form, he can't even control a ball at the minute.

 

He's literally never going to score again for us, I'm pretty sure at this point.

Birmingham 3-0 Sunderland

Another traore run (in which he makes more defenders look stupid) but his ball is behind Bamford who has to turn back to control it putting him off balance and sending his eventual shot over the bar, should have done better :(

Long old time without a league goal at the Riverside now :-/

Seem to be missing a lot of chances.