Weasels, who did well to keep Messi quiet all game, will be frustrated to have lost a game in which they broadly dominated. They were unlucky to see a thumping Alves strike ruled out for a questionable offside call but were unable to conjure many other big chances and their heads sank when Williams got up the other end to bury a sneaky one. The Dawgs revival rolls on after all; six wins in a row makes them the league’s form team.

By Kathleen Thimblestein