This was no Monday-night thriller but the Menace don’t need thrillers; they need points by any means necessary. Flick’s men were wasteful for most of the game but a late free-kick was all that player of the match Pellegrini needed to flight one into the net. La Ball’s speculative hopes of entering the title race stalled again but this is vital for the hosts.

By Sherman ‘Big Widdle’ Titan