WANDERERS (3-1-4-2).

JOEL COLEMAN…6.5.

A couple of heart-in-mouth moments but you have to credit him for a few very decent saves to preserve the clean sheet.

WILL FORRESTER…6.5.

Solid return to the side for the young centre-half who has been unlucky to be out of the reckoning for so long. Went close with a header.

RICARDO SANTOS…5.5.

Defensively, he came up with some big moments. In possession, he just wasn’t as sharp as he needed to be.

EOIN TOAL…7.

Came to his side’s rescue with some excellent interventions – all off the back of two 90-minute games for Northern Ireland. But might have got lucky with the penalty.

JOSH SHEEHAN…5.5.

So often Wanderers’ inspiration but the Welshman really didn’t have enough time or space to do anything meaningful, one free kick aside.

JOSH DACRES-COGLEY…5.5.

Did all the hard work, getting in behind Stevenage’s back line, but wasted some very reasonable positions with his last pass.

GEORGE THOMASON…5.5.

Seemed to suffer more than anyone with his passing on a poor surface. Gave it his all, as usual, but couldn’t make a breakthrough.

PARIS MAGHOMA…6.

Looked to be Bolton’s best bet of creating something. Ultimately kicked out of the game and given very little protection by referee Sam Allison.

NAT OGBETA…5.5.

Got himself into some good positions and had a touch of skill in doing so but frustratingly erratic with that final ball.

CAMERON JEROME…6.

Had the first half’s best chance but ran out of space. You could see why he was in there but had very little impact in the second half.

AARON COLLINS…5.5.

The occasional skipping run and one bobbling shot aside, Collins seemed to be playing too deep to cause the home side any serious issues.

Subs: Bodvarsson 5, 65 (for Jerome) – Virtually anonymous.

Dempsey 5, 65 (for Thomason) – Hardly made a dent.

Morley 77 (for Sheehan), Iredale 86 (for Ogbeta).

Not used: Hutchinson, Ramsay, Ashworth.

MAN OF THE MATCH – Eoin Toal.

Very nearly blotted his copybook when he stumbled with Reid virtually through on goal but on an ugly day of football he got most of the basics right.

MOAN OF THE MATCH – Wanderers didn’t create nearly enough to win the game and there seemed little appetite to change their approach or give Stevenage anything else to think about in the latter stages.

MAGIC MOMENT - Coleman came up with one fingertip save in the first half to prevent Dan Butler from opening the scoring with a rasping shot.

Stevenage (4-4-2): Ashby-Hammond; Smith, Wildin, Vancooten, Butler; Macdonald, Burns, B Thompson, Hemmings; Reid, Roberts.

Subs: L Thompson 90 (for Reid), Hemmings 90 (for Roberts).

Not used: MacGillivray, N Thomson, Freeman, White, Oliver.

Referee: Sam Allinson 4/10 – Gave free reign to Stevenage in the first half to clatter Maghoma and Sheehan at will but found his cards after the break when the same two players committed a similar sort of foul.

Missed a penalty at both ends, Toal’s off-balance challenge and a handball from Vancooten. Not a great day’s work, in truth.