Defenders on top in Molineux long grass

Last updated : 12 November 2015 By Tony Scholes

Michael Keane was the top player in both, and that wasn't a surprise. He was very much on top form as was Michael Duff alongside him and, for me, they and Ben Mee were our top performers on the day.

Keane won the man of the match with 28.2% of the vote. It wasn't too far ahead of Joey Barton who surprisingly finished second with a 22.4% share. Duff and Mee followed; Duff was third with 14.1% and Mee took fourth place with 9.0% of the vote.

Those three players took the top three places in the player ratings with Keane securing a rating of 7.57 out of ten in first place. Mee was second with a rating of 7.14 with Duff not so far behind with 7.07. Goalkeeper Tom Heaton, who had a couple of saves to make and looked assured all afternoon, was fourth with a rating of 7.00 out of 10.

Keane's ten points towards the Clarets Mad Player of the Year have taken him back to the top with a lead of five points over Tendayi Darikwa who is now just four points ahead of Michael Duff who won four points, as did Mee.

Barton's three points and the one won by Heaton have taken them to joint fifth. The pair are just two points behind Andre Gray who had a quieter game on a day when defenders really were very much on top.

We won't have another man of the match vote now until a week on Sunday after the Brighton game but you can currently vote for your choice for the October Goal of the Month with a choice of seven goals.

As always, you can vote via the VOTING POLLS page or the front page of the site.

The Wolves result is below followed by the current player of the year table.

MAN OF THE MATCH

28.2% - Michael Keane
22.4% - Joey Barton
14.1% - Michael Duff
9.0% - Ben Mee
7.1% - Tom Heaton
5.8% - Scott Arfield
3.2% - George Boyd & Tendayi Darikwa
2.6% - Rouwen Hennings & David Jones
1.3% - Andre Gray
0.6% - Sam Vokes

PLAYER RATINGS

7.57 - Michael Keane
7.14 - Ben Mee
7.07 - Michael Duff
7.00 - Tom Heaton
6.71 - Joey Barton
6.43 - David Jones
6.21 - Andre Gray
5.93 - Scott Arfield & Tendayi Darikwa
5.36 - Rouwen Hennings
5.29 - George Boyd & Sam Vokes

CLARETS MAD PLAYER OF THE YEAR

56: Michael Keane
51: Tendayi Darikwa
47: Michael Duff
39: Andre Gray
37: Joey Barton & Tom Heaton
28: David Jones
24: Ben Mee
16: Scott Arfield
10: Michael Kightly
9: Lukas Jutkiewicz
7: Matt Taylor & Sam Vokes
4: George Boyd
2: Stephen Ward
1: Rouwen Hennings