CITY missed the chance to jump up to fourth when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Macclesfield.
Telegraph & Argus chief sports writer SIMON PARKER provides the match stats and player ratings.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Jake Reeves made his first league appearance for 672 days – and added some leadership and control to City’s midfield. He could have a big role to play in the rest of the season.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
It was the one moment of real quality in the game as Harry Pritchard put his free-kick in the perfect spot for James Vaughan to nod home.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
Ben Richards-Everton had no need to lunge in like he did after Corey O’Keeffe looked to have overrun the ball in the City box.
TACTICS
Gary Bowyer made three changes after Plymouth with Jake Reeves and Chris Taylor replacing Hope Akpan and the injured Callum Cooke in midfield. Zeli Ismail started ahead of Aramide Oteh in the front three.
MATCH STATS
REFEREE: Scott Oldham (Poulton)
BOOKINGS: O’Keeffe, Horsfall, Harris (Macclesfield); Vaughan (City)
SENT OFF: Kirby (Macclesfield)
ATTENDANCE: 2,751
SHOTS ON TARGET: Macclesfield 2, City 2
SHOTS OFF TARGET: Macclesfield 4, City 15
CORNERS: Macclesfield 6, City 6
FOULS COMMITTED: Macclesfield 12, City 13
PLAYER RATINGS
MACCLESFIELD: Evans 6, Cameron 7, Kelleher 7, Horsfall 7, O’Keeffe 7, Kirby 5, Harris 6, Fitzpatrick 6, McCourt 6, Gnahoua 6 (Blyth 75min), Osadebe 6 (Stephens 81min, Ntambwe 90min). Subs (not used): Clarke, Charles-Cook.
CITY: O’Donnell 6, Henley 7, A O’Connor 7, Richards-Everton 5, Wood 6, Taylor 7, Reeves 7 (Akpan 83min), Pritchard 6, Ismail 6 (Oteh 63min), Vaughan 6, Connolly 6. Subs (not used): Anderson, Devine, P O’Connor, Mellor, Sykes-Kenworthy.
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