CITY'S home campaign finished on a flat note with a dour goalless draw against Scunthorpe.

T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER was at Valley Parade and provides the match stats and his player ratings.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Sam Hornby saved City from the prospect of a sixth successive defeat with big saves from Kevin van Veen and Ryan Loft. The keeper looked confident throughout.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

Clayton Donaldson surely had to win it at the end but diverted Charles Vernam’s cross wide of the inviting goal.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

It was a dour game between two teams out of form. The absent fans didn’t miss anything.

TACTICS

Lee Novak made his first start since the end of December – the only change from the Salford loss. Billy Clarke returned from injury on the bench in place of Jorge Sikora.

REFEREE: Marc Edwards (Tyne & Wear)

BOOKINGS: None

SHOTS ON TARGET: City 2 Scunthorpe 4

SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 11 Scunthorpe 7

CORNERS: City 4 Scunthorpe 7

FOULS: City 12 Scunthorpe 11

PLAYER RATINGS

CITY: Hornby 8, Cousin-Dawson 6 (Cook 60min, 6), P O’Connor 6, A O’Connor 6, Wood 6, Sutton 6, Watt 6, Vernam 6, Cooke 6, Evans 5 (Scales 71min), Novak 5 (Donaldson 71min). Subs: Clarke, Stevens, Foulds, O’Donnell.

SCUNTHORPE: Howard 7, Rowe 6, Onariase 7, Taft 7, O’Malley 6, Karacan 6 (Loft 77min), Green 6 (Eisa 77min), Spence 6, Beestin 6, Gilliead 6, van Veen 6 (Hippolyte 86min). Subs: Bedeau, Pugh, Howe, Watson.