CITY impressed to chalk up their first home win of the season against League Two newcomers Bromley.

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

MAN OF THE MATCH

Richie Smallwood produced a captain’s display, setting the tone with a coolly-taken penalty and then running the midfield – particularly in the first half when City were camped in the Bromley half.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

Andy Cook’s goal just before half-time to put City 2-0 up provided the breathing space they deserved after creating so many good chances.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

City should have scored more than three goals after playing with a man advantage for so long in the game. Bromley’s late consolation took some of the gloss off the performance.

TACTICS

Graham Alexander stuck with the same 11 that started the opening home game against Salford.

Newest recruit Joe Adams was not included in the squad after arriving on a season-long loan from Wigan at the end of the week.

The only change in the 18 from the Ammies draw was on the bench where Lewis Richards returned in place of Tyler Smith.

REFEREE: Scott Simpson (Stoke)

BOOKINGS: Smallwood, Pointon (City); Grant (Bromley)

SENT OFF: Charles (Bromley)

ATTENDANCE: 16,001

SHOTS ON TARGET: City 9 Bromley 2

SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 6 Bromley 4

CORNERS: City 10 Bromley 3

FOULS: City 18 Bromley 7

POSSESSION %: City 61 Bromley 39

PLAYER RATINGS

CITY: S Walker 6, Baldwin 7, Byrne 7, Kelly 6, Halliday 7, Smallwood 8, Wright 7 (Oduor 83min), Sarcevic 6, Pattison 7 (Pointon 61min, 7), Kavanagh 6 (Sanderson 61min, 6), Cook 8 (J Walker 83min). Subs (not used): Richards, Shepherd, Doyle.

BROMLEY: Smith 6, Webster 6, Grant 6, Odutayo 6, Imray 5 (Dinanga 26min, 6), Charles 1, Arthurs 6, Reynolds 5, Whitely 5 (Dennis 61min, 6), Congreve 5 (Leigh 46min, 7), Cheek 6 (Amantchi 83min). Subs (not used): Topalloj, Olomola, Long.