A LOOK at the key moments from the game against Aston Villa.

ROVERS:

FRIEDEL: But for him Rovers' embarrassment would have been even more acute on a day when the rest of the team simply failed to turn up...7

CURTIS: Looked a little off the pace after being brought in from the cold but that's only to be expected given his recent lack of action...6

McEVELEY: Not one of his better days in a first team shirt but then he was hardly helped by the people around him...6

JOHANSSON: Never got to grips with the two up front and Dublin took full advantage for the second goal...5

TAYLOR: Should have been stronger for the first goal when he was outmuscled by Dublin in the air...5

GRESKO: Difficult to judge him on this evidence given that he was having to play out of position on his debut...6

FLITCROFT: Spent most of the afternoon having to do the work of two men as Villa bossed the engine room...6

TUGAY: When he performs like this he's a luxury in the team, especially when Rovers don't have the ball...5

THOMPSON: Currently suffering from a dip in form but he'll bounce back given time...5

COLE: Barely had a sniff up front where he was starved of quality service by his colleagues...5

YORKE: Wouldn't have enjoyed his latest visit to Villa Park and his sloppy pass which led to the second goal summed up his afternoon...5

SUBS:

OSTENSTAD (for Curtis, 46) 5, GILLESPIE (for Thompson, 70) 5, JANSEN (for Gresko, 78)

NOT USED: DOUGLAS, KELLY

OPPOSITION:

ENCKELMAN: Dodgy kicking...6

DELANEY: Solid defender...7

MELLBERG: Stroll in the park...7

JOHNSEN: Won battle of former Utd players...7

SAMUEL: Better at full-back...7

GUDJONSSON: All-action midfielder...8

MOORE: Exciting young player...8

HITZLSPERGER: Full of energy and invention...8

BARRY: Wish he was a Rover...7

VASSELL: Pace caused problems...7

DUBLIN: Still got it...9

SUBS:

DE LA CRUZ (for Moore, 79), STAUNTON (for Delaney, 84), HENDRIE (for Gudjonsson, 90)

NOT USED: CROUCH, POSTMA

STATS:

Goal attempts: Rovers 6 Villa 15

Shots on target: Rovers 1 Villa 8

Woodwork: Rovers 0 Villa 0

Offsides: Rovers 4 Villa 1

Corners: Rovers 2 Villa 8

Free kicks: Rovers 23 Villa 10

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)...7

Bookings: Rovers; Thompson, Johansson, McEveley, Taylor, Flitcroft (all fouls) Villa; Barry (diving)

Sendings off: None

At Villa Park Att: 29,171

TIME FOR ACTION:

01: Tugay fires over after Dwight Yorke charges down a Peter Enckelman clearance

02: It's 1-0 to Villa as Dion Dublin rises to head home a Joey Gudjonsson free-kick

38: Another Gudjonsson free-kick causes havoc but Brad Friedel saves Ronny Johnsen's shot

39: Friedel saves the day again with another stop to deny Steffan Moore

40: Disaster strikes as Dublin makes it 2-0 with a low shot following good work from Gareth Barry

47: Rovers fail to deal with another long ball but this time Moore drags his shot wide

52: Darius Vassell singes Friedel's fingertips with a blockbuster

56: Thomas Hitzlsperger curls another effort just wide of the post

69: Hitzlsperger goes close again but Friedel is equal to his shot

78: Rovers muster their first effort on target when Peter Enckelman saves from Garry Flitcroft

81: Game, set and match as Gareth Barry tucks away Villa's third following good work from Ulises De La Cruz

88: Darius Vassell has the chance to make it four but can't squeeze his shot past Friedel