We've proved in the past few weeks that we're tough to beat without taking advantage of our opportunities going forward. However, whilst the performance was certainly lacking in the first half, today was all about the goals and our rise up the table.

Looking at the squad shows how far we've come and why we should count ourselves as in contention this season. Everyone in the starting XI had a natural replacement somewhere in the squad. When you include the absent list of Tyson, Moussi and Cohen, we have an impressive set of options available to us.

The starting line up looked full of goals with McCleary and Anderson either side of McKenna and Majewski, providing the service for Earnshaw and Blackstock.

Unfortunately, things didn't really go to plan in the first half. Our midfield looked lightweight and stood off their opponents too much. Against a packed midfield, Majewski showed some moments of class but these were too infrequent and we relied upon a fortunate own goal from Anderson's pull back to get us in front. For the rest of the half, it was pretty forgettable with Blackstock left to battle alone for too many long balls.

The most important change of the afternoon came at half time with McCleary swapping wings with Anderson and onto the right hand side. This allowed him to start combining with Gunter and as a pair they started to bring the best out of each other.

Eventually our extra class going forward proved decisive in our favour. Majewski's expert dipping corner found Morgan to score with a downward header. Majeski again created the third, a pin-point pass reached Earnshaw who finally found the perfect finish into the bottom corner. McGugan's instant control was his first touch and the second was to fire the ball past their keeper from an impossible angle. One late lack of concentration from a corner allowed Doncaster a deserved consolation but that couldn't deflect from our rise to fourth place.

The defence was excellent throughout and left Camp as a spectator. MOTM Wilson was immaculate and continues to dominate opposition centre forwards. Morgan alongside was also in impressive form and thoroughly deserved his goal after a couple of outstanding defensive blocks. Doncaster couldn't cope with the movement of Gunter down the right whilst debutant Shorey looked like he'd been at the club for ages with a composed defensive display.

Majewski struggled with the physical aspect of the midfield battle but showed his quality when it mattered. McKenna's passing wasn't the best but he more than made up for this with all the other impressive aspects of his game. Anderon and McCleary struggled in the first half but looked much better with their direct running after the switch during half time.

Blackstock showed some nice touches but too often was left to battle for flick-ons without getting the best from him. Still a useful run out as he returns form injury. Earnshaw had a frustrating afternoonin front of goal but showed class where it mattered for the third.

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Tags: Games Won, MOTM Kelvin Wilson