Goals: City – Donnellan (3mins, 25mins).

Bookings: City – Murphy (foul); North Ferriby – Clarke (foul), Middleton (foul).

Referee: William Smallwood 6/10

Attendance: 561

Match rating: 3/5

MATCH STATS (City/North Ferriby)

Shots on: 7/3

Shots off: 5/4

Corners: 7/5

Offsides: 2/2

Fouls conceded: 9/8

City (4-2-3-1)

7 Vaughan – a welcome return for the experienced stopper, who made a flying save late on to secure the clean sheet.

7 Minihan – didn’t quite have the same spark going forward as in previous performances but was part of a resilient back four.

7 Thomas – after a couple of early errors, the centre-back did a fine job keeping powerful striker Tom Denton quiet.

8 Sharpe – was an absolute rock at the heart of the defence as he made countless blocks, tackles and headers.

7 Gudger – looks more comfortable at centre-half than at left-back but still kept a tight rein on North Ferriby’s wingers.

8 DONNELLAN – passed confidently, showed tenacity in the tackle, had high energy throughout and bagged a brace. My man of the match.

7 Jackman – was not as effective as his midfield partner but his influence as skipper appears to be doing the trick for City.

7 Nti – came to life in the second half and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet as his effort struck the post.

7 Gater – showed touches of class at times and was involved in some good moves which should have resulted in more goals.

8 Murphy – looks set to be a real asset for Worcester as the Walsall loanee ran rings around defenders and played a part in both goals.

6 Bakayoko – was a real handful for defenders and linked up play but his finishing continues to let him down.

SUBS: Hughes 6 (Jackman 75), Waldron (Bakayoko 87). Subs not used: Ross, Burton, Smith.

North Ferriby: Nicklin 7; Middleton 5, Palmer 6, Hotte 6, Wilde 6 (Topliss 35, 6); Emerton 6 (Kendall 60, 6), Bolder 7, King 6, Bateson 6; Clarke 5, Denton 5 (Gray 65, 6). Subs not used: Hone, Nicholson.