Ireland player ratings: Ovation for outstanding Obafemi

After two painful defeats on the bounce, Ireland got back to winning ways with a resounding 3-0 win over Scotland.

Here's how we rated Stephen Kenny's men...

Caoimhín Kelleher 6

Was noticeable how well he read some of the long balls played over the top and was able to either sweep up and maintain possession or simply clear to safety. Had to make one save from a tame John McGinn shot in the 13th minute and collected another cross under pressure in the second. Other than that he was pretty well protected, other than a couple of occasions were Ireland played themselves into trouble.

Nathan Collins 7

Continued his starring role at the start of this campaign and can now at least savour a winning result for his efforts. The clean sheet is also a welcome boost for a player who has taken his opportunity when presented and will take some shifting from the starting XI. He was comfortable taking possession and helped boss Southampton's Che Adams out of the game.

Shane Duffy 6

His booking for a cynical foul on Andy Robertson after giving ball away in the 59th minute means he will miss the trip to Lodz for the Ukraine game on Tuesday. He could probably do with the rest, even if he did have a major impact in the Scotland box with his knock down for Alan Browne's opener. Gifted Scotland two great chances to score with two poor passes but was dominant in the air.

John Egan 6

Rolled his ankle during the first half of the defeat to Ukraine and Wednesday and had been ruled out by the manager the day before this game. Perhaps an indication of his important to the set up that he ended up playing the full 90 minutes. Sprayed on brilliant 40-yard cross field ball to set up an attack for Alan Browne and had little to worry about in terms of a feeble