PLAYER ANALYSIS

(3-5-2) HENNESSEY 5 Rightly dismissed late on after VAR review for taking out striker Mehdi Taremi. MEPHAM 6 Bournemouth defender stuck to his task on the right side of Wales’ back three. RODON 6 Centre-back brought the ball out from the back and was Wales’ last line of defence. DAVIES 6 Spurs defender was tenacious on left-side of defence until exposed late on with Wales chasing win. ROBERTS 6 Loose pass across centre of goal led to major scare as Iran scored before VAR intervened.

RAMSEY 5

Playmaker had a lacklustre display as the schedule and heat appeared to take its toll.

DAVIES: Tenacious at the back AMPADU 6 Chelsea starlet did a huge amount of work in the middle of park to close down opponents. WILSON 5 Fulham flyer was substituted after struggling to make much of an impression. N WILLIAMS 6 Failed to take advantage of a decent first-half opening that could have changed the shape of the game. BALE 5 Wales captain and record scorer was unable to add any more golden moments to his glittering CV. MOORE 5 The 6ft 5in targetman went close in the first half but didn’t get enough service to play to his strengths. SUBSTITUTES Johnson (Roberts 57) 6; James (Wilson 57) 6; Allen (Ampadu 77) 6; Ward (Ramsey 87) 6. IRAN (4-4-2) H Hosseini 7; Rezaeian 8, Pouraliganji 7, M Hosseini 7, Mohammadi 7; Gholizadeh 7 (Jahanbakhsh 77, 6), Noorollahi 6 (Cheshmi 78, 7), Ezatolahi 6 (Karimi 83, 6), Hajisafi 6 (Torabi 77, 6); Azmoun 7 (Ansarifard 68, 6), Taremi 7. BOOKED – WALES: Rodon. IRAN: Rezaeian, Jahanbaksh. SENT OFF – WALES: Hennessey. GOALS – IRAN: Cheshmi 90, Rezaeian 90.