DERBY. Derby County beat Stoke City to win 2-1. It was Derby County to strike first with a goal of M. Bird at the 31′. Then C. Davies scored again for Derby County in the 34′ minute with a goal. Eventually, T. Ince reduced the distance for Stoke City with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Stoke City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (68%). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of Mike George and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Aaron Jackson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Derby County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up. On the opposite side, Stoke City adopted a 3-5-2 formation.
Derby County – Formation
Derby County
34'
8'
67'
The manager Wayne Mark Rooney decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Nathan Byrne , Phil Jagielka , Curtis Davies , Lee Buchanan , Max Bird , Graeme Shinnie , Louie Sibley , Ravel Morrison , Tom Lawrence and Sam Baldock .
The home team had on the bench: Richard Stearman , Ryan Allsop, Dylan Williams, Kamil Jóźwiak , Festy Ebosele, Jason Knight and Jack Stretton.
Best player: Kelle Roos
The player that probably impressed the most for Derby County was the goalkeeper: Kelle Roos. His rating is 7.35. He performed 0 saves.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
On the opposite side, Michael O’Neill played with: Josef Bursik , Leo Østigård , Harry Souttar , Ben Wilmot , Thomas Ince , Romaine Sawyers , Mario Vrančić , Sam Clucas , Josh Tymon , Sam Surridge and Abdallah Sima .
They had on the bench: Alfie Doughty , Demeaco Duhaney, Jordan Thompson, Danny Batth, Jacob Brown , Nick Powell and Adam Davies.
Best player: Harry Souttar
The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was Harry Souttar.
His rating is with 88 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Match report
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 4 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 81 Attack 117
- 30 Dangerous attack 67
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Stoke City was in firm control of the ball 68% while Derby County was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Stoke City was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Derby County managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Derby County shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Derby County received 2 yellow cards (G. Shinnie and L. Sibley). On the other side, Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (R. Sawyers, L. Ostigard and T. Ince).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Derby County will have 10 points like Luton Town and Reading to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Stoke City will stay with 14 points to stay in the 5th place.
In the next match in the Championship, Derby County will play away against Sheffield United on the 25th of September with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (2 draws). Stoke City will host against Hull City on the 25th of September with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Stoke City (6 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Hull City – Sheffield United – 1-3
- Barnsley – Blackburn Rovers – 0-0
- Cardiff City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
- Derby County – Stoke City – 2-1
- Fulham – Reading – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Nottingham Forest – 0-2
- Luton Town – Swansea City – 3-3
- Middlesbrough – Blackpool – 1-2
- Millwall – Coventry City – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Birmingham City – 3-0
- Preston North End – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Bristol City – 1-2
