Derby County defeats Blackpool 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKPOOL. Derby County tops Blackpool 3-1.

October 4, 2023

BLACKPOOL. Derby County tops Blackpool 3-1. Derby County got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Korey Smith (54′) and James Collins (71′). Blackpool tried to recover with a goal from Kenny Dougall (73′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (89′) scored by Martyn Waghorn for Derby County. Blackpool was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the collaboration of Steve Rushton and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Joe Simpson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Blackpool

1 - 3

Derby County

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

10 Total 9
4 On Target 5
2 Off Target 3
4 Shots blocked 3

119 Attack 63
59 Dangerous attack 18
76 Ball safe 72

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 3

Fouls

4 Total 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Blackpool was in firm control of the ball 64% while Derby County was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Derby County was able to find the solution to win this match.

Blackpool shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Derby County shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 1 yellow card (Callum Connolly). On the other side, Derby County received 1 yellow card (Craig Forsyth).

Match Timeline

Callum Connolly- Yellow

30'

32'

C. Forsyth- Yellow

54'

Korey Smith(goal)Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

69'

Tom Barkhuizen- sub ->Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

70'

Conor Hourihane - sub ->Max Bird

71'

James Collins (goal)Tom Barkhuizen

Kenny Dougall(goal)Karamoko Dembélé

73'

Shayne Lavery- sub ->Karamoko Dembélé

74'

81'

Martyn Waghorn- sub ->James Collins

81'

Sonny Bradley- sub ->Kane Wilson

Kylian Kouassi- sub ->Sonny Carey

83'

89'

Martyn Waghorn(goal)Tom Barkhuizen

90'

L. Sibley- sub ->Tyrese Fornah

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Blackpool will stay with 15 points like Bristol Rovers and Lincoln City to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Derby County will have 17 points like Port Vale to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Blackpool will play away with Leyton Orient on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Derby County will play away agasint Fleetwood Town on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head record.

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool

Daniel Grimshaw 32.England

6.0

Callum Connolly 2.England

6.8

30'

James Husband 3.England

7.3

Oliver Casey 20.England

7.0

Oliver Norburn 6.Grenada

7.0

Owen Dale 7.England

7.5

Kenny Dougall 12.Australia

7.3

73'

CJ Hamilton 22.England

6.1

Sonny Carey 10.England

7.3

83'

Karamoko Dembélé 11.England

7.3

74'

Jordan Rhodes 16.Scotland

7.0

Substitutes

Richard O'Donnell 1.England

Matthew Pennington 5.England

Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England

Albie Morgan 8.England

Jensen Weir 15.England

Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland

6.6

74'

Kylian Kouassi 27.England

6.6

83'

Blackpool started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (6.0), Callum Connolly (6.8), Oliver Casey (7.0), James Husband (7.3), CJ Hamilton (6.1), Kenny Dougall (7.3), Oliver Norburn (7.0), Owen Dale (7.5), Karamoko Dembélé (7.3), Jordan Rhodes (7.0) and Sonny Carey (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Matthew Pennington, Albie Morgan, Jensen Weir, Shayne Lavery (6.6), Marvin Ekpiteta and Kylian Kouassi (6.6).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 2 changes: Sonny Carey for Kylian Kouassi (83′) and Karamoko Dembélé for Shayne Lavery (74′).

Best player: Owen Dale

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Owen Dale.

His rating is (7.5) with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 11 crosses.

Derby County – Formation

Derby County

Joe Wildsmith 1.England

7.3

E. Cashin 6.England

7.8

Ryan Nyambe 24.Namibia

6.4

Curtis Nelson 35.England

7.0

Kane Wilson 2.England

6.0

81'

C. Forsyth 3.Scotland

7.0

32'

Max Bird 8.England

6.4

70'

Korey Smith 12.England

8.1

54'

T. Fornah 22.Sierra Leone

7.0

90'

James Collins 9.Republic of Ireland

7.7

81'

71'

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 11.Guatemala

7.5

69'

Substitutes

Josh Vickers 31.England

Sonny Bradley 5.England

6.7

81'

Conor Hourihane 4.Republic of Ireland

6.8

70'

L. Sibley 17.England

90'

Tom Barkhuizen 7.England

8.4

69'

Martyn Waghorn 10.England

7.5

81'

89'

Conor Washington 14.Northern Ireland

Derby County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Warne played with: Joe Wildsmith (7.3), Ryan Nyambe (6.4), Curtis Nelson (7.0), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.8), Kane Wilson (6.0), Korey Smith (8.1), Max Bird (6.4), Tyrese Fornah (7.0), Craig Forsyth (7.0), James Collins (7.7) and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Conor Hourihane (6.8), Sonny Bradley (6.7), Tom Barkhuizen (8.4), Martyn Waghorn (7.5), Conor Washington, Louie Sibley and Josh Vickers.

Substitutions

Derby County made 5 changes: James Collins for Martyn Waghorn (81′), Kane Wilson for Sonny Bradley (81′), Max Bird for Conor Hourihane (70′), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Tom Barkhuizen (69′) and Tyrese Fornah for Louie Sibley (90′).