CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Town and Derby County draw 1-1. R. Street scored the first goal (39′) for Cheltenham Town. C. Nelson equalized (45′). Derby County was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. In front of 5,292 spectators.​ The referee was Peter Wright with the assistance of Richard Morris and Stuart Kane. The 4th official was Simon Shaw. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.06 degrees Celsius or 55.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Derby County had a strong ball possession 62% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Derby County was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Derby County to win the match​.

Cheltenham Town shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Derby County shot 17 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (Tom Bradbury). On the opposite side, Derby County didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this contest, Cheltenham Town will have 2 points to sit in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Derby County will have 18 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will host Portsmouth on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).

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

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Kevin Russell decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood (7.9), Sean Long (6.8), Owen Bevan (7.3), Lewis Freestone (7.1), Will Ferry (7.0), Liam Smith (6.7), Elliot Bonds (6.6), James Olayinka (6.7), Liam Sercombe (6.8), Will Goodwin (7.9) and Robert Street (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Bradbury (6.7), Aidan Keena (6.4), Curtis Thompson (6.8), Max Harris, Josh Williams (7.0), Jovan Malcolm (6.8) and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.

Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of Tom Bradbury (injured) and Josh Williams (injured).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Sean Long for Tom Bradbury (18′), Robert Street for Jovan Malcolm (60′), James Olayinka for Curtis Thompson (60′), Liam Smith for Josh Williams (61′) and Will Goodwin for Aidan Keena (73′).

Best player: Luke Southwood​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was the goalkeeper: Luke Southwood. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Derby County – Formation

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

Paul Warne played with: Joe Wildsmith (6.7), Ryan Nyambe (7.5), Curtis Nelson (7.8), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.5), Craig Forsyth (7.5), Korey Smith (7.0), Tyrese Fornah (6.8), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (7.1), Martyn Waghorn (7.0), Tom Barkhuizen (7.3) and James Collins (7.5).

They had on the bench: Kane Wilson (6.4), Conor Hourihane (7.1), Sonny Bradley, Max Bird (7.1), Conor Washington (6.8), Louie Sibley and Josh Vickers.

Substitutions

Derby County made 4 changes: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Kane Wilson (68′), Tyrese Fornah for Max Bird (46′), Martyn Waghorn for Conor Hourihane (67′) and Tom Barkhuizen for Conor Washington (82′).

Best player: Curtis Nelson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Curtis Nelson.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 57 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Stevenage – Wigan Athletic – 1-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Northampton Town – 1-0
• Portsmouth – Port Vale – 2-0
• Peterborough United – Lincoln City – 2-0
• Oxford United – Bristol Rovers – 2-1
• Leyton Orient – Reading – 2-1
• Fleetwood Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-4
• Exeter City – Barnsley – 0-1
• Cheltenham Town – Derby County – 1-1
• Charlton Athletic – Blackpool – 2-2
• Bolton Wanderers – Carlisle United – 1-3