DERBY. Derby County overcomes West Bromwich Albion 1-0 after C. Kazim-Richards scored just 1 goal (58′). West Bromwich Albion was much better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,846 spectators.​ The referee was James Linington who was helped by Natalie Aspinall and Paul Hodskinson. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.​

Match Statistics​

Derby County

1 - 0

West Bromwich Albion

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 3 Total 20
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 14
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 97 Attack 104
  • 19 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion had a strong ball possession 61% while Derby County was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Derby County was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Derby County shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Derby County received 4 yellow cards (C. Davies, L. Thompson, R. Stearman and E. Cashin). On the other side, West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (M. Clarke).

Match Timeline

18'
L. Thompson- Yellow
20'
36'
51'
57'
57'
58'
62'
T. Fellows- sub ->A. Reach
63'
76'
E. Cashin- sub ->F. Ebosele
87'
E. Cashin- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After this match, Derby County will have 7 points to sit in the 24th place. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 41 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Derby County will play away with Stoke City on the 30th of December with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Stoke City (3 draws).

West Bromwich Albion will host Cardiff City on the 2nd of January with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Derby County – Formation

Derby County
G
Ryan Allsop 31.England
8.4
D
Curtis Davies 33.England
7.1
18'
D
Richard Stearman 16.England
7.6
51'
D
Nathan Byrne 2.England
6.8
M
C. Forsyth 3.Scotland
6.7
M
Max Bird 8.England
6.3
M
L. Thompson 42.England
6.0
20'
M
Festy Ebosele 36.Republic of Ireland
6.7
87'
F
Jason Knight 38.Republic of Ireland
6.5
F
Sam Baldock 9.England
6.5
57'
F
Luke Plange 48.England
6.4
57'
Substitutes
G
David Marshall 1.Scotland
D
E. Cashin 41.England
7.0
87' 90'
D
D. Williams 43.England
M
L. Sibley 17.England
M
Louie Watson 35.England
M
Ravel Morrison 11.Jamaica
6.6
57'
F
Colin Kazim-Richards 13.Turkey
7.1
57' 58'

Derby County adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Wayne Mark Rooney decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop (8.4), Nathan Byrne (6.8), Richard Stearman (7.6), Curtis Davies (7.1), Festy Ebosele (6.7), Liam Thompson (6.0), Max Bird (6.3), Craig Forsyth (6.7), Jason Knight (6.5), Luke Plange (6.4) and Sam Baldock (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Dylan Williams, Colin Kazim-Richards (7.1), Louie Sibley, Louie Watson, Ravel Morrison (6.6), David Marshall and Eiran Joe Cashin (7.0).

Substitutions

Derby County made 3 changes: L. Plange for C. Kazim-Richards (57′), S. Baldock for R. Morrison (57′) and F. Ebosele for E. Cashin (87′).

Best player: Ryan Allsop​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was the goalkeeper: Ryan Allsop. His rating is 8.42. He performed 5 saves.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Sam Johnstone 1.England
5.5
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
6.8
D
Cédric Kipré 21.Ivory Coast
7.7
D
M. Clarke 16.England
6.0
36'
M
Conor Townsend 3.England
7.1
M
Darnell Furlong 2.England
6.8
76'
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
7.0
M
Jayson Molumby 14.Republic of Ireland
7.3
F
Adam Reach 20.England
6.6
62'
F
G. Diangana 11.England
6.8
63'
F
C. Robinson 7.Republic of Ireland
6.2
Substitutes
G
David Button 25.England
D
Z. Ashworth 35.Wales
D
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 29.England
6.8
76'
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
M
Rayhaan Tulloch 28.England
M
T. Fellows 41.England
6.7
62'
F
Jordan Hugill 17.England
7.1
63'

Also West Bromwich Albion adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Valérien Ismaël played with: Sam Johnstone (5.5), Cédric Kipré (7.7), Kyle Bartley (6.8), Matthew Clarke (6.0), Darnell Furlong (6.8), Jake Livermore (7.0), Jayson Molumby (7.3), Conor Townsend (7.1), Grady Diangana (6.8), Callum Robinson (6.2) and Adam Reach (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Zachary Ashworth, Jordan Hugill (7.1), David Button, Rayhaan Tulloch, Taylor Gardner-Hickman (6.8), Semi Ajayi and Tom Fellows (6.7).

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 3 changes: A. Reach for T. Fellows (62′), G. Diangana for J. Hugill (63′) and D. Furlong for T. Gardner-Hickman (76′).

Best player: Cédric Kipré​

The most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Cédric Kipré.

His rating is (7.7) with 36 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​