STOKE. Derby County bested Stoke City to win 2-1. A goal from C. Kazim-Richards was decisive in the 85min. It was Derby County to strike first with a goal of L. Plange at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Kazim-Richards gave the win to Derby County in the 85′ minute with a goal. Stoke City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue with the assistance of Philip Dermott and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Carl Boyeson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Stoke City had a strong ball possession 56% while Derby County was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Derby County found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Stoke City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Derby County shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (B. Wilmot, M. Vrancic and J. Tymon). On the other side, Derby County received 1 yellow card (L. Plange).

Standings

After playing this match, Stoke City will stay with 35 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Derby County will have 10 points to hold in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will host Preston North End on the 3rd of January with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Preston North End (6 draws).

Derby County will play away agasint Reading on the 3rd of January with a 16-8 head to head stats in favor of Reading (6 draws).

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Michael O\’Neill decided to play with the following team: Adam Davies (6.4), Ben Wilmot (6.4), Danny Batth (7.0), Morgan Fox (6.8), Tommy Smith (6.4), Sam Clucas (6.2), Joe Allen (7.1), Mario Vrančić (6.9), Josh Tymon (6.8), Jacob Brown (6.5) and Tyrese Campbell (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: D’Margio Wright-Phillips, Sam Surridge (6.6), Steven Fletcher (6.2), Thomas Ince (7.3), Alfie Doughty, James Chester and Jack Bonham.

Substitutions

Stoke City made 3 changes: J. Brown for S. Fletcher (55′), M. Fox for T. Ince (71′) and S. Clucas for S. Surridge (88′).

Best player: Thomas Ince​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was Thomas Ince.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 5 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.

Derby County – Formation

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

Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Ryan Allsop (6.4), Nathan Byrne (6.6), Phil Jagielka (7.1), Curtis Davies (6.8), Craig Forsyth (6.4), Max Bird (7.0), Liam Thompson (6.6), Kamil Jóźwiak (7.1), Tom Lawrence (6.7), Jason Knight (6.7) and Luke Plange (6.7).

They had on the bench: Sam Baldock, Ravel Morrison (7.2), Dylan Williams, Festy Ebosele (6.7), Richard Stearman, Kelle Roos and Colin Kazim-Richards (7.1).

Substitutions

Derby County made 3 changes: K. Jozwiak for F. Ebosele (63′), L. Plange for C. Kazim-Richards (63′) and T. Lawrence for R. Morrison (79′).

Best player: Ravel Morrison​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Ravel Morrison even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.2) with 2 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 79′.

Results of the day

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

• AFC Bournemouth – Cardiff City – 3-0
• Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
• Nottingham Forest – Huddersfield Town – 0-1
• Stoke City – Derby County – 1-2