Derby County surprises Exeter City with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

DERBY. Derby County had a surprising win over Exeter City with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Mendez-Laing (30') and a goal from C. Washington (79').

David Brown

October 25, 2023

DERBY. Derby County had a surprising win over Exeter City with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Mendez-Laing (30′) and a goal from C. Washington (79′).

The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Wednesday and it started at 2:45 am local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the collaboration of Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua and Chris Husband. The 4th official was Mark Jones. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 29.98 degrees Celsius or 85.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Derby County

2 - 0

Exeter City

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

26 Total 3
8 On Target 0
11 Off Target 2
7 Shots blocked 1

129 Attack 86
72 Dangerous attack 37
39 Ball safe 44

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

4 Total 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Derby County was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Exeter City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Derby County was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the match.

Derby County shot 26 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Exeter City shot 3 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Derby County received 2 yellow cards (Conor Hourihane and Louie Sibley). Talking about the opposition, Exeter City received 1 yellow card (Caleb Watts).

Match Timeline

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (goal)Max Bird

30'

Conor Hourihane - Yellow

34'

L. Sibley- Yellow

55'

61'

Caleb Watts- sub ->Zak Jules

62'

Caleb Watts- Yellow

Tom Barkhuizen- sub ->Kane Wilson

65'

James Collins - sub ->Martyn Waghorn

71'

Conor Washington- sub ->Louie Sibley

71'

74'

Yanic Wildschut- sub ->Vincent Harper

Conor Washington(goal)Craig Forsyth

79'

Korey Smith- sub ->Conor Hourihane

82'

Pierce Sweeney- sub ->Jack Fitzwater

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Derby County will have 21 points like Lincoln City to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City will stay with 16 points like Bristol Rovers and Cambridge United to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Derby County will play away against Fleetwood Town on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Exeter City will host Carlisle United on the 6th of January with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).

Derby County – Formation

Derby County

Joe Wildsmith 1.England

7.0

C. Forsyth 3.Scotland

7.3

E. Cashin 6.England

7.5

Ryan Nyambe 24.Namibia

7.9

Curtis Nelson 35.England

6.7

Kane Wilson 2.England

7.5

65'

Conor Hourihane 4.Republic of Ireland

7.1

82'

34'

Max Bird 8.England

7.7

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 11.Guatemala

9.4

30'

L. Sibley 17.England

7.0

71'

55'

Martyn Waghorn 10.England

7.7

71'

Substitutes

Josh Vickers 31.England

Sonny Bradley 5.England

Korey Smith 12.England

6.8

82'

T. Fornah 22.Sierra Leone

Tom Barkhuizen 7.England

6.8

65'

James Collins 9.Republic of Ireland

6.8

71'

Conor Washington 14.Northern Ireland

7.5

71'

79'

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

The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Joe Wildsmith (7.0), Ryan Nyambe (7.9), Curtis Nelson (6.7), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.5), Craig Forsyth (7.3), Conor Hourihane (7.1), Max Bird (7.7), Kane Wilson (7.5), Louie Sibley (7.0), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (9.4) and Martyn Waghorn (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Sonny Bradley, Tom Barkhuizen (6.8), James Collins (6.8), Korey Smith (6.8), Conor Washington (7.5), Tyrese Fornah and Josh Vickers.

Substitutions

Derby County made 4 changes: Martyn Waghorn for James Collins (71′), Louie Sibley for Conor Washington (71′), Conor Hourihane for Korey Smith (82′) and Kane Wilson for Tom Barkhuizen (65′).

Best player: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 32 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 9 crosses.

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City

Viljami Sinisalo 1.Finland

7.3

Will Aimson 4.England

7.1

Alex Hartridge 5.England

7.5

Jack Fitzwater 24.England

7.1

82'

Zak Jules 3.Scotland

7.7

61'

Tom Carroll 6.England

6.8

Demetri Mitchell 7.England

7.0

Ryan Trevitt 8.England

6.1

Jack Aitchison 29.Scotland

6.4

Vincent Harper 31.Kenya

6.8

74'

Admiral Muskwe 10.Zimbabwe

6.6

74'

Substitutes

Shaun MacDonald 30.England

Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland

6.4

82'

Cheick Diabaté 39.England

Harry Kite 16.England

Caleb Watts 17.Australia

6.3

61'

62'

James Scott 11.Scotland

6.4

74'

Yanic Wildschut 13.Suriname

6.4

74'

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

Gary Caldwell played with: Viljami Sinisalo (7.3), Will Aimson (7.1), Jack Fitzwater (7.1), Alex Hartridge (7.5), Vincent Harper (6.8), Tom Carroll (6.8), Ryan Trevitt (6.1), Zak Jules (7.7), Jack Aitchison (6.4), Demetri Mitchell (7.0) and Admiral Muskwe (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: James Scott (6.4), Yanic Wildschut (6.4), Harry Kite, Caleb Watts (6.3), Pierce Sweeney (6.4), Shaun MacDonald and Cheick Diabaté.

Substitutions

Exeter City made 4 changes: Zak Jules for Caleb Watts (61′), Jack Fitzwater for Pierce Sweeney (82′), Vincent Harper for Yanic Wildschut (74′) and Admiral Muskwe for James Scott (74′).