DERBY. Derby County topped Bristol Rovers to win 2-1. A goal from N. Méndez-Laing was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Derby County to strike first with an own goal of J. Hunt at the 66′. Then it was a goal in the 87′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing gave the win to Derby County in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Saturday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. In front of 26,623 spectators. The referee was Tom Reeves who had the assistance of Connor Brown and Steve Durnall. The 4th official was Daniel Jarvis. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.5 degrees Celsius or 92.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 10 Total 13
- 6 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 97 Attack 105
- 57 Dangerous attack 54
- 56 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 3 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Derby County was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Bristol Rovers that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Derby County had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the match.
Derby County shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 13 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Derby County will have 30 points like Blackpool to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Bristol Rovers will stay with 23 points like Charlton Athletic and Shrewsbury Town to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Derby County will play away with Fleetwood Town on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head.
Bristol Rovers will host Cambridge United on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).
Derby County – Formation
Derby County
62'
90'
Derby County started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Joe Wildsmith , Ryan Nyambe , Curtis Nelson , Eiran Joe Cashin , Louie Sibley , Conor Hourihane , Tom Barkhuizen , Korey Smith , Max Bird , Nathaniel Méndez-Laing and James Collins .
The home team had on the bench: Kane Wilson , Sonny Bradley , Martyn Waghorn , Tyreece John-Jules, Tyrese Fornah , Joe Ward and Josh Vickers.
Derby County could not rely on the presence of Kane Wilson (injured) and Sonny Bradley (injured).
Substitutions
Derby County made 4 changes: Korey Smith for Tyrese Fornah (62′), Tom Barkhuizen for Kane Wilson (62′), Max Bird for Sonny Bradley (74′) and James Collins for Martyn Waghorn (81′).
Player of the match: Nathaniel Méndez-Laing
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Andrew Mangan played with: M. Cox , J. Hunt , J. Grant , J. Wilson , G. Friend , A. Evans , S. Finley , G. Ward , H. Vale , C. Martin and A. Collins .
They had on the bench: J. Marquis , L. Thomas , R. Woods, C. Taylor, J. Brown , J. Gibbons and J. Ward.
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: G. Friend for L. Thomas (73′), G. Ward for J. Brown (73′) and A. Collins for J. Marquis (81′).
Player of the match: H. Vale
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol Rovers was H. Vale.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Reading – 1-2
- Shrewsbury Town – Port Vale – 2-1
- Portsmouth – Blackpool – 0-4
- Peterborough United – Burton Albion – 4-0
- Northampton Town – Cambridge United – 2-1
- Lincoln City – Barnsley – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Stevenage – 0-3
- Derby County – Bristol Rovers – 2-1
- Cheltenham Town – Oxford United – 2-0
- Carlisle United – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Exeter City – 7-0
