FLEETWOOD. Derby County beats Fleetwood Town 3-1. Derby County got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (27′) and James Collins (45′). Fleetwood Town tried to recover with a goal from Jayden Stockley (76′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Tom Barkhuizen for Derby County. Derby County took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 4,045 spectators.​ The referee was Ben Speedie with the help of Matthew Sowerby and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.18 degrees Celsius or 43.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Fleetwood Town

1 - 3

Derby County

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 1
  • 8 Shots blocked 4
  • 87 Attack 107
  • 41 Dangerous attack 48
  • 106 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 11
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Derby County was in firm control of the ball 60% while Fleetwood Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Derby County was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the encounter.​

Fleetwood Town shot 13 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Derby County shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Fleetwood Town received 1 yellow card (Josh Vela ). On the opposite side, Derby County received 1 yellow card (James Collins).

Match Timeline

27'
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (goal)Max Bird
31'
45'
James Collins (goal)Conor Hourihane
46'
Callum Elder- sub ->Craig Forsyth
Junior Quitirna- sub ->Jack Marriott
61'
63'
Tom Barkhuizen- sub ->Tyreece John-Jules
Promise Omochere- sub ->Phoenix Patterson
70'
73'
James Collins - Yellow
Jayden Stockley(goal)Shaun Rooney
76'
80'
L. Thompson- sub ->James Collins
Ronan Coughlan- sub ->Josh Vela
86'
90'
Tom Barkhuizen(goal)Max Bird
90'
T. Fornah- sub ->Conor Hourihane

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Fleetwood Town stays with 18 points to sit in the 24th place. On the other side, Derby County will has 49 points like Peterborough United to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will play away against Cambridge United on the 13th of January with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Cambridge United (3 draws).

Derby County will host Burton Albion on the 13th of January with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Derby County (2 draws).

Fleetwood Town – Formation

Fleetwood Town
G
Jay Lynch 13.England
6.4
D
Brendan Wiredu 4.England
7.0
D
Ben Heneghan 16.England
6.4
D
Josh Earl 32.England
6.7
M
Bosun Lawal 5.Northern Ireland
6.7
M
Josh Vela 8.England
7.0
86' 31'
M
Jack Marriott 14.England
6.6
61'
M
Callum Dolan 22.England
6.7
M
Shaun Rooney 26.Scotland
6.8
M
P. Patterson 44.Scotland
6.4
70'
F
Jayden Stockley 9.England
7.3
76'
Substitutes
G
S. McMullan 30.Northern Ireland
D
Harrison Holgate 18.England
M
Junior Quitirna 15.Guinea-Bissau
6.6
61'
M
Harvey Macadam 27.England
F
Promise Omochere 20.Republic of Ireland
6.3
70'
F
Ronan Coughlan 33.Republic of Ireland
6.6
86'
F
Maleace Asamoah 51.England

Fleetwood Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Charlie Adam decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch (6.4), Brendan Wiredu (7.0), Ben Heneghan (6.4), Josh Earl (6.7), Shaun Rooney (6.8), Bosun Lawal (6.7), Callum Dolan (6.7), Phoenix Patterson (6.4), Josh Vela  (7.0), Jayden Stockley (7.3) and Jack Marriott (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Junior Quitirna (6.6), Harrison Holgate, Promise Omochere (6.3), Harvey Macadam, Stephen McMullan, Ronan Coughlan (6.6) and Maleace Asamoah.

Substitutions

Fleetwood Town made 3 changes: Jack Marriott for Junior Quitirna (61′), Phoenix Patterson for Promise Omochere (70′) and Josh Vela  for Ronan Coughlan (86′).

Player of the match: Jayden Stockley​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Jayden Stockley.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 31 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11.

Derby County – Formation

Derby County
G
Josh Vickers 31.England
6.3
D
Sonny Bradley 5.England
7.1
D
E. Cashin 6.England
7.9
D
Curtis Nelson 35.England
7.3
M
Kane Wilson 2.England
7.7
M
C. Forsyth 3.Scotland
6.8
46'
M
Conor Hourihane 4.Republic of Ireland
7.9
90'
M
Max Bird 8.England
9.1
M
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 11.Guatemala
8.1
27'
M
T. John-Jules 19.England
6.4
63'
F
James Collins 9.Republic of Ireland
7.7
80' 73' 45'
Substitutes
G
Joe Wildsmith 1.England
D
Callum Elder 20.Australia
6.8
46'
M
L. Thompson 16.England
7.0
80'
M
L. Sibley 17.England
M
T. Fornah 22.Sierra Leone
90'
M
J. Ward 23.England
F
Tom Barkhuizen 7.England
7.1
63' 90'

Derby County started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Paul Warne played with: Josh Vickers (6.3), Curtis Nelson (7.3), Sonny Bradley (7.1), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.9), Kane Wilson (7.7), Max Bird (9.1), Conor Hourihane (7.9), Craig Forsyth (6.8), Tyreece John-Jules (6.4), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (8.1) and James Collins (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Wildsmith, Tom Barkhuizen (7.1), Liam Thompson (7.0), Louie Sibley, Callum Elder (6.8), Tyrese Fornah and Joe Ward.

Substitutions

Derby County made 4 changes: Tyreece John-Jules for Tom Barkhuizen (63′), Craig Forsyth for Callum Elder (46′), James Collins for Liam Thompson (80′) and Conor Hourihane for Tyrese Fornah (90′).

Player of the match: Max Bird​

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

His rating is 9.1 with 26 passes (58% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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