Derby County recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Cheltenham Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

DERBY. Derby County succeeded in turn the tables against Cheltenham Town to win 2-1.

January 28, 2024

DERBY. Derby County succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Cheltenham Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Cheltenham Town to strike first with a goal of Liam Sercombe at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, James Collins gave the win to Derby County in the 81′ minute. Derby County made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium (Derby) stadium in Derby on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the support of Rob Smith and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Scott Simpson. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.16 degrees Celsius or 44.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

Derby County

2 - 1

Cheltenham Town

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

12 Total 8
2 On Target 3
5 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 2

75 Attack 145
48 Dangerous attack 56
59 Ball safe 46

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 1
5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Derby County had a superior ball possession 56% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cheltenham Town had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Derby County found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.

Derby County shot 12 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Derby County received 1 yellow card (Kane Wilson). Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 2 yellow cards (Sean Long and Lewis Freestone).

Match Timeline

46'

Aidan Keena- sub ->Robert Street

50'

Liam Sercombe(goal)Sean Long

55'

Lewis Freestone- Yellow

Max Bird (goal)Nathaniel Méndez-Laing

60'

Sonny Bradley- sub ->Conor Hourihane

63'

T. Fornah- sub ->Tom Barkhuizen

63'

L. Thompson- sub ->Corey Blackett-Taylor

64'

65'

Josh Harrop- sub ->Liam Sercombe

65'

Liam Kinsella- sub ->Elliot Bonds

70'

Sean Long - Yellow

77'

James Collins (goal)Nathaniel Méndez-Laing

81'

84'

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji- sub ->Will Ferry

Kane Wilson- Yellow

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Derby County has 56 points like Peterborough United to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stays with 23 points to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Derby County will play away with Charlton Athletic on the 3rd of February with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Derby County (3 draws).

Cheltenham Town will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 3rd of February with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (7 draws).

Derby County – Formation

Derby County

Josh Vickers 31.England

7.1

Kane Wilson 2.England

6.3

89'

E. Cashin 6.England

7.8

L. Sibley 17.England

6.7

Curtis Nelson 35.England

6.8

Conor Hourihane 4.Republic of Ireland

7.0

63'

Tom Barkhuizen 7.England

7.0

63'

Max Bird 8.England

7.5

60'

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 11.Guatemala

7.9

Corey Blackett-Taylor 27.England

6.6

64'

James Collins 9.Republic of Ireland

7.3

81'

Substitutes

Joe Wildsmith 1.England

Sonny Bradley 5.England

6.7

63'

L. Thompson 16.England

6.6

64'

T. Fornah 22.Sierra Leone

6.8

63'

J. Ward 23.England

D. Robinson 26.Northern Ireland

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

The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Josh Vickers (7.1), Kane Wilson (6.3), Curtis Nelson (6.8), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.8), Louie Sibley (6.7), Tom Barkhuizen (7.0), Max Bird (7.5), Conor Hourihane (7.0), Corey Blackett-Taylor (6.6), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (7.9) and James Collins (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Wildsmith, Sonny Bradley (6.7), Liam Thompson (6.6), Tyrese Fornah (6.8), Joe Ward, Keilen Robinson and Adebayu Fapetu.

Substitutions

Derby County made 3 changes: Conor Hourihane for Sonny Bradley (63′), Corey Blackett-Taylor for Liam Thompson (64′) and Tom Barkhuizen for Tyrese Fornah (63′).

Player of the match: Nathaniel Méndez-Laing

The most impressive player for Derby County was Nathaniel Méndez-Laing even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 29 passes (59% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 20. He performed 14 crosses.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

6.1

Andy Smith 5.England

7.0

Lewis Freestone 6.England

7.0

55'

Curtis Davies 33.England

7.0

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

7.5

70'

Liam Sercombe 8.England

8.1

65'

50'

Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland

7.5

84'

Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana

6.3

65'

Tom Pett 34.England

6.4

77'

Robert Street 11.England

6.8

46'

George Lloyd 19.England

7.5

Substitutes

Jamie Pardington 21.England

Liam Smith 22.Scotland

Liam Kinsella 7.Republic of Ireland

6.7

65'

Curtis Thompson 14.England

6.6

77'

Josh Harrop 25.England

6.8

65'

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

6.7

46'

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 38.England

6.8

84'

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood (6.1), Andy Smith (7.0), Curtis Davies (7.0), Lewis Freestone (7.0), Sean Long (7.5), Tom Pett (6.4), Elliot Bonds (6.3), Will Ferry (7.5), Liam Sercombe (8.1), Robert Street (6.8) and George Lloyd (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Liam Kinsella (6.7), Aidan Keena (6.7), Curtis Thompson (6.6), Jamie Pardington, Liam Smith, Josh Harrop (6.8) and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (6.8).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Robert Street for Aidan Keena (46′), Tom Pett for Curtis Thompson (77′), Liam Sercombe for Josh Harrop (65′), Elliot Bonds for Liam Kinsella (65′) and Will Ferry for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (84′).