Derby County tops Charlton Athletic 1-0 with a goal scored by N. Méndez-Laing. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Derby County tops Charlton Athletic 1-0 after N. Méndez-Laing scored just 1 goal (31').

February 4, 2024

LONDON. Derby County overcomes Charlton Athletic 1-0 after N. Méndez-Laing scored just 1 goal (31′). Charlton Athletic lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the The Valley stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Edward Duckworth with the collaboration of Daniel Bonneywell and Stuart Butler. The 4th official was Gareth Viccars. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 0.68 degrees Celsius or 33.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Charlton Athletic

0 - 1

Derby County

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

11 Total 10
3 On Target 3
2 Off Target 1
6 Shots blocked 6

123 Attack 97
50 Dangerous attack 42
84 Ball safe 70

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

15 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Charlton Athletic was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Derby County was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Charlton Athletic shot 11 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Derby County shot 10 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Charlton Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Kayne Ramsay and Daniel Kanu). Regarding the opposition, Derby County received 5 yellow cards (Josh Vickers, Conor Hourihane, Eiran Joe Cashin, Louie Sibley and Ebou Adams).

Match Timeline

31'

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (goal)Max Bird

38'

Tom Barkhuizen- sub ->Nathaniel Méndez-Laing

41'

Ebou Adams- Yellow

Daniel Kanu- sub ->Tayo Edun

46'

51'

E. Cashin- Yellow

Kayne Ramsay- sub ->Macaulay Gillesphey

68'

L. Sibley- Yellow

Kayne Ramsay- Yellow

70'

72'

Callum Elder- sub ->Louie Sibley

72'

L. Thompson- sub ->Ebou Adams

78'

Louie Watson- sub ->Tyreeq Bakinson

78'

Daniel Kanu- Yellow

82'

88'

Kane Wilson- sub ->Tom Barkhuizen

90'

Josh Vickers - Yellow

L. Fiorini- sub ->Freddie Ladapo

90'

89'

Ryan Nyambe - sub ->Joe Ward

90'

Conor Hourihane - Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Charlton Athletic stays with 31 points to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Derby County will has 59 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Charlton Athletic will play away against Reading on the 10th of February with a 6-6 head to head record.

Derby County will host Shrewsbury Town on the 10th of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Shrewsbury Town (2 draws).

Charlton Athletic – Formation

Charlton Athletic

Ashley Maynard-Brewer 1.Australia

6.6

T. Thomas 3.England

6.7

Lucas Ness 5.England

7.7

Macaulay Gillesphey 27.England

6.1

68'

Tayo Edun 17.England

6.4

46'

T. Watson 18.England

7.0

78'

Tyreeq Bakinson 30.England

6.4

78'

Conor Coventry 40.Republic of Ireland

7.7

Rarmani Edmonds-Green 47.England

6.4

Alfie May 9.England

7.1

Freddie Ladapo 14.England

6.7

90'

Substitutes

Harry Isted 21.England

Lloyd Jones 2.England

Kayne Ramsay 66.England

6.8

68'

70'

Louie Watson 25.England

6.4

78'

L. Fiorini 46.Scotland

90'

T. Campbell 20.England

6.8

78'

Daniel Kanu 29.England

6.3

46'

82'

Charlton Athletic adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Curtis Fleming decided to play with the following team: Ashley Maynard-Brewer (6.6), Lucas Ness (7.7), Terell Thomas (6.7), Macaulay Gillesphey (6.1), Tennai Watson (7.0), Rarmani Edmonds-Green (6.4), Conor Coventry (7.7), Tyreeq Bakinson (6.4), Tayo Edun (6.4), Alfie May (7.1) and Freddie Ladapo (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Lloyd Jones, Tyreece Campbell (6.8), Harry Isted, Louie Watson (6.4), Daniel Kanu (6.3), Lewis Fiorini and Kayne Ramsay (6.8).

Substitutions

Charlton Athletic made 5 changes: Tayo Edun for Daniel Kanu (46′), Macaulay Gillesphey for Kayne Ramsay (68′), Tennai Watson for Tyreece Campbell (78′), Tyreeq Bakinson for Louie Watson (78′) and Freddie Ladapo for Lewis Fiorini (90′).

Player of the match: Lucas Ness

The player that probably impressed the most for Charlton Athletic was Lucas Ness.

His rating is 7.7 with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7.

Derby County – Formation

Derby County

Josh Vickers 31.England

7.3

90'

Sonny Bradley 5.England

7.3

E. Cashin 6.England

7.8

51'

Curtis Nelson 35.England

7.3

Conor Hourihane 4.Republic of Ireland

7.1

90'

Max Bird 8.England

7.5

L. Sibley 17.England

7.0

72'

68'

J. Ward 23.England

7.5

89'

Ebou Adams 32.Gambia

7.3

72'

41'

James Collins 9.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 11.Guatemala

7.5

38'

31'

Substitutes

Joe Wildsmith 1.England

Kane Wilson 2.England

6.6

88'

Callum Elder 20.Australia

6.8

72'

Ryan Nyambe 24.Namibia

89'

Korey Smith 12.England

L. Thompson 16.England

6.8

72'

Tom Barkhuizen 7.England

7.0

38'

Also Derby County adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Warne played with: Josh Vickers (7.3), Curtis Nelson (7.3), Sonny Bradley (7.3), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.8), Joe Ward (7.5), Ebou Adams (7.3), Max Bird (7.5), Conor Hourihane (7.1), Louie Sibley (7.0), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (7.5) and James Collins (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Wildsmith, Kane Wilson (6.6), Tom Barkhuizen (7.0), Korey Smith, Liam Thompson (6.8), Callum Elder (6.8) and Ryan Nyambe .

Derby County could not rely on the presence of Tom Barkhuizen (injured), Callum Elder (injured) and Liam Thompson (injured).

Substitutions

Derby County made 5 changes: Nathaniel Méndez-Laing for Tom Barkhuizen (38′), Louie Sibley for Callum Elder (72′), Ebou Adams for Liam Thompson (72′), Joe Ward for Ryan Nyambe (89′) and Tom Barkhuizen for Kane Wilson (88′).