DERBY. Derby County overcome Reading to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Derby County to strike first with a goal of Dwight Gayle at the 53′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Conor Hourihane gave the win to Derby County in the 70′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 24,821 spectators. The referee was Charles Breakspear with the help of Jack Forder and Kevin Howick. The 4th official was Grant Taylor. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 18 Total 5
- 7 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 93 Attack 74
- 50 Dangerous attack 18
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Derby County was in firm control of the ball 55% while Reading was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Derby County was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the match.
Derby County shot 18 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Reading shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Derby County received 3 yellow cards (Louie Sibley, Eiran Joe Cashin and Ebou Adams). On the opposite side, Reading received 5 yellow cards (Joel Pereira, Clinton Mola, Andy Yiadom, Tyler Bindon and Jayden Wareham).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Derby County has 75 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Reading will stays with 39 points like Burton Albion and Cambridge United to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Derby County will host Bolton Wanderers on the 16th of March with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Derby County (6 draws).
Reading will host Cambridge United on the 16th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Cambridge United (0 draws).
Derby County – Formation
Derby County
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Derby County started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Joe Wildsmith , Curtis Nelson , Sonny Bradley , Eiran Joe Cashin , Joe Ward , Ebou Adams , Conor Hourihane , Louie Sibley , Tom Barkhuizen , Dwight Gayle and Nathaniel Méndez-Laing .
The home team had on the bench: Kane Wilson , Craig Forsyth , Martyn Waghorn , Korey Smith , Scott Loach, Liam Thompson and Corey Blackett-Taylor .
Substitutions
Derby County made 5 changes: Sonny Bradley for Kane Wilson (71′), Joe Ward for Corey Blackett-Taylor (71′), Conor Hourihane for Korey Smith (71′), Dwight Gayle for Martyn Waghorn (72′) and Nathaniel Méndez-Laing for Craig Forsyth (83′).
Player of the match: Dwight Gayle
The most impressive player for Derby County was Dwight Gayle.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rubén Sellés Salvador played with: Joel Pereira , Andy Yiadom , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Tyler Bindon , Clinton Mola , Lewis Wing , Charlie Savage , Femi Azeez , Harvey Knibbs , B. Elliott and Sam Smith .
These were the players on the bench: Paul Mukairu , Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan , Jayden Wareham , Jeriel Dorsett , Kelvin Abrefa , Coniah Boyce-Clarke and Tivonge Rushesha.
Substitutions
Reading made 5 changes: Femi Azeez for Jeriel Dorsett (63′), Harvey Knibbs for Paul Mukairu (89′), Sam Smith for Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (81′), Clinton Mola for Kelvin Abrefa (82′) and B. Elliott for Jayden Wareham (82′).
Player of the match: Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
His rating is with 9 passes (33% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5.
His performance was extraordinary also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 81′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Wigan Athletic – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Exeter City – 0-3
- Portsmouth – Burton Albion – 2-1
- Northampton Town – Blackpool – 0-1
- Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 6-0
- Leyton Orient – Port Vale – 0-0
- Fleetwood Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Derby County – Reading – 2-1
- Carlisle United – Barnsley – 2-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Oxford United – 5-0
