Match Report


Derby CountyDerby County     EvertonEverton
Andy MoyesAndy Moyes Aleksandar Nikolov Aleksandar Nikolov
Johan LárussonJ. Lárusson79
G
1
G
72Artur ReisA. Reis
Duncan BoothD. Booth76
D
2
D
75Jermaine KalacJ. Kalac
Tomas FabbriT. Fabbri81
D
3
D
74Eddie RufusE. Rufus
Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes77
D
4
D
73Callum GoughC. Gough
Harvey CookeH. Cooke78
D
5
M
82Jacob JessJ. Jess
Jose RomanJ. Roman80
M
6
M
82Faustino CortesF. Cortes
Jesper SørensenJ. Sørensen81
M
7
M
78Paul ThompsonP. Thompson
Jose OliveiraJ. Oliveira83
M
8captain
M
84Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero82
M
9
A
76Romero P. VegaR. Vega
Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo74
A
captain10
A
75Eoin RowettE. Rowett
Lennart SachsL. Sachs76
A
11
A
76Richard ThomsonR. Thomson
 
Roberto CamposR. Campos79
M
12
D
72Alan ThomsonA. Thomson
Chris WilliamsonC. Williamson72
M
13
M
80Cyril NoroC. Noro
David GrenD. Gren84
A
14
A
72Jody BenjaminJ. Benjamin

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Everton. A crowd of 16,775 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Derby County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.


0.00
The whistle blows and Derby County kick off!
2.34
Paul Thompson comes in with a late challenge on Jesper Sørensen. The referee warns Paul Thompson to calm down! Jesper Sørensen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
3.46
Romero P. Vega threads a neat ball through to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.59
Eduardo Hidalgo threads the ball through to Lennart Sachs. Lennart Sachs makes a defence splitting pass to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
9.30
Faustino Cortes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Faustino Cortes finds some space and shoots from distance. Faustino Cortes scores for Everton!!
12.05
Jesper Sørensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Roman. Jose Roman threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
14.25
Jesper Sørensen takes it forward alone. Jesper Sørensen knocks in a cross ball towards Lennart Sachs. Lennart Sachs rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Artur Reis!
15.47
Jesper Sørensen breaks forward. Jesper Sørensen threads a neat ball through to Jose Roman. Jose Roman shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.53
Ricardo Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen takes it forward alone. Jesper Sørensen shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
21.12
Callum Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Thompson. Paul Thompson makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Thompson shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
27.47
Faustino Cortes makes a simple pass to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett advances inside the box! Eoin Rowett takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.03
Jose Oliveira comes in with a late challenge on Faustino Cortes. The referee calls over Jose Oliveira and shows him a yellow card! Faustino Cortes runs off the knock.
40.50
Ricardo Antunes darts forward. Ricardo Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Lennart Sachs who brings the ball under control. Lennart Sachs finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.01
Jesper Sørensen flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Sachs controls it well on his chest. Lennart Sachs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Reis who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Paul Thompson flicks a high ball forward to Faustino Cortes who takes it down. Faustino Cortes plays a one-two with Romero P. Vega and rushes in on goal... Faustino Cortes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Johan Lárusson gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Derby County appear unchanged since the first half. Everton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Everton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Everton get the second half underway!
48.10
Eddie Rufus sees Paul Thompson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Thompson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paul Thompson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.28
Jesper Sørensen makes an attacking run forward. Jesper Sørensen shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.19
Jose Oliveira flicks a high ball forward to Lennart Sachs who takes it down. Lennart Sachs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Reis who gathers it comfortably.
57.10
Jesper Sørensen flicks a high pass forward to Patricio Caballero who brings the ball under control. Patricio Caballero shoots from outside the area. Fantastic reaction save from Artur Reis!
60.27
Derby County have made a substitution with David Gren replacing Patricio Caballero and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Everton have made 2 substitutions with Alan Thomson replacing Eddie Rufus and Cyril Noro replacing Faustino Cortes .
65.17
Ricardo Antunes decides to run forward with the ball. Ricardo Antunes flicks a high pass forward. David Gren controls it well on his chest. David Gren shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Artur Reis. Excellent save.
67.47
Jermaine Kalac passes the ball forward to Cyril Noro. Cyril Noro flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Vega holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Vega sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.52
Jesper Sørensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Gough.
77.35
Everton have made a substitution with Jody Benjamin replacing Romero P. Vega .
79.32
Jose Roman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball towards Lennart Sachs. Lennart Sachs makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
83.42
Cyril Noro hits a low pass to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett knocks the ball forward, putting Cyril Noro through on goal. Some good footwork from Cyril Noro provides some space. He shoots at goal. Tomas Fabbri steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Derby County

Everton
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
29.2%
44.4%
26.4%

Scorers
Faustino Cortes 9
Eoin Rowett 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Faustino Cortes of Everton

Match Ratings
1.Johan Lárusson (GK)
6
2.Duncan Booth (DEF)
6
3.Tomas Fabbri (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Antunes (DEF)
7
5.Harvey Cooke (DEF)
6
6.Jose Roman (MID)
6
7.Jesper Sørensen (MID)
8
8.Jose Oliveira (MID)yellow card
5
9.Patricio Caballero (MID)
6
10.Eduardo Hidalgo (ATT)
6
11.Lennart Sachs (ATT)
6
 
12.Roberto Campos (MID)
0
13.Chris Williamson (MID)
0
14.David Gren (ATT)
6

1.Artur Reis (GK)
7
2.Jermaine Kalac (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Rufus (DEF)
6
4.Callum Gough (DEF)
6
5.Jacob Jess (MID)
6
6.Faustino Cortes (MID)goal scored
9
7.Paul Thompson (MID)
7
8.Marcel Birnbaum (MID)
6
9.Romero P. Vega (ATT)
6
10.Eoin Rowett (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Richard Thomson (ATT)
6
 
12.Alan Thomson (DEF)
6
13.Cyril Noro (MID)
6
14.Jody Benjamin (ATT)
6