Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Hull City. A crowd of 17,958 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Derby County and Hull City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hull City kick off!
8.29
Arek Pol makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ferdinand Maoulida. Ferdinand Maoulida goes all the way! Ferdinand Maoulida cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.04
Neil Carrick chips the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Jesus. Cristiano Jesus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.29
Richard Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Carrick. Neil Carrick sees a break and surges forward. Neil Carrick shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
16.32
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.26
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.40
Billy Cole kicks a strong pass forward to J-David Müller. J-David Müller plays a perfect one-two with Ferdinand Maoulida and rushes in on goal... J-David Müller cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Tommy Robinson manages to keep it out.
28.21
Marcus Benjamin flicks the ball to his team mate, J-David Müller. J-David Müller shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.34
Hull City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Derby County kick off the second half!
47.44
Niccolo Palmer clumsily knocks into Andy Cutler. Niccolo Palmer is shown the yellow card! Andy Cutler stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.57
Seth Mortensen brings the ball forward. Seth Mortensen shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
53.39
Arek Pol makes a beautiful pass to the feet of J-David Müller. J-David Müller shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
59.45
Eduardo Pardo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcus Benjamin. Marcus Benjamin knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Davis. Dean Davis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tommy Robinson who gathers it comfortably.
61.20
Marcus Benjamin makes a beautiful solo run. Marcus Benjamin knocks in a cross ball towards J-David Müller. J-David Müller directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.51
Nwankwo Jackson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Ball. Jason Ball plays a perfect one-two with Cristiano Jesus and rushes in on goal... Jason Ball tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
71.10
Jean Pierre Martin passes the ball forward to Seth Mortensen. Seth Mortensen knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Jesus. Cristiano Jesus plays a perfect one-two with Jason Ball and rushes in on goal... Cristiano Jesus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.22
Robert Croft comes in with a late challenge on Niccolo Palmer. Robert Croft is shown the yellow card! Niccolo Palmer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.35
Eduardo Pardo plays a long ball forward. J-David Müller plays a perfect one-two with Dean Davis and rushes in on goal... J-David Müller shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.56
Marcus Benjamin flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Davis. Dean Davis finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.22
Neil Southgate advances with the ball. Neil Southgate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Palmer. Niccolo Palmer tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.15
Neil Carrick makes a probing pass to Cristiano Jesus. Cristiano Jesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Ball but the linesman indicates offside!
85.03
Frank Jobson clumsily knocks into Jason Ball. Frank Jobson is warned by the referee! Jason Ball runs off the knock.
89.32
Billy Cole clumsily knocks into Nwankwo Jackson. Billy Cole is warned by the referee! Nwankwo Jackson stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Marcus Benjamin of Derby County
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
22.7%
45.3%
32%