Match Report
| Derby County | Derby County |  |  | Blackpool | Blackpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Stockdale | W. Stockdale |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Luke Scowcroft | L. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Sylvain Priestley | S. Priestley | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Matthew Vieira | M. Vieira | |||||||||
| Miel Dijkhuizen | M. Dijkhuizen |  | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Oleg Gray | O. Gray | |||||||||
| Daniele Weir | D. Weir | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Des Clemence | D. Clemence | |||||||||
| Peter Platt | P. Platt | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Leon Stamp | L. Stamp | |||||||||
| Nicholas Byrne | N. Byrne | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 44 | | Joe Vernazza | J. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Kemal Salmon | K. Salmon | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Oleg Riggott | O. Riggott | |||||||||
| Alberto Shaw | A. Shaw | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Anthony Stone | A. Stone | |||||||||
| Phil Atherton | P. Atherton | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 45 | | Neil Lisbie | N. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Carl Coppinger | C. Coppinger | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 38 | | Harry Peters | H. Peters | |||||||||
| Luke Grant | L. Grant | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 36 | | Graham Shearer | G. Shearer | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 2,748 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Derby County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Derby County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Derby County kick off!
3.33
0-0Kemal Salmon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Grant. Luke Grant lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Luke Scowcroft!
4.37
Oleg Riggott chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Peters. Harry Peters flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer takes a shot at goal but somehow Wayne Stockdale manages to keep it out.
6.04
0-0Derby County are easily keeping Blackpool at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
14.29
1-0Miel Dijkhuizen makes a probing pass to Kemal Salmon. Kemal Salmon threads the ball through to Luke Grant. Luke Grant goes all the way! Luke Grant makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.12
1-0Phil Atherton knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Grant. Luke Grant is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.32
1-0Miel Dijkhuizen takes it forward alone. Miel Dijkhuizen makes a simple pass to Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Des Clemence.
28.50
Miel Dijkhuizen knocks the ball forward to Phil Atherton. Phil Atherton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Grant. Luke Grant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.49
1-0Alberto Shaw catches Joe Vernazza on the ankles. The referee calls over Alberto Shaw and shows him a yellow card! Joe Vernazza runs off the knock.
36.45
Leon Stamp hacks Luke Grant from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luke Grant stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.57
Oleg Riggott knocks the ball forward to Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie plays a perfect one-two with Harry Peters and rushes in on goal... Neil Lisbie takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.33
Joe Vernazza brings the ball forward. Joe Vernazza goes all the way! Joe Vernazza shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.03
Kemal Salmon passes the ball forward to Luke Grant. Luke Grant controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Blackpool kick off!
47.27
Nicholas Byrne knocks the ball forward to Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luke Scowcroft who gathers it comfortably.
49.15
Alberto Shaw makes a simple pass to Luke Grant. Luke Grant knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Des Clemence.
55.48
Alberto Shaw passes the ball forward to Luke Grant. Luke Grant shoots from 20 yards but Luke Scowcroft is on top of it.
57.06
1-0Phil Atherton comes in with a late challenge on Joe Vernazza. The referee calls over Phil Atherton and warns him to calm down! Joe Vernazza runs off the knock.
60.20
Kemal Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.32
Kemal Salmon threads the ball through to Luke Grant. Luke Grant goes all the way! Luke Grant shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
65.07
Oleg Gray kicks a strong pass forward to Joe Vernazza. Joe Vernazza sees space and advances. Joe Vernazza knocks in a cross ball towards Harry Peters. Harry Peters connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.58
Graham Shearer clumsily knocks into Daniele Weir. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniele Weir runs off the knock.
72.02
1-1Miel Dijkhuizen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Salmon. Kemal Salmon brings the ball forward. Kemal Salmon threads the ball through to Luke Grant but he's offside!
78.19
Miel Dijkhuizen makes a beautiful solo run. Miel Dijkhuizen knocks the ball forward to Carl Coppinger. Carl Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Des Clemence.
87.34
Des Clemence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Riggott. Oleg Riggott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harry Peters. Harry Peters whips in a cross ball towards Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie heads the ball goalwards. Neil Lisbie scores for Blackpool!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.2%
37.8%
Play Area
20.7%
47.6%
31.7%
Scorers
| Luke Grant 14 | Harry Peters 65 Neil Lisbie 87 |