Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Derby CountyDerby County
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
John VenusJ. Venus59
G
1
G
67James PlowrightJ. Plowright
Christian LindnerC. Lindner70
D
2
D
74Mark BarmbyM. Barmby
Alioune MarletA. Marlet65
D
captain3
D
63Harry BlakeH. Blake
James GrayJ. Gray64
D
4
D
60Damien McgovernD. Mcgovern
Sven FrommS. Fromm67
M
5
M
71Max AccursiM. Accursi
Mick KasperM. Kasper56
M
6
M
70Damien PlowrightD. Plowright
Matthias MorlockM. Morlock54
M
7
M
68Shaun CarltonS. Carlton
Gary PeckhamG. Peckham53
M
8
M
66Richard LaverR. Laver
Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves63
A
9
A
77Simon WesselmannS. Wesselmann
Simon HenryS. Henry58
A
10captain
A
71Stephen CrooksS. Crooks
Alfred CharltonA. Charlton54
A
11
A
66Francis OakleyF. Oakley
 
Anthony PallisterA. Pallister63
D
12
D
59Steve BoatengS. Boateng
Henry FletcherH. Fletcher59
D
13
G
58Hannes HoenessH. Hoeness
Ruben TeixeiraR. Teixeira57
D
14
M
56Dean RobinsonD. Robinson

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Derby County. A crowd of 8,820 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stoke City and Derby County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Vassell.


0.00
Stoke City kick off the first half!
4.32
Sven Fromm flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Greaves controls it well on his chest. Nwankwo Greaves lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Henry. Simon Henry powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from James Plowright!
8.06
Christian Lindner flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Peckham. Gary Peckham brings the ball forward. Gary Peckham shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but James Plowright manages to gather it easily.
10.26
Matthias Morlock hacks Max Accursi from behind! The referee warns Matthias Morlock to calm down! Max Accursi stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.22
Mick Kasper catches Shaun Carlton on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Shaun Carlton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.52
Harry Blake makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damien Plowright. Damien Plowright flicks a high ball forward to Francis Oakley who takes it down. Francis Oakley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Lindner.
18.11
Matthias Morlock hacks Damien Plowright from behind! The referee warns Matthias Morlock again to calm down! Damien Plowright stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.06
Richard Laver runs straight at the opposition's defence. Richard Laver flicks a high pass forward. Simon Wesselmann controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Simon Wesselmann provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving John Venus with no chance!! Goal for Derby County!
27.52
Shaun Carlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Oakley. Francis Oakley knocks the ball forward to Simon Wesselmann but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
30.40
Shaun Carlton flicks a high pass forward to Francis Oakley who brings the ball under control. Francis Oakley shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! John Venus had no chance!! Goal for Derby County!
36.59
Seeing Damien Mcgovern's run, Mark Barmby quickly throws the ball into his path. Damien Mcgovern chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Carlton. Shaun Carlton makes a probing pass to Simon Wesselmann. Simon Wesselmann plays a one-two with Francis Oakley and advances towards the goal... Simon Wesselmann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but John Venus manages to gather it.
39.48
Sven Fromm flicks a high pass forward. Simon Henry controls it well on his chest. Simon Henry shoots from 25 yards. James Plowright gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Derby County kick off!
47.39
Damien Plowright threads a neat ball through to Simon Wesselmann. Simon Wesselmann lofts in a cross ball towards Francis Oakley. Francis Oakley beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving John Venus with no chance!! Goal for Derby County!
54.34
Christian Lindner flicks a high ball forward to Mick Kasper who takes it down. Mick Kasper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Henry. Simon Henry finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.27
Matthias Morlock sees a break and surges forward. Matthias Morlock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
60.26
Sven Fromm threads a neat ball through to Simon Henry. Simon Henry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
61.38
Shaun Carlton hacks Sven Fromm from behind! The referee calls over Shaun Carlton and warns him to calm down! Sven Fromm stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.46
Matthias Morlock hacks Max Accursi from behind! The referee brings Matthias Morlock to one side and gives him yet another warning! Max Accursi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.03
Shaun Carlton plays the ball forward to Simon Wesselmann. Simon Wesselmann lofts in a cross ball towards Francis Oakley. With a superhuman jump, Francis Oakley connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
66.28
Shaun Carlton threads a neat ball through to Stephen Crooks. Stephen Crooks plays a one-two with Simon Wesselmann and advances towards the goal... Stephen Crooks strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Christian Lindner.
67.07
Christian Lindner pushes up the pitch. Christian Lindner passes the ball forward to Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
71.29
Mark Barmby flicks a high ball forward to Shaun Carlton who takes it down. Shaun Carlton flicks a high ball forward to Francis Oakley who takes it down. Francis Oakley makes a probing pass between the defence to Stephen Crooks. Stephen Crooks shoots from just inside the box. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Derby County are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
73.18
Max Accursi flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Crooks controls it well on his chest. Stephen Crooks plays a quick one-two with Francis Oakley and rushes in on goal... Stephen Crooks cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but John Venus is on top of it.
75.28
Max Accursi threads a neat ball through to Francis Oakley. Francis Oakley finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.01
Derby County have made 2 substitutions with Steve Boateng replacing Damien Plowright and Dean Robinson replacing Damien Mcgovern .
78.02
Shaun Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Simon Wesselmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Wesselmann knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Oakley. Francis Oakley is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow John Venus manages to keep it out.
79.17
Shaun Carlton knocks the ball forward to Stephen Crooks. Stephen Crooks whips in a cross ball towards Francis Oakley. With a superhuman jump, Francis Oakley connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Francis Oakley! That's his third!
83.20
Christian Lindner flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Morlock. Matthias Morlock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! James Plowright had no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
87.32
Harry Blake hits it upfield. Simon Wesselmann plays a one-two with Francis Oakley and rushes in on goal... Simon Wesselmann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Derby County
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
5
10
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
31.9%
44.9%
23.2%

Scorers
Nwankwo Greaves 83
Simon Wesselmann 21
Francis Oakley 30, 47, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Oakley of Derby County

Match Ratings
1.John Venus (GK)
7
2.Christian Lindner (DEF)
6
3.Alioune Marlet (DEF)
6
4.James Gray (DEF)
6
5.Sven Fromm (MID)
6
6.Mick Kasper (MID)yellow card
5
7.Matthias Morlock (MID)
6
8.Gary Peckham (MID)
6
9.Nwankwo Greaves (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Simon Henry (ATT)
6
11.Alfred Charlton (ATT)
6
 
12.Anthony Pallister (DEF)
0
13.Henry Fletcher (DEF)
0
14.Ruben Teixeira (DEF)
0

1.James Plowright (GK)
7
2.Mark Barmby (DEF)
6
3.Harry Blake (DEF)
6
4.Damien Mcgovern (DEF)
6
5.Max Accursi (MID)
6
6.Damien Plowright (MID)
6
7.Shaun Carlton (MID)
7
8.Richard Laver (MID)
6
9.Simon Wesselmann (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Stephen Crooks (ATT)
7
11.Francis Oakley (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Steve Boateng (DEF)
6
13.Hannes Hoeness (GK)
0
14.Dean Robinson (MID)
6