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Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–13 – 1

Ben Brereton Díaz 55′Matt Clarke 74′Rhian Brewster 82′

Hayden Carter 45+1′

Player of the matchDerry MurkinDRB · 2 assists · 89′ played · 4 key passes · 5 recoveries · 4 duels won

7.8
Possession
49%51%
Shots · on target in brackets
14 (6)11 (3)
Corners
23

ChampionshipMatchday 35Pride Park StadiumRef L. Doughty

Events

DRB 3–1 BBR · 3–4 yellow
  1. Full time 3–1
  2. Oscar Fraulofor Bobby Clark
  3. Craig Forsythfor Derry Murkin
  4. Rhian Brewster3–1Goal · header · assist Derry Murkin
  5. David Ozohfor Sammie Szmodics
  6. Dion De Nevefor Moussa Baradji
  7. +Taylor Gardner-Hickmanfor Hayden Carter · injury
  8. Hayden CarterYellow card
  9. Matt Clarke2–1Goal · right foot
  10. Harry Pickeringfor Yuri Ribeiro
  11. Mathias Jørgensenfor Andri Gudjohnsen
  12. Rhian Brewsterfor Carlton Morris
  13. Yuri RibeiroYellow card
  14. Eiran CashinYellow card
  15. Kristi Montgomeryfor Adam Forshaw
  16. Ben Brereton Díaz1–1Goal · right foot · assist Derry Murkin
  17. Bobby ClarkYellow card
  18. Half-time 0–1
  19. Hayden Carter0–1Goal · header · assist Yuri Ribeiro
  20. Lewis TravisYellow card
  21. Sammie SzmodicsYellow card
  22. Adam ForshawYellow card

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Derby County4-2-3-16.79 avg rating 6.643-4-2-1Blackburn Rovers
  1. 316.6Josh Vickers97′
  1. 236.8Joe Ward97′
  2. 286.6Dion Sanderson97′
  3. 57.7Matt ClarkeG 97′
  4. 27.8Derry Murkin2A ↓87′
  1. 425.7Bobby ClarkYC ↓87′
  2. 276.7Lewis TravisYC 97′
  1. 257.0Ben Brereton DíazG 97′
  2. 196.7Sammie SzmodicsYC ↓80′
  3. 76.2Patrick Agyemang97′
  1. 96.9Carlton Morris↓62′
  1. 226.2Balázs Tóth97′
  1. 206.4Eiran CashinYC 97′
  2. 156.0Sean McLoughlin97′
  3. 177.2Hayden CarterG YC ↓80′+
  1. 47.2Yuri RibeiroA YC ↓69′
  2. 246.8Moussa Baradji↓80′
  3. 287.1Adam ForshawYC ↓56′
  4. 26.7Ryan Alebiosu97′
  1. 236.3Yuki Ohashi97′
  2. 256.8Ryoya Morishita97′
  1. 116.3Andri Gudjohnsen↓69′
  1. 3Craig ForsythDF · ↑87′
  2. 10Rhian BrewsterFW · G ↑62′7.3
  3. 18David OzohMF · ↑80′6.7
  4. 29Oscar FrauloMF · ↑87′
  5. 12Richard O'DonnellGK
  6. 34Jaydon BanelMF
  7. 37Owen EamesMF
  8. 44Isaac GordonDF
  9. 54Cruz Anthony AllenMF

SubstitutesCoaches: John Eustace (1.30 PPG) · Michael O'Neill (1.27 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 3Harry PickeringDF · ↑69′6.3
  2. 5Taylor Gardner-HickmanMF · ↑80′6.7
  3. 14Dion De NeveDF · ↑80′6.1
  4. 29Mathias JørgensenFW · ↑69′6.4
  5. 31Kristi MontgomeryMF · ↑56′6.9
  6. 21Oladapo AfolayanFW
  7. 26Connor O'RiordanDF
  8. 35Nicholas MichalskiGK
  9. 38Tom AtchesonDF

Referee

L. Doughty
Cards / match
4.18this match 7 (+2.82)
Yellows / match
4.05this match 7
Reds / match
0.13
Penalties / match
0.1715% of matches
Fouls / match
22.1this match 24

1.92Home 1.92 vs Away 2.13 yellows/match · 8–5 red · 2 coach cards2.13

36%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 33%31%

home winsaway wins
With Derby County
2-0-1 in 3 · 1 yellows/game
With Blackburn Rovers
1-3-0 in 4 · 2.5 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 104 career matches.

Matchday 35

Championship · the other 10 games
  1. Bristol City1–0Watford
  2. Leicester City0–2Norwich City
  3. Portsmouth0–1Hull City
  4. Charlton Athletic0–1Wrexham
  5. Coventry City2–1Stoke City
  6. Ipswich Town3–0Swansea City
  7. Oxford United2–1West Bromwich Albion
  8. Preston North End0–1Millwall
  9. Queens Park Rangers0–2Sheffield United
  10. Sheffield Wednesday1–3Southampton
Championship fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 3-1from 0-1 down

    Derby County won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.Score by goal: 45+1' 0-1, 55' 1-1, 74' 2-1, 82' 3-1.

  • 0–1half-time

    The match stood at 0–1 at half-time before 3–0 after the break (3–1 full time).

Top ratings

XI avg 6.79 v 6.64
  1. Derry MurkinDRB7.8
  2. Matt ClarkeDRB7.7
  3. Hayden CarterBBR7.2
  4. Yuri RibeiroBBR7.2
  5. Adam ForshawBBR7.1

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Derry MurkinDRB1
  2. Yuri RibeiroBBR1
  3. Carlton MorrisDRB1

Passes

  1. Matt ClarkeDRB39/51
  2. Lewis TravisDRB36/44
  3. Sean McLoughlinBBR34/41

Progressive passes

  1. Matt ClarkeDRB48 (94%)
  2. Eiran CashinBBR40 (98%)
  3. Hayden CarterBBR39 (98%)

Final-third passes

  1. Matt ClarkeDRB12
  2. Joe WardDRB11
  3. Eiran CashinBBR11

Ball recoveries

  1. Lewis TravisDRB9
  2. Josh VickersDRB9
  3. Hayden CarterBBR7

Duels won

  1. Patrick AgyemangDRB12/26
  2. Adam ForshawBBR10/13
  3. Eiran CashinBBR9/15

Dribbles

  1. Adam ForshawBBR2/2
  2. Patrick AgyemangDRB2/8
  3. Matt ClarkeDRB1/1

Head-to-head

26 meetings on record since 2001

8-5-13Derby County W-D-L · goals 27:39

8 DRB5 draws13 BBR
With Derby County at home
5-3-5 (15:17)
Goals per meeting
2.54
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams scored
54%
Won by the host
50%
Last 5 (Derby County)
2W 0D 3L · 3.8 goals/game
  1. Blackburn Rovers1–2Derby CountyChampionship
  2. Derby County2–1Blackburn RoversChampionship
  3. Blackburn Rovers4–2Derby CountyChampionship
  4. Blackburn Rovers3–1Derby CountyChampionship
  5. Derby County1–2Blackburn RoversChampionship
Show all 26 meetings
  1. Blackburn Rovers2–1Derby CountyChampionship
  2. Derby County0–4Blackburn RoversChampionship
  3. Derby County3–0Blackburn RoversChampionship
  4. Blackburn Rovers1–0Derby CountyChampionship
  5. Blackburn Rovers2–0Derby CountyChampionship
  6. Derby County0–0Blackburn RoversChampionship
  7. Blackburn Rovers1–0Derby CountyChampionship
  8. Derby County1–2Blackburn RoversChampionship
  9. Derby County1–0Blackburn RoversChampionship
  10. Blackburn Rovers0–0Derby CountyChampionship
  11. Derby County2–0Blackburn RoversChampionship
  12. Blackburn Rovers2–3Derby CountyChampionship
  13. Blackburn Rovers1–1Derby CountyChampionship
  14. Derby County1–1Blackburn RoversChampionship
  15. Blackburn Rovers2–0Derby CountyChampionship
  16. Derby County0–3Blackburn RoversFA Cup
  17. Derby County1–1Blackburn RoversChampionship
  18. Blackburn Rovers3–1Derby CountyPremier League
  19. Derby County1–2Blackburn RoversPremier League
  20. Blackburn Rovers0–1Derby CountyPremier League
  21. Derby County2–1Blackburn RoversPremier League
  1. Blackburn RoversnextDerby CountyChampionship
  2. Derby CountynextBlackburn RoversChampionship

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Derby County4d restequal rest · old → new4d restBlackburn Rovers
  1. 1-2L4 Jan
  2. 1-3L11 Jan
  3. 1-0W17 Jan
  4. 2-1W20 Jan
  5. 1-1D23 Jan
  6. 5-0W30 Jan
  7. 1-2L7 Feb
  8. 2-0W14 Feb
  9. 0-2L21 Feb
  10. 2-4L24 Feb

4-1-5goals 16:151.30pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D11 Jan
  2. 0-3L17 Jan
  3. 1-3L20 Jan
  4. 1-1D24 Jan
  5. 0-1L31 Jan
  6. 1-0W3 Feb
  7. 0-2L7 Feb
  8. 3-1W14 Feb
  9. 1-0W20 Feb
  10. 1-2L24 Feb

3-2-5goals 8:131.10pts/game

  1. AHull City2–4
  2. AWatford0–2
  3. HSwansea City2–0
  4. HIpswich Town1–2
  5. ABristol City5–0

latest 5

  1. HBristol City1–2
  2. HPreston North End1–0
  3. AQueens Park Rangers3–1
  4. ANorwich City0–2
  5. HSheffield Wednesday1–0
Show older matches
  1. HWest Bromwich Albion1–1
  2. ACharlton Athletic2–1
  3. APreston North End1–0
  4. HLeeds United1–3
  5. HWrexham1–2

older

  1. HHull City0–1
  2. HWatford1–1
  3. ASwansea City1–3
  4. AIpswich Town0–3
  5. AHull City0–0

Match info

Competition
Championship
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 35 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Capacity
33,597 · grass
Weather
7 °C · light rain · humidity 80%
Referee
L. Doughty
DRB coach
John Eustace (1.30 PPG)
BBR coach
Michael O'Neill (1.27 PPG)

Match summary

Derby County beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 in the Championship (England).

Before kickoff, Derby County sat 12th on 48 points, while Blackburn Rovers were 21st on 38 points. Before kickoff, Blackburn Rovers were 21st in the table but 7th on points from the last five league games. Across 26 previous meetings on record, Derby County won 8 and Blackburn Rovers won 13, with 5 draws (2.54 goals per game).

Goals came from Ben Brereton Díaz (55'), Matt Clarke (74') and Rhian Brewster (82') for Derby County and Hayden Carter (45') for Blackburn Rovers.

Derby County — live results and scheduleBlackburn Rovers — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

41 figures
Derby Countyfull timeBlackburn Rovers
  1. 49%Possession51%
  2. 14Shots11
  3. 6Shots on target3
  4. 3Big chances4
  5. 2Corners3
  6. 348Passes354
  7. 10Fouls14
  8. 3Yellow cards4
All 41 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 4Accurate crosses7
  3. 85Attacks107
  4. 1Big chances missed3
  5. 14Crosses22
  6. 48Dangerous attacks41
  7. 20Dribble attempts13
  8. 1Offsides1
  9. 43%Shot accuracy27%
  10. 2Shots blocked4
  11. 8Shots inside box9
  12. 6Shots off target4
  13. 6Shots outside box2
  14. 5Successful dribbles7
  15. Passing
  16. 24Accurate long passes20
  17. 261Accurate passes262
  18. 84%Forward passes %84%
  19. 10Key passes8
  20. 41%Long pass accuracy38%
  21. 58Long passes53
  22. 75%Pass accuracy74%
  23. 62Passes in final third61
  24. Defence
  25. 53Ball recoveries51
  26. 75Ball safe54
  27. 5Goal kicks8
  28. 22Headers won16
  29. 6Interceptions7
  30. 2Saves3
  31. 12Tackles28
  32. Discipline
  33. 14Free kicks10
  34. Other
  35. 0Injuries1
  36. 145Possession lost142
  37. 4Substitutions5
  38. 31Throw-ins18

Table

Championship 2025/2026 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Coventry City4628-11-797:45+5295
6Hull City4621-10-1570:66+473
7Wrexham4619-14-1369:65+471
8Derby County4620-9-1767:59+869
9Norwich City4619-8-1963:56+765
10Birmingham City4617-13-1657:56+164
18Portsmouth4614-13-1949:64-1555
19Charlton Athletic4613-14-1944:58-1453
20Blackburn Rovers4613-13-2042:56-1452
21West Bromwich Albion4613-14-1948:58-1051
22Oxford United4611-14-2145:59-1447
24Sheffield Wednesday462-12-3229:89-600

Full table

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Derby Countyall competitionsBlackburn Rovers
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.8Goals per game (both sides)1.93
  3. 87%Over 1.560%
  4. 53%Over 2.533%
  5. 20%Over 3.520%
  6. 60%Both teams scored33%
  7. 33%Clean sheets40%
  8. 7%Failed to score47%
  9. Derby County at home v Blackburn Rovers away
  10. 7Played7
  11. 2Won1
  12. 2Drawn3
  13. 3Lost3
  14. 8-9Goals (for-against)4-9
  15. 1.14Points per game0.86
  16. 43%Over 2.543%
  17. 29%Clean sheets43%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 games each
  19. 13-81st-half goals (for-against)7-10
  20. 8-112nd-half goals (for-against)2-6
  21. 38%Goals after half-time22%
  22. 86%Goal before half-time57%
  23. 6-5-3Half-time W-D-L2-8-4

How we calculate this

Updated