Match Report
The table gap was wide: 69 points between Derby County (8th, 69 pts) and Sheffield Wednesday (24th, 0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday's recent output outran their position: 16th on form over five rounds, 24th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Derby County 1.46 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, Sheffield Wednesday 0.63 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.3.
13 consecutive defeats weighed on Sheffield Wednesday. Derby County had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Sheffield Wednesday, 0.
The head-to-head ledger counts 25 games: 9 Derby County wins, 6 for Sheffield Wednesday, 10 draws, at 2.48 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, O. Langford was the man in the middle. The match was played at Pride Park Stadium (capacity 33,597). On the scoreboard, Derby County led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Derby County: Matt Clarke (45'), Ben Brereton Díaz (11') · Sheffield Wednesday: Jerry Yates (17')
Key stats
Possession: Derby County 55% · Sheffield Wednesday 45% · Total shots: 13-7 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 6-2