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Cardiff City vs Derby County

Championship
Cardiff
17-16-7
4-1
Final
Derby
12-12-16
Ninian Park

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'DER
69%Possession31%
2Shots6
2On target4
4Corners10
2Saves1
9Fouls5

Who won: Cardiff 4-1

Cardiff City beat Derby County 4-1 on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Ninian Park. Goals for Cardiff: Roger Johnson (16'), Gavin Rae (61'), Jay Bothroyd (63') and Eddie Johnson (79'). Goals for Derby: Eddie Johnson (own goal) (90'+2').

What it means

  • Derby has dropped 4 of the last 5.
  • Cardiff has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

Recap · 2d ago
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ESPN · Sep 6
Portsmouth urge supporters not to speculate on social media as fan incident with Cardiff player is investigated
Recap · Aug 17
Late Cardiff goal spoils Wrexham's start in Championship
ESPN · Aug 17
Cardiff 1-1 Wrexham: Colwill hits injury-time free kick to rescue dramatic point in Welsh derby - as it happened
ESPN · Aug 10
Derby takeover off as Turki Alalshikh's Lion Sport pull out of deal
ESPN · Jun 25
English Championship fixtures 2026-27: West Ham start against Burnley, Wrexham head to Cardiff City
ESPN · Mar 30
Cardiff's $138m claim over Emiliano Sala's death dismissed
Recap · Dec 16
Pedro Neto strike sees Chelsea past Cardiff into Carabao Cup semifinal

Lineups

Derby23rd in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Stephen BywaterG
  2. 2Paul ConnollyD
  3. 3James McEveleyD
  4. 4Lewin NyatangaD
  5. 5Martin AlbrechtsenD
  6. 6Robbie SavageM
  7. 7Mile SterjovskiM
  8. 8Gary TealeM
  9. 9John EustaceM
  10. 10Barry BannanM
  11. 11Rob HulseF
Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Stuart TaylorG
  2. 2Kevin McNaughtonD
  3. 3Gabor GyepesD
  4. 4Roger JohnsonD
  5. 5Mark KennedyM
  6. 6Gavin RaeM
  7. 7Peter WhittinghamM
  8. 8Stephen McPhailM
  9. 9Ross McCormackF
  10. 10Jay BothroydF
  11. 11Michael ChopraF

Head to head

DER leads series 2-0-3
Last meeting: Derby 2, Cardiff 1 (Aug 20)

Last 5

DER
  • Tvs BUR1-1
  • Tvs BAR0-0
  • L@ SHU2-4
  • T@ SOU1-1
  • Wvs BRC2-1
CAR
  • Tvs SWA2-2
  • Lvs SHU0-3
  • Wvs WAT2-1
  • T@ BRC1-1
  • L@ NOR0-2

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Game info

Venue
Ninian Park, Wales · Attendance 18,403
Officials
N Swarbrick (Referee), N Swarbrick (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesDER leads series 2-0-3