Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers
Match pulse
DERAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'BLK 
49%Possession51%
14Shots11
6On target3
2Corners3
2Saves3
10Fouls14
36'Sammie SzmodicsDER36'Adam ForshawBLK45'Lewis TravisDER46'Bobby ClarkDER58'Eiran CashinBLK60'Yuri RibeiroBLK79'Hayden CarterBLK
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 DER | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 BLK | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Derby 3-1
Derby County beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Pride Park. Goals for Derby: Ben Brereton Díaz (55'), Matthew Clarke (74') and Rhian Brewster (82'). Goals for Blackburn: Hayden Carter (45'+1').
| Lineup (3-4-2-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Balazs TothG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean McLoughlinCD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eiran CashinCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hayden CarterCD-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moussa BaradjiCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam ForshawCM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuri RibeiroLM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan AlebiousuRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andri GudjohnsenF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuki OhashiCF-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryoya MorishitaCF-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Harry Pickering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oladapo Afolayan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Atcheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Michalski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor O'Riordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristi Montgomery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion De Neve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Jørgensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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