Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Derby

14-9-12

3-1

Final

Blackburn

10-8-17

Pride Park

Match pulse

DERAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'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').

Latest headlines

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Lineups

Blackburn13th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-4-2-1)

1Balazs TothG
2Sean McLoughlinCD
3Eiran CashinCD-L
4Hayden CarterCD-R
5Moussa BaradjiCM-L
6Adam ForshawCM-R
7Yuri RibeiroLM
8Ryan AlebiousuRM
9Andri GudjohnsenF
10Yuki OhashiCF-L
11Ryoya MorishitaCF-R

Derby23rd in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Josh VickersG
2Matthew ClarkeCD-L
3Dion SandersonCD-R
4Derry John MurkinLB
5Joe WardRB
6Sammie SzmodicsAM
7Lewis TravisLM
8Bobby ClarkRM
9Carlton MorrisF
10Patrick AgyemangAM-L
11Ben Brereton DíazAM-R

Head to head

BLK leads series 3-2

Last meeting: Blackburn 2, Derby 1 (Oct 30)

Last 5

BLK

Lvs BRC1-2
Wvs PNE1-0
W@ QPR3-1
L@ NOR0-2
Wvs SHW1-0

DER

L@ HUL2-4
L@ WAT0-2
Wvs SWA2-0
Lvs IPS1-2
W@ BRC5-0

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Game info

Venue: Pride Park, Derby, England · Attendance 27,831
Officials: Leigh Doughty

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