Derby vs Blackburn

Final score: Derby 3-1 Blackburn in the Championship, February 28, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 4 wins for Derby, 0 draws, 6 wins for Blackburn.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 35
Venue: Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Form: LWLLL Derby
: LDLLW Blackburn

36' Sammie Szmodics
36' Adam Forshaw
45' Lewis Travis
45' 0-1 H. Carter · Y. Ribeiro
HT0-1
46' Bobby Clark
55' B. Brereton Diaz · D. Murkin 1-1
56' ▲ K. Montgomery ▼ A. Forshaw
58' Eiran Cashin
60' Yuri Ribeiro
62' ▲ R. Brewster ▼ C. Morris
69' ▲ H. Pickering ▼ Y. Ribeiro
69' ▲ M. Jorgensen ▼ A. Gudjohnsen
74' M. Clarke 2-1
79' Hayden Carter
80' ▲ D. Ozoh ▼ S. Szmodics
80' ▲ D. De Neve ▼ M. Baradji
80' ▲ T. Gardner-Hickman ▼ H. Carter
82' R. Brewster · D. Murkin 3-1
87' ▲ C. Forsyth ▼ D. Murkin
87' ▲ O. Fraulo ▼ M. Clarke
FT3-1

Line-ups

Derby Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: John Eustace

31J. Vickers 6.6
23J. Ward 6.6
28D. Sanderson 6.9
5M. Clarke ⚽ ▼ 87' 7.3
2D. Murkin ⇢2 ▼ 87' 7.7
42B. Clark 6.2
27L. Travis 6.6
25B. Brereton Diaz ⚽ 7.7
19S. Szmodics ▼ 80' 6.3
7P. Agyemang 6.7
9C. Morris ▼ 62' 6.7

Substitutes 9

12R. O'Donnell
34J. Banel
37O. Eames
3C. Forsyth ▲ 87' 6.6
10R. Brewster ⚽ ▲ 62' 7.5
29O. Fraulo ▲ 87' 6.3
18D. Ozoh ▲ 80' 6.9
54C. Allen
44I. Gordon

Blackburn Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Damien Johnson

22B. Toth 5.9
17H. Carter ⚽ ▼ 80' 7.3
15S. McLoughlin 5.6
20E. Cashin 6.2
2R. Alebiosu 6.3
28A. Forshaw ▼ 56' 7.3
24M. Baradji ▼ 80' 6.3
4Y. Ribeiro ⇢ ▼ 69' 6.9
25R. Morishita 6.9
23Y. Ohashi 6.3
11A. Gudjohnsen ▼ 69' 6.0

Substitutes 9

35N. Michalski
3H. Pickering ▲ 69' 6.2
14D. De Neve ▲ 80' 6.2
29M. Jorgensen ▲ 69' 6.2
21O. Afolayan
5T. Gardner-Hickman ▲ 80' 6.9
31K. Montgomery ▲ 56' 7.2
26C. O'Riordan
38T. Atcheson

Statistics

03⚑2

⚑340

49%Possession51%

14Shots11

6Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

8Shots inside box9

6Shots outside box2

2Blocked shots4

2Corners3

1Offsides1

10Fouls14

3Yellow cards4

2Saves3

-0.71Goals prevented-0.71

348Passes354

261Accurate passes262

75%Pass accuracy74%

1.44Expected goals (xG)0.90

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0