Match Report
| Derby County | Derby County |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Scales | A. Scales |  | 58 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 43 | | Jody Ince | J. Ince | ||||||||
| Fredrik Ljungberg | F. Ljungberg | | 45 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 44 | | Simon Hulme | S. Hulme | |||||||||
| Jacob Taylor | J. Taylor | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Gareth Evans | G. Evans | |||||||||
| Gareth Marsden | G. Marsden | | 44 | D | | 4 | | | D | 38 | | Neil Britton | N. Britton | ||||||||
| Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | | 43 | D | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Ben Benjamin | B. Benjamin | |||||||||
| Rio Mcgovern | R. Mcgovern | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Graham Bailey | G. Bailey | |||||||||
| Alberto Philips | A. Philips | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Tommy Andrews | T. Andrews | |||||||||
| Jody Kasper | J. Kasper | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Gareth Vassell | G. Vassell | |||||||||
| Alun Ball | A. Ball | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Jonathan Winterburn | J. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Carl Cole | C. Cole | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Syd Crooks | S. Crooks | |||||||||
| Jody Ball | J. Ball | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Chris Watson | C. Watson | |||||||||
| Liam Priestley | L. Priestley | | 45 | G | | 12 | | A | 45 | | Eddie Dyer | E. Dyer | |||||||||
| David Wise | D. Wise | | 44 | A | | 13 | | M | 39 | | Robbie Parker | R. Parker | |||||||||
| Danny Lampard | D. Lampard | | 44 | A | | 14 | | A | 38 | | Nigel Heskey | N. Heskey | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 2,983 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Derby County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Middleton.
The pitch is in good condition.
Derby County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Middleton.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Crystal Palace kicking off!
6.01
0-0Graham Bailey comes in with a late challenge on Jody Kasper. Graham Bailey is shown the yellow card! Jody Kasper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.50
0-1Ben Benjamin sees space and advances. Ben Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Syd Crooks collects the pass. Syd Crooks lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Watson. Chris Watson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Chris Watson!
12.05
0-1Graham Bailey catches Jody Kasper on the ankles. The referee calls over Graham Bailey and warns him to calm down! Jody Kasper stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.28
0-120.17
0-1Alberto Philips sees Jody Ball in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jody Ball knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Britton.
33.05
Jody Kasper threads a neat ball through to Jody Ball. Jody Ball shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
38.03
Jody Kasper chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Ball. Jody Ball knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gareth Evans.
39.35
Neil Britton makes a simple pass to Tommy Andrews. Tommy Andrews makes a probing pass to Chris Watson. Chris Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Ben Benjamin hacks Carl Cole from behind! The referee calls over Ben Benjamin and shows him a yellow card! Carl Cole stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Derby County have changed their lineup with Danny Lampard replacing Alberto Philips, David Wise replacing Alun Ball and Liam Priestley replacing Rio Mcgovern. Crystal Palace appear unchanged since the first half. The Derby County players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Derby County kicking off!
48.24
Jacob Taylor comes in with a late challenge on Gareth Vassell. Jacob Taylor is shown the yellow card! Gareth Vassell runs off the knock.
54.01
Fredrik Ljungberg flicks the ball to his team mate, David Wise. David Wise controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Cole. Carl Cole knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ben Benjamin.
59.52
Gareth Vassell hits a low pass to Chris Watson. Chris Watson knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Winterburn. With a superhuman jump, Jonathan Winterburn connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.42
0-1Derby County appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
72.27
Fredrik Ljungberg sees a break and surges forward. Fredrik Ljungberg darts forward. Fredrik Ljungberg tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
79.48
Neil Britton receives the ball from a throw-in from Gareth Evans. Neil Britton passes the ball forward to Tommy Andrews. Tommy Andrews darts forward. Tommy Andrews sees Chris Watson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Chris Watson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.17
Graham Bailey sees Jonathan Winterburn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan Winterburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Scales who gathers it comfortably.
84.48
Liam Priestley hacks Gareth Vassell from behind! Liam Priestley is warned by the referee! Gareth Vassell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.33
0-2Danny Lampard hacks Tommy Andrews from behind! The referee warns Danny Lampard to calm down! Tommy Andrews grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.17
Gareth Vassell knocks the ball to his team mate, Syd Crooks. Syd Crooks flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Watson. Chris Watson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
24.6%
44.9%
30.4%
Scorers
| Chris Watson 9, 79, 89 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Watson of Crystal Palace |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Anthony Scales (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Fredrik Ljungberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jacob Taylor (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Gareth Marsden (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ian Delaney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rio Mcgovern (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alberto Philips (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jody Kasper (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alun Ball (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Carl Cole (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jody Ball (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Liam Priestley (GK) | 5 | |
| 13. | David Wise (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Danny Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Jody Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Simon Hulme (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gareth Evans (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Neil Britton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ben Benjamin (DEF) | | 6 |
| 6. | Graham Bailey (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Tommy Andrews (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gareth Vassell (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jonathan Winterburn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Syd Crooks (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Chris Watson (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Eddie Dyer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Robbie Parker (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nigel Heskey (ATT) | 0 | |