Match Report


Derby CountyDerby County     Manchester CityManchester City
Computer Player Computer Player Elkanah Adam Elkanah Adam
Alberto BeattieA. Beattie53
G
1captain
G
54Lomano McleodL. Mcleod
Luke DavisL. Davis49
D
2
D
41Duncan BallD. Ball
John MarrJ. Marr45
D
3
D
49Jon EdworthyJ. Edworthy
Matthew PerryM. Perry43
D
4
D
41Trevor WilcoxT. Wilcox
Nicholas GordonN. Gordon39
D
5
D
52Ian MilburnI. Milburn
Darius EhioguD. Ehiogu49
M
6
M
39Harvey OakleyH. Oakley
Jonathan EdwardsJ. Edwards47
M
7
M
49Henry WallworkH. Wallwork
Chris BarryC. Barry43
M
8
A
50Aaron ShiltonA. Shilton
Graham HamiltonG. Hamilton43
M
9
A
39Daniele RedknappD. Redknapp
Jon LeeJ. Lee55
A
captain10
A
42Ian WatsonI. Watson
Mark JosephM. Joseph45
A
11
A
40Anthony SummerbellA. Summerbell
 
Trevor SummerbellT. Summerbell44
A
12
A
46Ian PriestleyI. Priestley
Stuart HapgoodS. Hapgood43
G
13
M
43Alexander BloomerA. Bloomer
Jermaine EdghillJ. Edghill43
A
14
G
43Gilles SeamanG. Seaman

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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 Manchester City. A crowd of 7,411 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Derby County are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Manchester City looks especially fired up for this match.
Today's match is refereed by Noel Thomson.


0.00
Manchester City kick off!
9.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Graham Hamilton picks a pass forward to Jonathan Edwards. With imagination, Jonathan Edwards plays the ball forward to Jon Lee. Jon Lee edges inside the box! Jon Lee rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
16.20
Graham Hamilton threads the ball through to Jonathan Edwards. Jonathan Edwards knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lomano Mcleod who gathers it comfortably.
18.57
Henry Wallwork sees Aaron Shilton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aaron Shilton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
20.55
Henry Wallwork comes in with a late challenge on Chris Barry. Henry Wallwork is shown the yellow card! Chris Barry carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.29
Mark Joseph kicks a strong pass forward to Jon Lee. Jon Lee shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
27.40
Darius Ehiogu makes a simple pass to Jon Lee. Jon Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Joseph. Mark Joseph makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
28.38
Matthew Perry advances with the ball. Matthew Perry decides to run forward with the ball. Matthew Perry chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Lee. Jon Lee makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
30.20
Harvey Oakley clumsily knocks into Matthew Perry. Harvey Oakley is warned by the referee! Matthew Perry stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.24
Chris Barry flicks a high pass forward. Mark Joseph controls it well on his chest. Mark Joseph sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
39.06
Chris Barry surges forward with the ball. Chris Barry makes a beautiful solo run. Chris Barry edges inside the box! Chris Barry cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.55
Chris Barry flicks a high pass forward. Jon Lee controls it well on his chest. Jon Lee makes a probing pass to Mark Joseph but he's offside!
44.54
Darius Ehiogu flicks a high pass forward. Mark Joseph holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Joseph passes the ball forward to Jon Lee. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jon Lee provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Harvey Oakley flicks a high ball forward to Henry Wallwork who takes it down. Henry Wallwork sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Derby County appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Derby County get the second half underway!
49.47
Henry Wallwork kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey Oakley. Harvey Oakley whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Redknapp. Daniele Redknapp heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.11
Harvey Oakley comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Edwards. Harvey Oakley is given another warning by the referee! Jonathan Edwards grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.42
Harvey Oakley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henry Wallwork. Henry Wallwork knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Daniele Redknapp is offside!
59.49
Ian Milburn chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Wallwork. Henry Wallwork knocks the ball forward to Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
67.19
Derby County are in full control of this game.
69.14
Harvey Oakley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henry Wallwork. Henry Wallwork shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
71.39
John Marr makes a probing pass to Jonathan Edwards. Jonathan Edwards surges forward with the ball. Jonathan Edwards cuts inside the box! Jonathan Edwards looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.35
Henry Wallwork decides to run forward with the ball. Henry Wallwork flicks a high pass forward. Ian Watson controls it well on his chest. Ian Watson threads the ball through to Aaron Shilton but he's offside!
73.22
Jonathan Edwards deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Joseph. Mark Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lomano Mcleod who gathers it comfortably.
75.56
John Marr hacks Henry Wallwork from behind! John Marr is warned by the referee! Henry Wallwork runs off the knock.
78.57
Ian Milburn flicks a high pass forward to Henry Wallwork who brings the ball under control. Henry Wallwork picks a pass forward to Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell edges inside the box! Anthony Summerbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
89.42
Matthew Perry flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Edwards controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Edwards changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jonathan Edwards lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Joseph. Mark Joseph whips the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Graham Hamilton hacks Harvey Oakley from behind! The referee brings Graham Hamilton to one side and gives him a warning! Harvey Oakley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Derby County

Manchester City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
24.3%
48.6%
27%

Scorers
Jon Lee 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jon Lee of Derby County

Match Ratings
1.Alberto Beattie (GK)
6
2.Luke Davis (DEF)
6
3.John Marr (DEF)
6
4.Matthew Perry (DEF)
7
5.Nicholas Gordon (DEF)
6
6.Darius Ehiogu (MID)
6
7.Jonathan Edwards (MID)
9
8.Chris Barry (MID)
8
9.Graham Hamilton (MID)
6
10.Jon Lee (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Mark Joseph (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Summerbell (ATT)
0
13.Stuart Hapgood (GK)
0
14.Jermaine Edghill (ATT)
0

1.Lomano Mcleod (GK)
6
2.Duncan Ball (DEF)
6
3.Jon Edworthy (DEF)
6
4.Trevor Wilcox (DEF)
6
5.Ian Milburn (DEF)
6
6.Harvey Oakley (MID)
6
7.Henry Wallwork (MID)yellow card
7
8.Aaron Shilton (ATT)
6
9.Daniele Redknapp (ATT)
6
10.Ian Watson (ATT)
6
11.Anthony Summerbell (ATT)
6
 
12.Ian Priestley (ATT)
0
13.Alexander Bloomer (MID)
0
14.Gilles Seaman (GK)
0