Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County

Championship 9 Aug 2024, 19:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
4–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Derby County
Derby County
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 J. Smith Round 1

Match report

Blackburn Rovers beat Derby County 4-2 in the Championship on 9 August 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Derby County had 12 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 11.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with J. Smith in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 11 - 12 On target 7 - 4 Corners 1 - 9 Fouls 9 - 10 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Tyrhys Dolan
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Sammie Szmodics 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Callum Brittain 1 assist
8 Lewis Travis captained the side
7 Andreas Weimann 1 goal
First half vs second half
Blackburn Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 7–6
Shots On Goal 1–1 6–3
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 1–4 0–5
Attacks 53–31 14–51
Match statistics
20 Throw In 19
11 Free Kick 11
8 Goal Kick 4
4 Substitution 5
67 Attacks 82
34 Dangerous Attacks 44
7 On Target 4
4 Off Target 8
11 Shots Total 12
7 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 6
0 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 10
1 Corners 9
2 Offsides 1
47% Ball Possession 53%
1 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 3
399 Passes Total 430
343 Passes Accurate 358
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-4-2
1 A. Pears
2 C. Brittain 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 3 H. Pickering
11 J. Rankin-Costello 27 L. Travis 6 S. Tronstad 19 R. Hedges
10 T. Dolan 9 M. Gueye
Derby County · 4-3-3
31 J. Vickers
2 K. Wilson 35 C. Nelson 6 E. Cashin 20 C. Elder
8 B. Osborn 4 D. Ozoh 17 K. Goudmijn
7 T. Barkhuizen 19 K. Jackson 11 N. Méndez-Laing
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 14 Andreas Weimann
  • 8 Sammie Szmodics
  • 23 Yuki Ohashi
  • 15 Danny Batth
  • 13 Joe Hilton
  • 18 Dilan Markanday
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 7 Arnór Sigurðsson
  • 29 Jack Vale
Derby County
Coach
P. Warne
Substitutes
  • 9 James Collins
  • 32 Ebou Adams
  • 3 Craig Forsyth
  • 22 Tyrese Fornah
  • 16 Liam Thompson
  • 13 Rohan Luthra
  • 5 Sonny Bradley
  • 24 Ryan Nyambe
  • 39 Dajaune Brown
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 65' ↑ S. Szmodics ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 65' ↑ Y. Ohashi ↓ M. Gueye Blackburn Rovers
  • 66' ↑ J. Collins ↓ T. Barkhuizen Derby County
  • 73' ↑ E. Adams ↓ K. Goudmijn Derby County
  • 86' ↑ T. Fornah ↓ D. Ozoh Derby County
  • 86' ↑ L. Thompson ↓ B. Osborn Derby County
  • 86' ↑ C. Forsyth ↓ C. Elder Derby County
  • 87' ↑ D. Batth ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 11' T. Barkhuizen Derby County
  • 82' J. Collins Derby County
  • 87' T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 90' E. Cashin Derby County
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 5 0 draws 4 Derby County
2026-02-28 Derby vs Blackburn 3 - 1
2025-11-08 Blackburn vs Derby 1 - 2
2025-03-08 Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1
2024-08-09 Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County 4 - 2
2022-03-15 Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County 3 - 1
2021-10-30 Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Derby County D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County?
Blackburn Rovers won 4-2 against Derby County on 9 August 2024.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 4-2.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County?
Derby County had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.