Derby vs Blackburn

Championship 28 Feb 2026, 12:30
Derby
Derby
3–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Blackburn
Blackburn
🏟 Pride Park 👤 L. Doughty Round 35

Match report

Derby beat Blackburn 3-1 in the Championship on 28 February 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Derby had 14 shots to Blackburn's 10.

The match was played at Pride Park, with L. Doughty in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 14 - 10 On target 6 - 3 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 10 - 14 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Ben Brereton Díaz
Derby · 1 goal
8 Rhian Brewster 1 goal
8 Derry Murkin 2 assists
7 Matthew Clarke 1 goal
7 Hayden Carter 1 goal
First half vs second half
Derby stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–6 12–4
Shots On Goal 2–2 4–1
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 1–2 1–1
Attacks 43–51 42–56
Match statistics
2 Corners 3
4 Substitution 5
85 Attacks 107
48 Dangerous Attacks 41
5 On Target 3
8 Off Target 7
14 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 14
2 Corners 3
1 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
3 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 3
346 Passes Total 355
254 Passes Accurate 264
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derby · 4-2-3-1
31 J. Vickers
23 J. Ward 28 D. Sanderson 5 M. Clarke 2 D. Murkin
42 B. Clark 27 L. Travis
25 B. Díaz 19 S. Szmodics 7 P. Agyemang
9 C. Morris
Blackburn · 3-4-2-1
22 B. Tóth
17 H. Carter 15 S. McLoughlin 20 E. Cashin
2 R. Alebiosu 28 A. Forshaw 24 M. Baradji 4 Y. Ribeiro
25 R. Morishita 23 Y. Ohashi
11 A. Guðjohnsen
Derby
Coach
John Eustace
Substitutes
  • 10 Rhian Brewster
  • 18 David Ozoh
  • 3 Craig Forsyth
  • 29 Oscar Fraulo
  • 12 Richard O'Donnell
  • 44 Isaac Gordon
  • 54 Cruz Allen
  • 37 Owen Eames
  • 34 Jaydon Banel
Blackburn
Coach
Damien Johnson
Substitutes
  • 31 Kristi Montgomery
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 29 Mathias Jørgensen
  • 14 Dion De Neve
  • 5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
  • 35 Nicholas Michalski
  • 38 Tom Atcheson
  • 26 Connor O'Riordan
  • 21 Oladapo Afolayan
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ K. Montgomery ↓ A. Forshaw Blackburn
  • 62' ↑ R. Brewster ↓ C. Morris Derby
  • 69' ↑ H. Pickering ↓ Y. Ribeiro Blackburn
  • 69' ↑ M. Jorgensen ↓ A. Gudjohnsen Blackburn
  • 80' ↑ D. Ozoh ↓ S. Szmodics Derby
  • 80' ↑ D. De Neve ↓ M. Baradji Blackburn
  • 80' ↑ T. Gardner-Hickman ↓ H. Carter Blackburn
  • 87' ↑ C. Forsyth ↓ D. Murkin Derby
  • 87' ↑ O. Fraulo ↓ M. Clarke Derby
Cards
  • 36' S. Szmodics Derby
  • 36' A. Forshaw Blackburn
  • 45' L. Travis Derby
  • 46' B. Clark Derby
  • 58' E. Cashin Blackburn
  • 60' Y. Ribeiro Blackburn
  • 79' H. Carter Blackburn
Head-to-head
Derby 4 0 draws 5 Blackburn
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
Derby D L D D W
Blackburn D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Derby vs Blackburn?
Derby won 3-1 against Blackburn on 28 February 2026.
Who won Derby vs Blackburn?
Derby won the match 3-1.
Where was Derby vs Blackburn played?
The match was played at Pride Park.