Derby County FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Derby County FC

0 – 4

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC iPro Stadium HT 45+7' · FT 45+4'

Lee Buchanan 33' Y

Y 36' Bradley Johnson

Y 42' Darragh Lenihan

Y 66' Joe Rothwell

Wayne Rooney 80' Y

Overview

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Derby County FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at iPro Stadium.

Derby County FC 15 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bhupinder Gill
Referee Rob Smith
Referee Mark Jones
Referee Andy Woolmer

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Derby County FC 12 games · Avg 3.0 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-03-08 Derby County FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-12-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2019-04-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Derby County FC 2018-09-18 Derby County FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–4	L
19 Sep	Luton Town FC	A	1–2	L
12 Sep	Reading FC	H	0–2	L
22 Jul	Birmingham City FC	A	3–1	W
19 Jul	Leeds United FC	H	1–3	L
14 Jul	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Derby County FC	A	4–0	W
19 Sep	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	5–0	W
12 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L
22 Jul	Luton Town FC	A	2–3	L
18 Jul	Reading FC	H	4–3	W
14 Jul	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Derby County FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#23	Position	#13
10	Points	21
15	Played	15
2 / 4 / 9	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
14	Scored	22
30	Conceded	23
-16	GD	-1
0.67	PPG	1.40
13%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (10 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

1/5

16-30

3/6

31-45

2/7

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/4

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC

Bobby Clark	3 G	2 A
Samuel Szmodics	3 G	1 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Derby County FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Derby County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
11' Tyrhys Dolan puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
12' GOAL! Bradley Johnson scores on 12. Assisted by Joe Rothwell
15' The England Bradley Johnson breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 0-3!
20' Derby County FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Ireland international Derrick Williams has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Rothwell suffering a number of foals already.
33' Poor challenge from Lee Buchanan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bradley Johnson on 36.
41' Elliott Bennett is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Darragh Lenihan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' The supporters are chanting for George Evans. He replaces Jack Marriott on 46 minute.
51' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 491 goals from 397 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
59' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Ryan Nyambe on, Joe Rankin-Costello off on 59 minutes.
64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Derby County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' A moment of madness from Joe Rothwell on 66 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
68' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Harry Chapman on, Tyrhys Dolan off on 68 minutes.
71' Derby County FC ring the changes. Max Bird has done his job and it is now time for Duane Holmes to step up.
76' Morgan Whittaker has so much to prove this time. He replaces Louie Sibley on 76 minute.
77' What a moment for Adam Armstrong! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
79' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Elliott Bennett on, Joe Rothwell off on 79 minutes.
80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Wayne Rooney on 80 minutes.
80' Elliott Bennett is replacing Joe Rothwell for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
85' A quiet spell here at iPro Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' Amari'i Bell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phillip Cocu

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Bradley Johnson
3
Derrick Williams
17
Amari'i Bell
26
Darragh Lenihan C
24
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Ryan Nyambe 59'
7
Adam Armstrong
8
Joe Rothwell ↓ Elliott Bennett 79'
20
Ben Brereton
10
Lewis Holtby
1
Thomas Kaminski
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Harry Chapman 68'

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tyrhys Dolan	3
Harvey Elliot	2
Ben Brereton	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Chris Martin	2
Bradley Johnson	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Craig Forsyth	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-09-19 Luton Town FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2020-09-12 Derby County FC 0–2 Reading FC L 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC W 2020-07-19 Derby County FC 1–3 Leeds United FC L 2020-07-14 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-09-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-09-12 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-07-22 Luton Town FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-07-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–3 Reading FC W 2020-07-14 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.97 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.11 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Blackburn Rovers FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC20% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC56%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

44%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

80%

Derby County FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC14% Draw41% Blackburn Rovers FC45%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

0 – 2

10.1%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 1

9.1%

0 – 3

6.9%

1 – 3

6.7%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

3.8%

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 4

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	10%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	23%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	19%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.