Derby 3:1 Blackburn: Championship Match Result

Championship

Derby LWLLLD

3:1

Finished

Kick-off was 28 Feb, 12:30 UTC

Blackburn LDLLWD

Venue: Pride Park Stadium City: Derby

In the Championship game on 28 February 2026, Derby beat Blackburn 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:3, corners 2:3.

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51

Shots on target 6 – 3

Shots off target 6 – 4

Expected goals 1.44 – 0.90

🟨 36' S. Szmodics — Yellow card 🟨 36' A. Forshaw — Yellow card 🟨 45' L. Travis — Yellow card ⚽ 45+1' H. Carter — Goal 🟨 46' B. Clark — Yellow card ⚽ 55' B. Brereton Diaz — Goal ⇄ 56' A. Forshaw — Substitution 🟨 58' E. Cashin — Yellow card 🟨 60' Y. Ribeiro — Yellow card ⇄ 62' C. Morris — Substitution ⇄ 69' Y. Ribeiro — Substitution ⇄ 69' A. Gudjohnsen — Substitution ⚽ 74' M. Clarke — Goal 🟨 79' H. Carter — Yellow card ⇄ 80' H. Carter — Substitution ⇄ 80' M. Baradji — Substitution ⇄ 80' S. Szmodics — Substitution ⚽ 82' R. Brewster — Goal ⇄ 87' D. Murkin — Substitution ⇄ 87' M. Clarke — Substitution

Match events

36' 0:0 Derby Yellow card S. Szmodics
36' 0:0 Blackburn Yellow card A. Forshaw
45' 0:0 Derby Yellow card L. Travis
45+1' 0:1 Blackburn Goal H. Carter assist: Y. Ribeiro
46' 0:1 Derby Yellow card B. Clark
55' 1:1 Derby Goal B. Brereton Diaz assist: D. Murkin
56' 1:1 Blackburn Substitution A. Forshaw off: K. Montgomery
58' 1:1 Blackburn Yellow card E. Cashin
60' 1:1 Blackburn Yellow card Y. Ribeiro
62' 1:1 Derby Substitution C. Morris off: R. Brewster
69' 1:1 Blackburn Substitution Y. Ribeiro off: H. Pickering
69' 1:1 Blackburn Substitution A. Gudjohnsen off: M. Jorgensen
74' 2:1 Derby Goal M. Clarke
79' 2:1 Blackburn Yellow card H. Carter
80' 2:1 Blackburn Substitution H. Carter off: T. Gardner-Hickman
80' 2:1 Blackburn Substitution M. Baradji off: D. De Neve
80' 2:1 Derby Substitution S. Szmodics off: D. Ozoh
82' 3:1 Derby Goal R. Brewster assist: D. Murkin
87' 3:1 Derby Substitution D. Murkin off: C. Forsyth
87' 3:1 Derby Substitution M. Clarke off: O. Fraulo

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51

6 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 4

1.44 Expected goals 0.90

3 Big chances 4

85 Attacks 107

2 Corners 3

10 Fouls 14

14 Free kicks 10

1 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 8

31 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

22/3858% Aerial duels 16/3842%

51 Backward passes 51

2 Blocked shots 4

31 Clearances 23

4/1429% Crosses 7/2232%

5/2025% Dribbles 7/1354%

0.83 Expected assists 0.52

87 Failed passes 92

2 Goalkeeper saves 3

6 Interceptions 7

10 Key passes 9

24/5841% Long passes 20/5338%

72 Passes into the final third 69

203 Passes in the opposition half 231

159 Passes in own half 145

0.43 Shot accuracy 0.27

6 Shots from outside the box 2

8 Shots inside the box 9

6/1250% Tackles 15/2854%

348 Total passes 354

Line-ups

Derby

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Josh Vickers	31
2	Derry John Murkin	2
5	Matthew Edward Barkell Clarke	5
23	Joe Ward	23
28	Dion Sanderson	28
7	P. Adgie-Mang	7
19	Samuel Joseph Szmodics	19
25	Benjamin Anthony Brereton Díaz	25
27	Lewis Travis	27
42	Bobby Clark	42
9	Carlton Morris	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Richard O'Donnell	12
3	Craig Forsyth	3
44	Isaac Gordon	44
18	David Ikechukwu Ozoh	18
29	Oscar Luigi Fraulo	29
34	Jaydon Amauri Banel	34
37	Owen Ames	37
54	Cruz Allen	54
10	Rhian Joel Brewster	10

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Blackburn

Starting XI
#	Player	number
22	Balázs Tóth	22
15	Sean McLoughlin	15
17	Hayden Carter	17
20	Eiran Joe Cashin	20
2	Ryan Alebiosu	2
4	Yuri Ribeiro	4
24	M. Baradji	24
28	Adam John Forshaw	28
11	Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen	11
23	Yuki Ohashi	23
25	Ryoya Morishita	25

Substitutes
#	Player	number
35	Nicholas Jake Michalski	35
3	Harry Pickering	3
14	Dion De Neve	14
26	Connor O'Riordan	26
38	Tom Atchison	38
5	Taylor Gardner-Hickman	5
31	Kristi Montgomery	31
21	Oladapo Joshua Afolayan	21
29	Mathias Jørgensen	29