Match Day Thread Derby County v Pompey

POMPEY STARTING LINE UP:-

Will Norris

Zak Swanson
Regan Poole
Conor Shaughnessy
Conor Ogilvie

Alex Robertson
Marlon Pack (c)
Paddy Lane

Gavin Whyte
Abu Kamara
Colby Bishop

SUBS:-

Ryan Schofield
Ryley Towler
Sean Raggett
Jack Sparkes
Terry Devlin
Ben Stevenson
Tino Anjorin

 

DERBY COUNTY STARTING LINE UP:-

Joe Wildsmith
Craig Forsyth
Conor Hourihane (c)
Eiran Cashin
Martyn Waghorn
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Korey Smith
Conor Washington
Callum Elder
Tyrese Fornah
Curtis Nelson

SUBS:-

Josh Vickers
Sonny Bradley
Kane Wilson
Louie Sibley
Tom Barkhuizen
Elliot Embleton
James Collins

 

For Pompey, Tino Anjorin starts on the bench, but no sign of Christian Saydee (injured?). Kuseni Yengi apparently back in training, but not match fit yet.

On the bench for Derby are former Pompey loanee Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, and ex-Pompey centre half Sonny Bradley.

 

Match is underway.

 

Marlon Pack with a clever pass over the top for Paddy Lane, who's shot is saved by Wildsmith. 9 minutes.

 

Yellow card for Marlon Pack for a foul on Waghorn. 10 minutes.

 

Colby Bishop's looping header from a Zak Swanson corner is headed off the goal line by Waghorn. 17 minutes.

 

Conor Ogilvie header from a Paddy Lane corner goes close. 18 minutes.

 

Yellow card for Tyrese Fornah for kicking the ball away, after Colby Bishop was fouled. 26 minutes.

 

Yellow card for Regan Poole for a foul on Waghorn. 28 minutes.

 

Abu Kamara collects Conor Ogilvie's pass and cuts back to Colby Bishop whose shot is deflected over. 37 minutes.

 

Derby sub: Elliott Embleton replaces an injured Conor Hourihane. 38 minutes.

 

45 minutes up - 3 minutes added on.

 

Half time. 0-0 score line. After a slow start, Pompey have been the better side.

 

Half-Time Match Stats:-

.....................Derby v Pompey

Possession:....41%......5959%

Shots:.......... 2....... .3

On Target:..... . 0........ 1

Corners:........ 0........ 5

Fouls:........... . 6........ 6

 

Second half is underway.

Derby sub: Wilson for Fornah.

 

Regan Poole steals possession and finds Colby Bishop, who threads a pass through to Paddy Lane, who cuts in from the right, before firing past the post. 53 minutes.

 

Derby double sub: Tom Barkhuizen and James Collins replacing Callum Elder and Conor Washington. 57 minutes.

 

Paddy Lane's corner finds Gavin Whyte on the edge of the box, his shot on goal is saved by Wildsmith. 58 minutes.

 

Alex Robertson drills the ball into the Derby box, and Conor Shaughnessy fires just wide. 64 minutes.