FOOTBALL Live

Tuesday December 2, 2008 Finished Britannia Stadium

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Stoke City

Derby County

  • Ellington 90’ (pen.)
  1. Derby stun Stoke at the death

    Derby stun Stoke at the death

    Nathan Ellington converted a stoppage time penalty to earn Derby County a 1-0 victory over Stoke City in their Carling Cup quarter-final. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Stoke City
    • Derby County
    • FT And there is the final whistle and Derby are into the semi-finals. It was Griffin who gave away the penalty but cool as you like from Ellington. Derby were much better in the second-half and probably just about deserved it.
    • 90+4 Nathan Ellington to take it...AND HE SCORES - DERBY ARE GOING TO THE SEMI-FINALS UNREAL!!!
    • 90+4 DERBY HAVE A PENALTY IN THE LAST MINUTE - HANDBALL IN THE BOX
    • 90+2 Something thrown from the Stoke end. Carroll lets referee Rob Syles know about it.
    • 90+2 Delap has two chances with the throw-in but nothing comes from it.
    • 90' Derby give away a throw in as we enter stoppage time - here comes Delap...
    • 88' The clock ticking on now - it looks like we are heading for extra-time.
    • 86' Villa instantly tries a shot but it goes just wide.
    • 85' A good shift from Rob Hulse - he comes off and Argentine striker Emanuel Villa comes on.
    • 84' Whelen pings the free-kick but again Carroll is there to make a great save and turn it away for a corner.
    • 83' Fuller falls into the area but the foul was committed outside. No penalty but still a chance.
    • 81' Stoke make the first change of the night on comes Pugh for Olofinjana.
    • 80' SO CLOSE FROM STOKE. World class save from Carroll from close range denies a Sidibe header and then Fuller can't turn the rebound in.
    • 75' OFF THE POST FROM THE CORNER. Kazmierczak whips it in and Addison just gets a foot to it and it hits the base of the post.
    • 74' Leon Cort with some excellent defending to clear a COmmons cross away for a corner.
    • 73' STOKE MISS A SITTER - Fuller finds Sidibe at the back post and he really should score but he puts it wide.
    • 72' Stoke now having a little spell - they have had a couple of corners back-to-back but Derby are defending them well.
    • 70' Twenty minutes of the ninety left but remember this match could go longer than that. Extra-time and penalties will be played if needed.
    • 67' Hulse shoots straight at Simonsen and then another Derby attack ends in a corner that they can't do anything from. Still the Rams are really starting to get on top.
    • 64' More good stuff from Derby and Commons shot is deflected over by Griffin. Derby have been the better team in this second-half.
    • 62' Fuller has a decent chance from a good cross from Delap but he can't find the target.
    • 58' Better game this in the second-half and Derby are playing with more ambition but still very much in the balance.
    • 54' Fuller looks to be in for Stoke for a moment but he waits too long before taking his shot and Jordan Stewart is able to clear with a great tackle.
    • 53' Poor effort from Olofinjana after the ball was well worked to him.
    • 51' Derby didn't create a chance in the first half but they look much brighter in this half.
    • 48' OFF THE BAR FROM DERBY: Ellington put in a great ball and Commons heads it off the bar then Hulse can't score from the rebound. Derby should be in front - GREAT CHANCE.
    • 46' No changes at half-time and we are back underway.
    • HT And there is the half-time whistle - an awful half of football let's hope for better after the break.
    • 45+2 Then Ellington nearly slices a ball into his own net but it falls into the arms of Roy Carroll.
    • 45+2 From the resulting corner the ball falls to Sidibe but his shot is deflected over by some last gasp defending from Paul Connolluy.
    • 45+1 Delap's low throw is headed wide by Powell. From one part of the ground it looked like it went into the net but it was actually well wide.
    • 44' This turgid half coming to an end now - everyone who planned a half-time cup of tea might decide to go for something stronger to help them get through this.
    • 42' Kazmierczak with a rare shot for Derby but that effort is never challenging Simonsen's goal.
    • 39' Another Stoke corner actually leads to a counter-attack for Derby but Green's cross can't find a Derby shirt.
    • 36' The ball is in the net from Richard Creswell but in the build up the ball was adjudged to come off his hand so the goal will not stand.
    • 34' Derby makes a mess of trying to clear a ball into the box but then Delap blazes a shot over. That sums up the match so far - lacking quality.
    • 32' Miles Addison with a shot from distance - Simonsen spills it a little but still makes a comfortable save.
    • 30' Stoke have had a good few throw-ins now but Derby have had all the answers to Delap's bombs so far.
    • 26' The home fans are getting a bit frustrated. Very little creativity out there from the hosts.
    • 23' Darren Powell heads a Delap throw out for a corner. Decent ball in from Cresswell but Derby defend well again.
    • 21' Stoke are getting on top of things a bit but they are being wasteful too. A woeful cross from Andy Griffin just now ends another attack for them.
    • 18' Stoke have a couple of corners in a row. They have plenty of big men in their side but they can't do anything with either effort.
    • 16' Another shot way off target - this time Paul Green from Derby is the guilty party.
    • 15' Quite open and even in these opening 15 minutes but we are still waiting for that first clear-cut chance.
    • 13' For the first time today Stoke get to use their big weapon - a Rory Delap throw - but it is well defended by Derby.
    • 10' Olofinjana tries his luck from distance but that effort is straight at Carroll.
    • 9' Rob Hulse makes a mess of a shot as it hits off his shinpad. Decent start this from Derby though.
    • 8' Stoke's defence has to be sharp to end a Derby attack with a lovely cross from Hulse having caused some problems.
    • 5' Derby have their first little spell of pressure and win a corner but they can't do anything with it.
    • 3' Fuller now tries his luck from distance but that attempt goes well wide of the target.
    • 2' Early break from Stoke - Fuller with a good run and cross but Delap just can't get on the end of it.
    • 1' And we are underway - great support for Derby in the ground - their end is full while the rest of the ground is a bit empty.
    • - You can see the teams below - Stoke have made five changes to the side that drew with Hull last week while Derby make just one change from their last game.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of this Carling Cup quarter-final between Stoke and Derby.

  • Summary

    • 90+4 Nathan Ellington to take it...AND HE SCORES - DERBY ARE GOING TO THE SEMI-FINALS UNREAL!!!
    • 90+4 DERBY HAVE A PENALTY IN THE LAST MINUTE - HANDBALL IN THE BOX
    • 90+2 Something thrown from the Stoke end. Carroll lets referee Rob Syles know about it.
    • 84' Whelen pings the free-kick but again Carroll is there to make a great save and turn it away for a corner.
    • 80' SO CLOSE FROM STOKE. World class save from Carroll from close range denies a Sidibe header and then Fuller can't turn the rebound in.
    • 75' OFF THE POST FROM THE CORNER. Kazmierczak whips it in and Addison just gets a foot to it and it hits the base of the post.
    • 73' STOKE MISS A SITTER - Fuller finds Sidibe at the back post and he really should score but he puts it wide.
    • 62' Fuller has a decent chance from a good cross from Delap but he can't find the target.
    • 48' OFF THE BAR FROM DERBY: Ellington put in a great ball and Commons heads it off the bar then Hulse can't score from the rebound. Derby should be in front - GREAT CHANCE.
    • 45+2 From the resulting corner the ball falls to Sidibe but his shot is deflected over by some last gasp defending from Paul Connolluy.
    • 36' The ball is in the net from Richard Creswell but in the build up the ball was adjudged to come off his hand so the goal will not stand.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Stoke City

    Manager: Tony Pulis

    Captain: Andy Griffin

    Starting line-up

    • S. Simonsen
    • A. Griffin
    • I. Sonko
    • L. Cort
    • D. Higginbotham
    • R. Delap
    • S. Olofinjana Substitution Out (81′)
    • G. Whelan
    • R. Cresswell
    • M. Sidibe
    • R. Fuller

    Subs

    • T. Sorensen
    • A. Faye
    • V. Pericard
    • D. Pugh Substitution Out81′
    • A. Diagne-Faye
    • A. Davies
    • C. Dickinson

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Derby County

    Manager: Paul Jewell

    Captain: Paul Connolly

    Starting line-up

    • R. Carroll
    • P. Connolly
    • D. Powell
    • J. Tomkins
    • J. Stewart
    • P. Kazmierczak
    • P. Green Substitution Out (90′)
    • M. Addison Yellow Card
    • K. Commons
    • R. Hulse Substitution Out (85′)
    • N. Ellington

    Subs

    • S. Bywater
    • M. Sterjovski
    • G. Teale Substitution In90′
    • M. Camara
    • L. Nyatanga
    • E. Villa Substitution In85′
    • R. Zadkovich

    Injured

    • D. Leacock
    • M. Albrechtsen
    • C. Davis

    Suspended

    None