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Friday November 6, 2009 Kick off: 19:45 Day 16 Pride Park

Derby County Logo v Coventry City Logo

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  • Live Commentary

    • 95' FULL TIME! Derby 2-1 Coventry. A deserved win in the end for Derby, hulse the hero.
    • 93' Coventry are pumping the ball long and Ward sees his goalbound shot blocked...
    • 90' Five minutes of added time...
    • 89' Green replaced by Livermore...
    • 88' CHANCE! Morrison steals in a the near post but gets poor connection on the volley...
    • 87' Now the "Oles" are coming from the home crowd...
    • 85' Coleman's still barking out the orders, but Derby are playing on the counter and looking good...
    • 82' SAVED! Really weak penalty by Hulse, he should have just put his boot through it...
    • 81' PENALTY! Croft is fouled by Hussey and the ref points to the spot - seems harsh, very little contact...
    • 80' Dickov replaced by Croft. Don't miss that bench when you sit down Paul...
    • 78' Addison on for Leacock...
    • 76' Eastwood replaced by Bell...
    • 73' Derby are now in complete command, what odds a Hulse hat-trick?...
    • 70' CHANCE! Great chance from Eastwood at a corner, but his header falls wide...
    • 68' Cork off for McIndoe...
    • 67' Van Aanholt off for Hussey...
    • 66' SAVE! Pearson cuts in front the right and forces a save from the Cov keeper. Derby are on fire!...
    • 65' CLOSE! Barker rises highest at a corner but the ball deflects behind for another...
    • 63' Clarke sent off and it's Mr Savage at the heart of the problem! It's a rash challenge by Clarke but Savage went down writhing in agony - shocking antics. But it was a poor challenge by Clarke, he can have no complaints...
    • 62' GOAL! Derby 2-1 Coventry! Dickov cuts the ball back from the byline and Hulse's finish is clinical. Just like watching Dean Sturridge...
    • 59' Mr Dickov what are you up to? On the breakaway, Teale roasts his marker, whips the perfect cross across goal but Dickov fails to gamble...
    • 58' Another injury, this time to Pearson, halts the game but now we're back underway with 22 players all on the pitch...
    • 54' Best returns. Miraculous how these players recover...
    • 53' Best down injured after Moxey inadvertantly elbows him, and Morrison is fuming that the officials have failed to act. Best is seeing starts right now...
    • 51' Now we've got a game! Although Bywater attempts to ruin things immediately for Derby with yet another pathetic punch, and he rightly gets a grilling from Leacock...
    • 49' GOAL! Derby 1-1 Coventry! Dickov crosses for Hulse, who has time to chest down at the near post and stab home!...
    • 48' Osbourne shoves Savage, he clearly doesn't know how hard Savage is...
    • 46' Back underway...
    • 50' HALF TIME. Derby 0-1 Coventry. Cloughie needs to send a rocket up the backsides of his team, the last 25 minutes has been lacklustre to say the least...
    • 49' WHAT A MISS! You have got to see this! Pearson strolls into the box, squares it for Dickov, who has an open net five yards out but smashes it over!
    • 48' Best is released by Eastwood but his first touch allows Moxey to get back and rescue Derby in the nick of time...
    • 44' CLOSE! Pearson chests down and strikes from 25 yards, the ball is hit with venom but it's always rising...
    • 43' Van Aanholt booked for taking too long to release a throw-in. They are tricky things to take in fairness...
    • 41' It's very clear to see why Derby are struggling. They're throwing crosses in from distance, making it very difficult for Hulse to score and impossible for little Dickov - who looks like Billy from Eastenders...
    • 39' Clarke booked for a rash challenge on Moxey...
    • 38' STRIKE! Teale makes something out of nothing, using a first-touch header to bypass two defenders and slam wide from 25 yards...
    • 35' Coventry are beginning to assume control of this game. Dickov is getting frustrated, Hulse is no use unless he's inside the box, and the Sky Blues look comfortable...
    • 32' The City fans begin the "Oles" as Coventry string some passes together. Bob Savage won't stand for much more of that...
    • 30' It's fair to say Bywater is not the best goalkeeper in the world. In fact, he's probably not the best goalkeeper in Derbyshire. Once he again he flaps at a cross but Eastwood cannot capitalise...
    • 27' First signs of restlessness from the home crowd. The tempo has dipped from their team, if only Marco Gabbiadini was still playing...
    • 24' We've now got Barker receiving treatment after an inadvertant elbow to the face. He's going to re-emerge as the new Terry Butcher - donning a head bandage...
    • 22' It has to be said, Coventry are pretty static when in possession of the ball, the whole team looks lazy although Best almost drives into the far corner after a fortunate bounce...
    • 21' That injury has interrupted Derby's momentum...
    • 19' Gunnarsson is back on, we'll keep an eye on his movements...
    • 16' Gunnarsson is down injured after an awkward fall, that penalty shout was nailed on looking at the replays...
    • 15' PENALTY SHOUTS! Barker stabs at a loose ball from a corner and Ward goes right through him but no penalty. Ward could have been sent off by now - two shocking challenges..
    • 14' In fairness to Jordan Clarke, he is only 17 but Gary Teale has his number right now. Yet another corner...
    • 13' It's all Derby at the moment, Chris Coleman is barking out instructions to his defence but his right back is proving about as useful as Tony Hibbert right now...
    • 10' Another one! Teale finds Hulse, who spins his man and unleashes for the bottom corner, the ball is destined but another deflection takes it behind...
    • 9' How has that not gone in?! Hulse causes chaos inside the box, the ball falls to Leacock who strikes it perfectly but it's nicked wide by a defender...
    • 8' Awful challenge by Ward on Dickov. Clattered through the back of the striker, very lucky to avoid a booking...
    • 6' Good response Derby, Dickov tries a chip from the edge of the box but it deflects over. Corner...
    • 4' GOAL! Derby 0-1 Coventry! Cloughie's not laughing anymore! Eastwood crosses to Leon Best, who's initial header pathetically punched straight back to him by Bywater, allowing Best to line up a perfect volley into the far corner...
    • 3' Not sure what's just been said but Cloughie's having a good chuckle on the Derby bench. Apparently Rafa Benitez offered him Andriy Voronin...
    • 2' Good start by Derby as Teale forces an instant corner, but then Hulse is harshly penalised for holding inside the area...
    • 1' We are underway...Coventry in blue and Derby in a white jersey that one or two of you may have seen before...
    • - The teams are emerging from the tunnel, led out by a crazed Ram (no, not Robbie Savage)...
    • - Leon Barnett, good signing or not? He hasn't had any football for months...
    • - The teams are in, and there are some welcome faces returning to the Derby XI...
    • - DERBY: Bywater, Stoor, Leacock, Barker, Moxey, Pearson, Green, Savage, Teale, Hulse, Dickov. SUBS: Atkins, Connolly, McEveley, Addison, Croft, Livermore, Hughes
    • - COVENTRY: Konstantopoulos, Osbourne, Ward, Barnett, Clarke, Eastwood, Gunnarsson, Cork, Van Aanholt, Morrison, Best. SUBS: Subs: Ireland, Bell, Hussey, Madine, McIndoe, Grandison, Jeffers
    • - It's fair to say both sides need the three points here tonight. Derby are without a win in three and are just two points clear of the drop zone, while Coventry could move within four points of the play-offs with victory...
    • - We await team news from Pride Park, will Nigel Clough throw all four of his returning injury casualties into the starting line-up?...
    • - Intriguingly, Derby have won 28 of the 72 encounters between these two sides, while Coventry have won 26. Will they trim the gap tonight?...
    • - Come on then, let's have your predictions for tonight's game. I'll go 2-1 Coventry and a Robbie Savage red card...
    • - Good evening and welcome to our live commentary from the hottest ticket in town...Derby v Coventry!

Expected Line-Up

  • Derby County

    Manager: Nigel Clough

    Starting line-up

    • S. Bywater
    • S. Barker
    • D. Leacock Substitution Out (78′)
    • D. Moxey
    • F. Stoor
    • G. Teale
    • R. Savage
    • S. Pearson
    • P. Green Substitution Out (88′)
    • R. Hulse Goals×2
    • P. Dickov Yellow Card Substitution Out (80′)

    Subs

    • B. Hughes
    • L. Croft Substitution In80′
    • P. Connolly
    • M. Addison Substitution In78′
    • J. McEveley
    • J. Livermore Substitution In88′
    • R. Atkins

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Coventry City

    Manager: Chris Coleman

    Starting line-up

    • D. Konstantopoulos
    • L. Barnett Yellow Card
    • E. Ward
    • J. Clarke Red Card
    • P. van Aanholt Yellow Card Substitution Out (67′)
    • J. Cork Substitution Out (67′)
    • I. Osbourne
    • A. Gunnarsson
    • C. Morrison
    • F. Eastwood Substitution Out (76′)
    • L. Best Goal

    Subs

    • M. McIndoe Substitution In67′
    • D. Bell Substitution In76′
    • D. Ireland
    • J. Grandison
    • S. Jeffers
    • G. Madine
    • C. Hussey Substitution In67′ Yellow Card

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

Derby County’s last 5 results

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Head to head

Coventry City4 victories
Derby County3 victories
Draws 3

Coventry City’s last 5 results

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  1. one nil derby i think!

    From lukeburman, on Wed 4 Nov 1:28PM
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