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Saturday March 29, 2008 Finished Pride Park

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Derby County

  • Villa 9’, 80’

Fulham

  • Kamara 24’
  • Leacock 78’ (o.g.)
  1. Derby down after draw

    Derby down after draw

    Derby were relegated to the Championship despite playing out an entertaining 2-2 Premier League draw with second-bottom Fulham at Pride Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Derby County
    • Fulham
    • 90+3 And that's the final whistle! Derby are down after Birmingham and Sunderland won, Fulham still in it but only just.
    • 90+2 Kamara booked for dissent.
    • 89' DERBY SUB: Mears on for Todd.
    • 87' It's all Fulham at the end, Murphy spreading balls about and Johnson almost put through, they're desperate for a first away win in 18 months...
    • 84' Yellow card for Jones after he fouls Johnson.
    • 82' Earnshaw has a chance from eight yards but again denied by a Keller save! Corner Derby.
    • 81' FULHAM SUB: Murphy on for Bullard and Johnson on for Bouazza.
    • 80' Sterjovski on the right sends in a great cross AND IT COMES TO VILLA WHO POWERS IT HOME FOR 2-2! Oh dear, Fulham cannot hold onto a lead for love nor money.
    • 78' Kamara is played through by Davies but a great save by Carroll and the loose ball falls to Bouazza and it takes a deflection off Leacock and in! Fulham lead! Massive goal in the relegation shake-up!
    • 75' The ball drops to Earnshaw on the left and he volleys on goal but a great save by Keller to block!
    • 73' Free-kick to Derby, 40 yards out, Ghaly puts it in and Earnshaw beats the offside trap to slide through but smothered by Keller!
    • 70' Flick by Villa leaves Savage unmarked and he must score but he puts it too close to Keller! Should have been 2-1.
    • 66' Free kick to Fulham on the left, Bullard to take... he swings the ball in AND KAMARA WINS THE HEADER FROM SIX YARDS BUT BLOCKED BY VILLA!!
    • 63' Andreasen booked for a foul on Villa.
    • 62' Earnshaw again has a pop from range but a good block by Hangeland.
    • 59' Sterjovski gets the ball in the right and drills in a superb shot but tipped around the post by Keller! Derby have the edge currently...
    • 55' Earnshaw on the right has a pop but he sends the shot wide.
    • 53' Another free-kick to Fulham on the edge of the D, Bullard again... and he swings it over the wall and off the top of the bar! Almost the lead for the Whites.
    • 50' Ghaly on the ball, swings a cross in for VILLA but his header from the edge of the six yard box is over.
    • 48' Bouzza fouls Savage, free kick to Derby 25 yards out... sent into the wall though and Fulham clear.
    • 46' Second half underway at Pride Park!
    • 45+3 That is half-time, Derby being held by Fulham and if it stays like this Derby are down today. Results not entirely going Fulham's way either, with Bolton and Birmingham both leading and Sunderland drawing at the break.
    • 45+2 The ball drops TO EARNSHAW WITH THE VOLLEY ON THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT WIDE! Good effort from the Welshman.
    • 45+1 Konchesky fouls Sterjovski, free kick to Derby on the right, another former Fulham player Eddie Lewis will switch flanks to take this.... good delivery but Keller gets through the bodies to punch clear.
    • 44' The ball drops to Davies on the right, he spots Carroll off his line and tries the chip but the Northern Irishman gets back to claim with ease.
    • 40' Corner to Fulham on the left, Bullard to swing it in... and it's a superb delivery FOR HANGELUND ON THE EDGE OF THE SIX YARD BOX BUT HE HEADS OVER! The giant Norwegian should have put Fulham ahead...
    • 37' Sterjovski on the right, he hits a great ball in for VILLA WITH THE HEADER BUT HE SENDS IT WIDE OF THE FAR POST!!
    • 35' Jones has a long shot but it goes well wide... Kenny Miller's picked up a knock and comes off for Earnshaw.
    • 29' Todd enters the book for a foul on McBride.
    • 28' Sterjovski in the Fulham box, tries a cross which is blocked by Hangelund and Derby want a penalty but nothing given! Derby not crumbling by any means!
    • 26' Miller is played through, he gets past Stalteri and is one-on-one but Stalteri gets back and Keller smothers! Good chance Derby!
    • 23' Davies on the edge of the box, they're not closing him down and he has time to pick out a cross for KAMARA WHO GHOSTS IN WITH THE HEADER FOR 1-1! Kamara scores, Fulham right back in the dogfight!
    • 21' Savage gets the ball just inside the box and he has a pop but saved by Keller.
    • 15' Foul by Todd on Davies... Jimmy Bullard will take this, just to the left of the area... and he curls one in but over the bar.
    • 12' Sterjovski on the right wing sends in a testing delivery but Keller claims.
    • 9' Todd on the right, sends the cross in which is cleared and it drops to Leacock, a former Fulham player, who has a speculative shot which isn't going to trouble Keller BUT IT TAKES A MASSIVE DEFLECTION OFF VILLA FOR 1-0! Bit of luck for Derby, the kind of breaks that haven't been going either side's way this season!
    • 2' Free-kick to Fulham 25 yards out after Moore fouled Hangeland... Bullard to take but he sends it over from the right.
    • 1' Match underway!
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the relegation scrap of the day as bottom club Derby host second-bottom Fulham.

  • Team Stats

    Derby County Stats Fulham
    55% Possession 44%
    21 Shots 13
    8 Shots on target 6
    3 Saves 4
    4 Corners 5
    16 Fouls 16
    2 Offsides 6
    3 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    21 Tackles 9
    236 Accurate passes 210
    49 Bad passes 29

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Derby County
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      31 Roy Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 0
      5 Dean Leacock 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 29 4 2
      17 Andrew Todd 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 28 2 2
      23 Darren Moore 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14 0 1
      40 Hossam Ghaly 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 30 4 2
      44 Robbie Savage 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 27 5 6
      15 Eddie Lewis 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 11 0
      21 Mile Sterjovski 0 2 1 2 5 0 1 18 0 1
      7 David Jones 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 24 11 3
      14 Kenny Miller 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 1 1
      9 Emanuel Villa 2 4 2 2 2 1 0 14 7 3
      22 Benny Feilhaber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Robert Earnshaw 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 6 1 0
      1 Lewis Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Jason Beardsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Tyrone Mears 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Fulham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Kasey Keller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8 1 0
      4 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 6 0
      17 Paul Stalteri 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 30 1 2
      32 Brede Hangeland 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 3 1
      21 Jimmy Bullard 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 39 4 0
      26 Leon Andreasen 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 20 0 3
      25 Simon Davies 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 23 2 1
      20 Brian McBride 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 15 2 0
      11 Diomansy Kamara 1 4 3 1 2 4 0 9 2 1
      24 Hameur Bouazza 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 15 5 1
      14 Eddie Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0
      12 Tony Warner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Carlos Bocanegra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Danny Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 82' Earnshaw has a chance from eight yards but again denied by a Keller save! Corner Derby.
    • 80' Sterjovski on the right sends in a great cross AND IT COMES TO VILLA WHO POWERS IT HOME FOR 2-2! Oh dear, Fulham cannot hold onto a lead for love nor money.
    • 78' Kamara is played through by Davies but a great save by Carroll and the loose ball falls to Bouazza and it takes a deflection off Leacock and in! Fulham lead! Massive goal in the relegation shake-up!
    • 75' The ball drops to Earnshaw on the left and he volleys on goal but a great save by Keller to block!
    • 73' Free-kick to Derby, 40 yards out, Ghaly puts it in and Earnshaw beats the offside trap to slide through but smothered by Keller!
    • 70' Flick by Villa leaves Savage unmarked and he must score but he puts it too close to Keller! Should have been 2-1.
    • 66' Free kick to Fulham on the left, Bullard to take... he swings the ball in AND KAMARA WINS THE HEADER FROM SIX YARDS BUT BLOCKED BY VILLA!!
    • 59' Sterjovski gets the ball in the right and drills in a superb shot but tipped around the post by Keller! Derby have the edge currently...
    • 53' Another free-kick to Fulham on the edge of the D, Bullard again... and he swings it over the wall and off the top of the bar! Almost the lead for the Whites.
    • 45+2 The ball drops TO EARNSHAW WITH THE VOLLEY ON THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT WIDE! Good effort from the Welshman.
    • 40' Corner to Fulham on the left, Bullard to swing it in... and it's a superb delivery FOR HANGELUND ON THE EDGE OF THE SIX YARD BOX BUT HE HEADS OVER! The giant Norwegian should have put Fulham ahead...
    • 37' Sterjovski on the right, he hits a great ball in for VILLA WITH THE HEADER BUT HE SENDS IT WIDE OF THE FAR POST!!
    • 28' Sterjovski in the Fulham box, tries a cross which is blocked by Hangelund and Derby want a penalty but nothing given! Derby not crumbling by any means!
    • 26' Miller is played through, he gets past Stalteri and is one-on-one but Stalteri gets back and Keller smothers! Good chance Derby!
    • 23' Davies on the edge of the box, they're not closing him down and he has time to pick out a cross for KAMARA WHO GHOSTS IN WITH THE HEADER FOR 1-1! Kamara scores, Fulham right back in the dogfight!
    • 15' Foul by Todd on Davies... Jimmy Bullard will take this, just to the left of the area... and he curls one in but over the bar.
    • 9' Todd on the right, sends the cross in which is cleared and it drops to Leacock, a former Fulham player, who has a speculative shot which isn't going to trouble Keller BUT IT TAKES A MASSIVE DEFLECTION OFF VILLA FOR 1-0! Bit of luck for Derby, the kind of breaks that haven't been going either side's way this season!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Dean

  • Derby County

    Manager: Paul Jewell

    Captain: Robbie Savage

    On the Field

    • Carroll
    • Todd Yellow Card Substitution Out (89′)
    • Leacock Own Goal
    • Moore
    • Lewis
    • Sterjovski
    • Savage
    • Ghaly
    • Jones Yellow Card
    • Miller Substitution Out (35′)
    • Earnshaw Substitution In (35′)

    Subs

    • Edworthy
    • Feilhaber
    • Price
    • Beardsley

    Injured

    • Mills
    • Stubbs
    • Davis
    • Mears Substitution In (89′)
    • Barnes

    Suspended

    None

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Aaron Hughes

    On the Field

    • Keller
    • Stalteri
    • Hangeland
    • Hughes
    • Konchesky Yellow Card
    • Andreasen
    • Murphy Substitution In (81′)
    • Davies
    • Bullard Substitution Out (81′)
    • Bouazza Yellow Card Substitution Out (81′)
    • Kamara Goal Yellow Card
    • McBride

    Subs

    • Bocanegra
    • Johnson Substitution In (81′)
    • Dempsey
    • Warner

    Injured

    • Pearce
    • Litmanen
    • Omozusi

    Suspended

    None