Derby vs Blackburn

8 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Craig Forsyth 3’
  • Ebou Adams 7’
  • Makhtar Gueye 40’

Match summary

Derby saw off Blackburn 2-1. Derby led 2-1 at half-time.

Craig Forsyth put Derby ahead in the 3rd minute, Ebou Adams made it 2-0 in the 7th minute, and Makhtar Gueye pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 40th minute.

The chances backed that up: Derby created 2.23 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Blackburn's 1.61 from 13.

Match stats

Derby Blackburn
9 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.23 xG 1.61
2.23 Non-penalty xG 1.61

Key events

Derby Blackburn
Kick-off
Craig Forsyth1-0 (Derby)
3’
Ebou Adams2-0 (Derby)
7’
40’
Makhtar Gueye2-1 (Blackburn)
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Derby
  • Harrison Armstrong
  • Jerry Yates
  • Matt Clarke
Blackburn
  • Callum Brittain
  • Hayden Carter
  • Sondre Tronstad

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.23 1.61 3’ Craig Forsyth (Derby), 1-0 3’ 7’ Ebou Adams (Derby), 2-0 7’ 40’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), 2-1 40’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.23 1.61 3’ Craig Forsyth (Derby), 1-0 Forsyth 3’ 7’ Ebou Adams (Derby), 2-0 Adams 7’ 40’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), 2-1 Gueye 40’
Derby 2.23 xGBlackburn 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Derby attacking 
3’ Craig Forsyth (Derby), set piece, 0.62 xG, goal 83’ Jerry Yates (Derby), set piece, 0.53 xG, off target 7’ Jerry Yates (Derby), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 7’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 29’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 45’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 61’ Nathaniel Phillips (Derby), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 68’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 40’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 56’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 6’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 77’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+8’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+8’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Liam Thompson (Derby), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+7’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Harrison Armstrong (Derby), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Marcus Harness (Derby), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Cauley Woodrow (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Kayden Jackson (Derby), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Craig Forsyth (Derby), set piece, 0.62 xG, goal 83’ Jerry Yates (Derby), set piece, 0.53 xG, off target 7’ Jerry Yates (Derby), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 7’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 29’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 45’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 61’ Nathaniel Phillips (Derby), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 68’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 40’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 56’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 6’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 77’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+8’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Liam Thompson (Derby), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+8’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+7’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Harrison Armstrong (Derby), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Cauley Woodrow (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Marcus Harness (Derby), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Kayden Jackson (Derby), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Sondre Langås Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.23 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.62 – – –
Kane Wilson
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.31 – – –
Harrison Armstrong Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Liam Thompson
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Marcus Harness Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Jerry Yates
90′ – – 2 0.86 – –
Matt Clarke Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – –
Kayden Jackson Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Kenzo Goudmijn Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Derby win 34% Avg odds 2.83
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.99
Blackburn win 34% Avg odds 2.75

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.