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.
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.
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.