Derby vs Cheltenham Town

27 January 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee L Doughty

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Max Bird 60’
  • James Collins 81’
  • Liam Sercombe 50’

Match summary

Derby came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Cheltenham Town. It was goalless at half-time.

Liam Sercombe put Cheltenham Town ahead in the 50th minute, Max Bird equalised with a direct free kick in the 60th minute, and James Collins won it in the 81st minute.

Shots finished 12-8 to Derby, with 2 on target for Derby and 3 for Cheltenham Town.

Match stats

Derby Cheltenham Town
12 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 3
11 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Derby Cheltenham Town
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
50’
Liam Sercombe0-1 (Cheltenham Town)
Max Bird1-1 (Derby)
60’
James Collins2-1 (Derby)
81’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Derby
  • Kane Wilson
Cheltenham Town
  • Lewis Freestone
  • Sean Long

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cheltenham Town attacking Derby attacking 
3’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 8’ Sean Long (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 8’ Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 10’ Louie Sibley (Derby), open play, blocked 14’ James Collins (Derby), open play, off target 22’ Tom Barkhuizen (Derby), open play, blocked 25’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), open play, blocked 27’ James Collins (Derby), from a corner, off target 33’ Conor Hourihane (Derby), open play, off target 40’ Eiran Cashin (Derby), from a corner, off target 50’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 50’ Elliot Bonds (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 52’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 60’ Max Bird (Derby), direct free kick, goal 61’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 64’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 66’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), from a corner, blocked 73’ Louie Sibley (Derby), open play, off target 81’ James Collins (Derby), open play, goal 88’ Max Bird (Derby), open play, blocked 3’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 8’ Sean Long (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 8’ Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 10’ Louie Sibley (Derby), open play, blocked 14’ James Collins (Derby), open play, off target 22’ Tom Barkhuizen (Derby), open play, blocked 25’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), open play, blocked 27’ James Collins (Derby), from a corner, off target 33’ Conor Hourihane (Derby), open play, off target 40’ Eiran Cashin (Derby), from a corner, off target 50’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 50’ Elliot Bonds (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 52’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 60’ Max Bird (Derby), direct free kick, goal 61’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 64’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 66’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), from a corner, blocked 73’ Louie Sibley (Derby), open play, off target 81’ James Collins (Derby), open play, goal 88’ Max Bird (Derby), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Tom Barkhuizen Taken off
63′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Conor Hourihane Taken off
63′ – – 1 – – – –
Corey Blackett-Taylor Taken off
64′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Sonny Bradley Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Tyrese Fornah Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Liam Thompson Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
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 62% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.29
Cheltenham Town win 16% Avg odds 5.79

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

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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.