Match ends, Derby County 1, Blackpool 0.
Ebou Adams scored his first goal for Derby to boost their automatic promotion hopes with a win over Blackpool.
Derby went with an attacking formation but the first clear chance fell to the away side in the 29th minute, with George Byers scuffing a shot wide from 15 yards.
It brought an instant response from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, whose curling shot was touched behind by Daniel Grimshaw and the corner was almost forced in at the near post.
But Grimshaw could do nothing in the 40th minute when a cross was half cleared to Adams, who scored with a quality first-time shot from the edge of the area.
Derby should have added a second in the 55th minute when Mendez-Laing put Conor Washington through on the right but he failed to beat Grimshaw.
The Seasiders almost took advantage in the 71st minute through a Sonny Carey free-kick which Rams keeper Joe Wildsmith clawed away.
There was another late scare for the Rams when Kyle Joseph twice had goalbound shots blocked by Curtis Nelson and Eiran Cashin.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Derby
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Wildsmith
- 2Wilson
- 35Nelson
- 6Cashin
- 17SibleyBooked at 90mins
- 23WardSubstituted forWaghornat 90+5'minutes
- 32Adams
- 12SmithSubstituted forHourihaneat 83'minutes
- 27Blackett-TaylorSubstituted forThompsonat 70'minutes
- 11Méndez-LaingSubstituted forFornahat 83'minutes
- 14WashingtonSubstituted forCollinsat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Hourihane
- 9Collins
- 10Waghorn
- 13Loach
- 16Thompson
- 22Fornah
- 49Robinson
Blackpool
Formation 3-5-1-1
- 32Grimshaw
- 5Pennington
- 21Ekpiteta
- 20Casey
- 4Lawrence-GabrielSubstituted forHamiltonat 71'minutes
- 7Byers
- 6NorburnBooked at 64minsSubstituted forVirtueat 79'minutes
- 10Carey
- 15CoulsonBooked at 60mins
- 11DembéléBooked at 33minsSubstituted forLaveryat 72'minutes
- 18BeesleySubstituted forJosephat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 1O'Donnell
- 2Connolly
- 9Joseph
- 17Virtue
- 19Lavery
- 22Hamilton
- 27Kouassi
- Referee:
- Thomas Kirk
- Attendance:
- 30,089
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home42%
- Away58%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home9
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Blackpool 0.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Marvin Ekpiteta.
Substitution
Substitution, Derby County. Martyn Waghorn replaces Joe Ward.
Booking
Louie Sibley (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Sonny Carey (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Joseph with a headed pass.
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Offside, Derby County. Curtis Nelson is caught offside.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by George Byers.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by George Byers.
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Attempt blocked. Louie Sibley (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Wilson.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Oliver Casey.
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Foul by Matthew Pennington (Blackpool).
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James Collins (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Virtue.
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Attempt missed. Louie Sibley (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Derby County. Tyrese Fornah replaces Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
Substitution
Substitution, Derby County. Conor Hourihane replaces Korey Smith.
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Sonny Carey (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Liam Thompson (Derby County).
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COYR.
Don't care how we get them as long as we do.
Portsmouth next, we can get something there and move on...
Next manager please 🙏