Source: Daily_Mail
Peterborough 0 Derby 3: Two off for Posh as win eases pressure on Clough
Peterborough chief Mark Cooper refused to condemn referee Nigel Miller despite a double first-half dismissal. [LNB]The rock-bottom side had central defenders Craig Morgan and Ryan Bennett shown straight red cards during the opening period before predictably going down to defeat. [LNB]Rams' manager: Nigel Clough [LNB]Morgan went for a two-footed lunge just before the half-hour and his partner followed for conceding a penalty in stoppage time - both offences on two-goal Derby hit man DJ Campbell. [LNB]Cooper said: 'I'm loathed to condone either the referee's decisionor my players' challenges after only seeing the incidents once in theheat of the moment. [LNB]'If the first offence was two-footed then Craig certainly deservedto go, but my initial reaction to the second was that Ryan got theball. [LNB]'But there is no getting away from the fact that the referee had abad day on the whole. Unluckily for us, it happened at our place.' [LNB]Steve Davies fired Derby ahead from the spot after that secondsending off before Campbell killed off the nine men in the secondperiod. Derby boss Nigel Clough felt both Posh dismissals werejustified. [LNB]He said: 'I feel they both fell into the relevant categories for red cards.[LNB]'Their player's feet were off the ground for the first incident andDJ was through on goal with just the keeper to beat for the second. [LNB]'Obviously it is a big result for us, to go away and pick up three points by scoring three goals is very pleasing.'[LNB] Derby County 1 Millwall 1 (5-3 on pens): A spot of respite for CloughBritain braces for third wave of Big Freeze: Grit and gas critically low as forecasters warn of fresh band of snow across UK Derby County 1 Scunthorpe United 4: Clough struck dumb by poor display[LNB] [LNB]
