• Date: Mon 17 September 2007
  • Venue: Pride Park Stadium
  • Ref: Walton, P
  • Attendance: 33,016

Derby County vs Newcastle United

Team Lineups

Derby County

Stephen Bywater
Dean Leacock
Andy Griffin
Tyrone Mears
Claude Davis
Matty Oakley
Gary Teale
Eddie Lewis (Jay McEveley, 87)
Stephen Pearson
Kenny Miller (Benny Feilhaber, 80)
Steven Howard

Newcastle United

Steve Harper
Steven Taylor, S (Habib Beye, 75)
Claudio Cacapa
David Rozehnal
Njitap Geremi (Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, 61)
Nicky Butt
Charles N'Zogbia
James Milner
Shola Ameobi
Michael Owen (Obafemi Martins, 55)
Alan Smith


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

It's finally finished and Miller's fantastic strike just before the break gives Derby a deserved first win of the season.

90

Still nothing from the Magpies and it's virtually all over

90

Griffin's shot across the goal has Newcastle scrambling as four minutes injury time is signalled

89

Derby are not even hanging on and it looks like their first three points are sealed now

87
Substitution
 

Lewis goes off, replaced by Jay McEveley as the Rams make a late change

87

Mears is fouled by N'Zogbia to waste more time for Derby

85
Yellow Card
 

Oakley is booked for Derby for a late challenge

84

Milner's corner is punched clear by Bywater

82

Unbelievably Howard heads wide again, Teale's cross is again perfectly weighted but Howard can't make the most of it and the chance goes begging

80
Substitution
 

Miller, who's cracking goal still separates the sides, goes off to rapturous applause, summer signing Benny Feilhaber replaces him

79

The Derby fans are in good voice and they're beginning to believe they can claim their first win of the season

77

Milner's free-kick is deflected behind for a corner

76
Yellow Card
 

Martins turns well and is brought down on the edge of the area and Mears is booked

75

Howard is sent clear but Harper does well to come out and deny him

75
Substitution
 

Habib Beye, the recent signing from Marseille, comes on for Taylor as Newcastle make their final change

73

Lewis' cross finds Howard but he heads over this time - he was offside this time anyway

73
Yellow Card
 

Nicky Butt brings down Pearson and is rightly shown the yellow card

71

N'Zogbia and then Martins waste possession again and Derby are closing in on a vital win here

70

Derby really should be 2-0 up by now as Newcastle continue to struggle at Pride Park

67

Teale's cross finds Howard again but again his header is wide, another wasted chance from Howard though

67

Time is ticking for Newcastle now as N'Zogbia's free-kick is punched clear by Bywater

65

Lewis and Howard combine well before Andy Griffin, against his former club, shoots wide

63

Steven Taylor pounces on a loose ball in the box but his shot is over, a half-chance that though

62
Substitution
 

Geremi goes off for Newcastle now, Abdoulaye Faye is on

62

We're still not seeing much from Newcastle as Oakley tries his luck for Derby

59

Cacapa stalls on the ball and is forced to give away a corner, but Derby fail to make anything of it

58

Smith is penalised for handling the ball but will not be booked

56
Substitution
 

Owen is being hauled off by Allardyce, he's been anonymous tonight, Obafemi Martins comes on

54

N'Zogbia goes up the other end and his tame shot from distance is easy for Bywater

54

Derby want a penalty as Claudio Cacapa appears to handle the ball in the area, the referee says no though

53

The Rams are looking good at the start of the second half and may just believe they can get three points tonight

51
Yellow Card
 

Smith receives the first booking of the game for a poor, two-footed challenge on Pearson

50

Milner's cross is poor and Bywater can gather the ball

49

No changes for either side at half-time and Newcastle will be looking to get Owen more into the game this half

47

Howard gets on the end of another corner but again he's just off target, another good chance though for the striker

Second half
 

The second period begins, with Derby looking to pick up where they left off before the interval

Half time
 

Derby have the lead at the break thanks to that excellent strike from Miller on his debut

45

Just one minute of injury time will be played

44

Another poor free-kick from the visitors is easily dealt with by Derby as we approach half time

41

Ameobi is sent clear but he drags his shot wide, that was a decent chance though

40

The goal was a real belter and Allardyce will be hoping that shakes his side up because they have been poor so far

38
Goal
 

Miller fires Derby in front with a fantastic strike from at least 30 yeards out - a brilliant debut goal

37

Geremi's strike is on target and Bywater has to be alert to turn it behind for a corner

37

Alan Smith is fouled just on the edge of the area and this is a real chance for a shot on goal

35

Stephen Bywater easily claims the ball from another wasteful Newcastle cross

33

Newcastle have been sloppy so far and Sam Allardyce will not be pleased with what he is watching

31

Miller is fouled by N'Zogbia - and it's a good chance for Derby to get a decent ball into the box but Matty Oakley's cross is cleared

30

James Milner's cross is aimed at Ameobi but the striker is offside

27

It's gone a bit flat now with neither side able to create much going forward

25

Owen is pushed over and clutches his ankle for a second but he's fine, Newcastle make nothing of the free-kick though

24

Derby are working hard to restrict Newcastle as they look to put the misery of that 6-0 defeat at Liverpool behind them

22

Both side's are looking to attack when they can and it's been an entertaining opening 20 minutes

19

Gary Teale's cross at the other end is headed goalwards by Howard but Harper saves well

18

Owen does brilliantly to set up defender David Rozehnal, in an unfamiliar position, puts it wide - that was a great chance

16

Ameobi does well to earn Newcastle a corner, but N'Zogbia's delivery is poor and Derby clear

14

Owen is caught offside but he was clearly on and the striker's not happy with that decision

12

N'Zogbia's effort is awful - floating high and wide of the home side's goal

11

Geremi's free-kick is cleared by Derby as Newcastle look for an opening

10

Tyrone Mears breaks well for Derby but he fires his shot straight at Harper

9

Owen's not really been in it yet but he's looking sharp after his recent good form for England

6

It's been a bright start as Miller chases a long ball but it skips off the wet surface and is easy for Steve Harper

4

Charles N'Zogbia strikes an ambitious free-kick from distance but it's off target

3

Steven Taylor defends well for Newcastle and a Derby break is foiled

1

Steven Howard's shot is deflected behind for an early corner for Derby but Howard's header is over - a very bright start from the Rams

Kickoff
 

The action gets underway at Pride Park

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Mark Viduka's hamstring injury keeps him out for Newcastle, so Michael Owen and Shola Ameobi are up front while Derby give a debut to fit-again Kenny Miller in attack