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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Pride Park Stadium
  • Attendance: 22395
  • Referee: Lewis, R

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

81mins

Derby are replacing Matty Oakley with Seth Johnson.

81mins

Simon Francis is replaced by Jamal Campbell-Ryce.

74mins

Morten Bisgaard is being taken off, Ryan Smith has come on in his place.

68mins

Gary Hooper is replaced by Michael Ricketts.

67mins

The referee has booked Gary Hooper.

63mins

Goal!! Arturo Lupoli scores for Derby.

62mins

Matty Oakley is booked for unsporting behaviour.

57mins

The referee has booked Darren Moore.

49mins

The referee has booked Morten Bisgaard.

48mins

Goal!! Derby have scored with Michael Johnson putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by R Lewis

40mins

Goal!! Derby have scored with Arturo Lupoli putting it in the back of the net.

23mins

Marc Edworthy is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Derby County striker Arturo Lupoli grabbed a brace to help his side claim their first home win of the season.

The Italian 19-year-old, on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season, struck either side of a Michael Johnson header as the Rams eased to a comfortable victory.

It could all have been different had Southend skipper Kevin Maher put the Shrimpers ahead with the game's first real chance on 21 minutes.

Freddy Eastwood, a £1million target for Derby earlier in the season, chased a long clearance out of his own defence and sent over a pinpoint cross for Maher to aim a low volley towards the bottom corner.

But Lee Grant dived to his right to push the ball around the post for a corner.

Billy Davies' men responded well and, ten minutes later, Lupoli broke down the left and crossed for Steve Howard to volley over from six yards.

Adam Bolder then had a close-range drive kept out by Darryl Flahavan, before Lupoli got his and Derby's first of the afternoon on 40 minutes.

The teenager fired home from a tight angle after he was forced wide when Flahavan blocked his first effort on the edge of the area.

And just three minutes into the second half County doubled their lead through Johnson. The veteran defender was left completely unmarked at the back post as he headed Matt Oakley's free-kick from the right past the helpless Flahavan.

It was difficult to see a way back for Steve Tilson's men after Johnson's strike, but Eastwood almost halved the deficit when he stretched to volley Simon Francis' cross into the side-netting.

However, it was game over on 64 minutes when Morten Bisgaard slipped a ball through for Lupoli to run on to and beat Flahavan with a cool finish.

And, as if to prove it wasn't to be Southend's day, there was still time for Grant to pull off a miraculous save from Michael Ricketts' point-blank header.

The result lifts Derby up to ninth place in the Championship but Southend drop one to 22nd.

Derby County Team

Southend United Team

Derby County

Southend United

Corners

52

Fouls

1619

Goal attempts

227

Shots off target

105

Offsides

13

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