• Date: Sat 03 May 2008
  • Venue: Ewood Park
  • Ref: Rennie, U
  • Attendance: 26,110
Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Santa Cruz (45)

Roberts (47)

Santa Cruz (77)

3 - 1
Derby County

Derby County

Miller (19)

Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County

Team Lineups

Blackburn Rovers

Brad Friedel
Christopher Samba
Ryan Nelsen
Stephen Warnock
Steven Reid
Johann Vogel (Kerimoglu Tugay, 61)
Morten Gamst Pedersen (Martin Olsson, 79)
Brett Emerton
David Bentley
Jason Roberts (Matt Derbyshire, 79)
Roque Santa Cruz

Derby County

Roy Carroll
Darren Moore
Miles Addison
Tyrone Mears
Jay McEveley
Andy Todd
Hossam Ghaly (Mile Sterjovski, 66)
Eddie Lewis (Emanuel Villa, 72)
Robbie Savage
Kenny Miller
Robert Earnshaw


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

All over here. Blackburn well worth the win and Derby condemed as the worst side ever in Premier League history.

89

Roque Santa Cruz given man of the match, could have been Jason Roberts but he's wasted to many chances.

88

Its all petered out a bit here now, Blackburn comfortably two up and Derby seem resigned to looseing. Theres been a bit of inginuity from Villa for Derby but he just hasn't got the support.

85

Villa heads on towards Earnshaw for Derby but Warnock clears easily for Rovers.

83

Nice build up play for Derby but Kenny Millers final ball is poor and Samba clears for Rovers.

80

Free kick for Derby just outside the Blackburn area. Robbie Savage hits a right foot curler but its about 3 yards wide and Friedel doesn't even move for it.

78
Substitution
 

Martin Olssom replaces Morten Gamst Pedersen for Rovers.

77
Goal
 

Roque Santa Cruz heads into the Derby goal unmarked from Bentleys cross. Surely now Derby will have that unwanted title as the worst ever Premier League side.

75

Derby are going to be the worst side in Premier League history if they don't get anything here.

73

We have a Derby County conga line as the fans seem to have given up on this game. Fair enough, I suppose after a season like they've had you've got to make your own entertainment.

72

Savage with a great tackle on Santa Cruz (Rovers) to deny the paraguayan the chance to shoot.

71
Substitution
 

Eddie Lewis replaced by Emanuel Villa for Derby

69

Really is end to end stuff as Pedersen takes a shot for Rovers. There are more goals in this game and my moneys on Rovers extending their lead.

67

Right back down the other end as Jason Roberts goes one on one with Roy Carroll, the Irishman makes a great save to deny the Rovers forward.

67

Kenny Miller clean through for Derby but somehow Stephen Warnock gets back to put in a wonder tackle.

66
Substitution
 

Hossam Ghaly replaced by Mile Sterjovski for Derby

66

Blackburn Corner comes in, it falls to Ryan Nelson who takes a shot. It bobbles just wide as Roy Carroll knew he couldn't get there and was just hoping the net didn't bulge.

66

Moore and Addison mix up allows Roberts to go through one on one with Roy Carroll who makes an excellent save for Derby.

65

The Derby fans muted now, definately not as loud as their Hawaiian shirts anyway.

63

Bentley breaks down the wing following an excellent pass from Tugay, Bentley tries to play in Pedersen but the Dane miss controls it and Andy Todd clears for Derby

60
Substitution
 

Johann Vogel replaced by Kerimoglu Tugay for Rovers.

59

Friedel catches the ball for Blackburn after Derby hit a long free kick into the Rovers box, its the first time the Rams have attacked this half.

58

I just can't believe how comfortable Derby looked in the first half and how bad they look now! Every time Blackburn go forward it looks as if they're going to score.

57

Derby just don't know whats happening here as Blackburn nearly rip through their defence again.

55

Another shot for Blackburn. Roberts hits an overhead kick and Carroll makes a great save to turn it away for a corner.

54

Santa Cruz hits a left footed shot just wide. After it started so brightly for the Rams they really do look like they've hit the self destruct button here with Rovers looking like they're going to run away with it.

53

Absolute suice from Derby again, they throught the whistle was going to go for offside and allowed Bentley to run through. His cross though is poor, let off for Derby.

51

Warnock takes a free kick for Rovers into the Derby box but Moore clears and Eddie Lewis takes it away for county.

48

Free kick from 30 yards out taken by Pedersen for Rovers but its straight into the wall.

47

Roberts could have had another straight away but his shot is blocked.

46
Goal
 

Oh dear, Derby self destruct again. Andy Todd plays an absolutely shocking back pass towards Roy Carroll. Jason Roberts intercepts for Rovers and puts it past the Derby keeper.

46

Free kick Derby, taken long into the box by Andy Todd and it falls for Earnshaw who takes a left footed volley from 20 yards out. Well wide.

Second half
 

Blackburn get us underway for this second half here in Lancashire. Lets hope for another open half and a few more goals. No changes for either side.

Half time
 

One all then, its been an open and good game. Miller opened the scoring for Derby but Santa Cruz replies for Rovers into first half injury time.

45
Goal
 

Into first half injury time and Pedersen hits a wicked cross across the Derby goal mouth. Roy Carroll can only parry it into the feet of Roque Santa Cruz who pokes the ball into the net.

45

Blackburn corner. Pedersen takes but Tyrone Mears clears easily for Derby.

42

Reid takes a long throw into the box for Blackburn but former Rover Andy Todd clears with a good header.

41

Earnshaw pulls the trigger from 12 yards out for Derby but Stephen Warnock manages to block it. It was a good shot and had Warnock not been there it would have surely gone in.

40

Derby corner, taken by Savage towards the near post but Pedersen clears for Blackburn.

38

Miles Addison who is making his debut for Derby appears to be shouting orders at the veteran Robbie Savage, good to see and we could have a good player in the making with Addison.

37

Bentley heaps another cross into the Derby Penalty area, Darren Moore heads clear.

35

Very open and end to end game here. Could be more goals in this. Blackburn wont want to get beat by Derby at Home and Derby of course trying to not get that record of the lowest ever points haul in the Premier League.

33

Samba meets Benteys cross from a free kick. From that far out you'd expect the big centre back to score but he heads it straight at a grateful Roy Carroll.

32

Brilliant shot from David Bentley, Roberts chests it down to him and he tries to lift it over Roy Carroll from 25 yards but the Irish keeper manages to tip it over the bar while back peddleing. Carroll then catches Bentleys corner.

29

Earnshaw challenged in the box by Ryan Nelson, he looks towards Referee Uriah Rennie but its no penalty.

28

Looks like Moores alright for Derby.

26

Roy Carroll kicks the ball out of play as Darren Moore goes down injured for Derby. He wasn't involved in a challenge and it looks like his knee might have gone.

24

Pedersen tries a free kick from miles out for Rovers (ok not miles but too far to score), it flies well high and well wide.

22

Three corners in quick succession for Blackburn but they can't do anything with them. The pressure ends when Ryan Nelson heads over the bar.

21

Pedersen smashes a cross into the Derby Box but Darren Moore clears for a corner.

18
Goal
 

Relegated Derby County take the lead through Kenny Miller. Miller beats the offside trap and places an excellent shot past Brad Friedel to give the Rams the lead.

17

Brilliant run by Bentley, excellent cross in but Miles Addison clears for a corner.

15

Savage gets a great tackle in on the edge of the Derby box to disposess Jason Roberts. The welshman is having a good game against his former employers here.

14

Derby corner taken by Savage but the giant Christopher Samba clears for Blackburn.

13

Eddie Lewis takes a shot from about 30 yards for Derby, its not good enough and Friedel catches comfortably.

9

Pedersen squanders a great chance for Blackburn, a speculative ball is hit into the Derby box and Pedersen got himself on the end of Santa Cruz's flick on but he can't finish it off.

8

Right footed shot over the bar from Jason Roberts (Blackburn), he'll be dissapointed that he hasn't hit the target after going one on one with Roy Carroll.

7

Very poor backpass from Steven Reid (Rovers), Earnshaw latches on to it but his shot sails just over the Blackburn crossbar.

6

Derby free kick after Emerton fouls Ghaly. Savage spreads it out wide to Andy Todd. The cross comes in but Fridel gathers.

4

Wonderful ball in from Robbie Savage for Derby, Samba clears for Blackburn facing his own goal.

3

Blackburn free kick, about 40 yards out. He has a go but Carroll catches it easily.

2

Nothing to report yet except the Derby fans in Hawaiian shirts and with a giant Banana, If you've had a season like theirs why not have a party?

Kickoff
 

Derby get us underway here at Ewood Park. Derby fans have come out in party mood despite their abismal season. Both teams with little to play for, Derby down and Blackburn out of European contention. Could be a nice and open one, lets hope anyway.