Derby County 2 - 1 Sheff Utd

Derby County won their first league game after nearly a year in a fantastic game, giving Paul Jewell his first win for the club since starting 10 months ago.

It all started with an own goal from Matt Kilgallon after he foolishly knocked in a cross from Kris Commons.

It wasn’t long though before Darius Henderson took the score level, heading in a cross from Greg Halford.

In the second half, Derby were denied a penalty opportunity but that didn’t stop our boys from powering on. After 71 minutes, Rob Hulse managed to connect and slide in a mid-range shot against his former club to give Derby that much needed win and the first 3 points they’ve seen since last September.

Derby were looking strong and determined anyway after the two week break and having the match broadcast live on Sky Sports obviously gave the boys that extra enthusiasm. Let’s hope they can acheive a similar result against Swansea in the week.

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• 2008/9
• darius henderson
• greg halford
• home
• kris commons
• matt kilgallon
• result
• rob hulse
• sheffield utd
• sky sports
• win

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Barnsley 2 - Derby 0

Derby travelled to South Yorkshire feeling confident after progressing to the third round of the Carling League Cup earlier in the week but an adamant Barnsley team stole all three points from a game that both teams were despereate to win.

The Rams put on a tough fight, showing power and devotion throughout, challenging the homeside with plenty of opportunities from Paul Green, Kris Commons, Przemyslaw Kazmierczak and Tito Villa.

It was in the last twenty minutes of the game when Iain Hume slammed in a top-notch 20-yard effort and Stephen Foster converted a corner in the 81st minute to take the home side into a comfortable and flattering 2-0 lead.

Derby have now gone 39 games without a win, a frankly embarrassing record in the football league, so its probably a blessing in disguise we now have a few weeks break during the international qualifiers for World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

No doubt a gutted Paul Jewell will be pushing our boys through an intensive training session for our next game against Sheffield United.

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• 2008/9
• away
• barnsley
• Championship
• iain hume
• kris commons
• loss
• paul green
• przemyslaw kazmierczak
• stephen foster
• tito villa

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Derby County will either be travelling to Brighton and Hove Albion or Manchester City for the third round of the Carling Cup competition.

Due to UEFA commitments, Manchester City have had to postpone their Carling Cup campaign so will be travelling to the Withdean Stadium on Wednesday 24th September to settle the score with Brighton & Hove.

Once that game is over, Derby will know whether to prepare for a trip up north or down south in an attempt to qualify for the fourth round of the Carling Cup.

Details of our game are still to be confirmed, including the actual date, but we do know the game will be away so one thing’s for sure - we certainly won’t be wearing our new third kit in all its blue and white stripy glory.

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• 2008/9
• away
• brighton & hove albion
• carling cup
• league cup
• manchester city
• uefa
• withdean stadium

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Preston 0 - Derby County 1

While our league results are seriously lacking, Derby County are on a winning streak with the Carling Cup this season.

Not content with knocking out Lincoln City in the first round, a confident Derby team travelled up to Preston last night and actually looked like a winning team.

Early on in the game, Przemyslaw Kazmierczak came close to scoring when he hit the bar with his pounding effort.

It was in the 40th minute when Paul Green connected with a cross from Jordan Stewart to score the only goal of the game, giving Derby a morale boosting win before our second visit up North this week to Barnsley.

Read the full match report on BBC Sport.

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• 2008/9
• away
• carling cup
• jordan stewart
• league cup
• paul green
• preston
• win

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Derby County 0 Southampton 1

After a poor performance from the Rams, it was hardly a surprise when Southampton’s striker David McGoldrick knocked in the winner at Pride Park to deny Derby another home win.

There were numerous attempts from the travellers, most being stopped by Roy Carroll to keep the scores level for the first half of the game.

It’s coming close to an entire year since Derby won on home soil now, the last time beating Newcastle United 1-0 in the Premiership on 17th September 2007. We’ve got Barnsley away and Sheffield United at home before the year is out so there are opportunities to change things.

Don’t forget - the Derby v Sheffield United game will be on Sky Sports from 5pm so make sure you tune in to support the Rams on the 13th.

Read the full match report on BBC Sport.

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• 2008/9
• barnsley
• Championship
• david mcgoldrick
• home
• league
• loss
• sheffield united
• southampton

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Bristol City 1 - Derby County 1

Paul Green gave Derby their first point of the season after harsh words from Paul Jewell during the break seemed to lift spirits and determination in the team.

Nicky Maynard knocked in the opening goal for Bristol City during a first half which didn’t seem to have a Derby team present. Our performance was outshone by the home side and it didn’t seem to change much before the interval.

But after proper slating in the dressing room, the Rams came back out on the pitch and showed sheer determination. It wasn’t long before Paul Green finished off a fine opportunity to take Derby level but it didn’t stop there.

Both teams pushed hard in the second hard and it could have been anyone’s game. Considering Derby were playing last season’s play-off qualifiers, it shows what level of play we are capable of.

So far, this season, we have won one, lost one and drawn one. That’s a much better start than last season!

Read the full match review on DCFC and BBC.

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• 2008/9
• away
• bristol city
• Championship
• nicky maynard
• paul green
• win

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