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Tactical tweaks and bouncebackability: Murkin announces himself in comeback win over Blackburn Whether it was the tussle between Adam Forshaw and Sam Szmodics, or when Rams captain Lewis Travis “let himself down” with what John Eustace called a “ridiculous” yellow card, their reacquaintance wit...

🔙💪'Eustace rightly said, “I think we’ve bounced back a lot this season”. But in coming from behind to win it feels like they’ve got a monkey off their backs.'

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FT: 🐏 #DCFC 3-1 #Rovers 🌹

💪 After Carter’s first-half sucker-punch, goals from Brereton Díaz, Clarke and Brewster mean that Derby have come from behind to win for the first time under John Eustace.

The Rams have now bettered their points total from last season!

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There will be five added minutes.

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86’ SUBSTITUTIONS 🔄 Craig Forsyth and Oscar Fraulo replace Derry Murkin and Bobby Clark.

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82’ GOOOAAALLLL! SUPER SUB BREWSTER! 🥅

After Agyemang rode a challenge, Clark hit the ball out left to Murkin who burst forward to cross for Brewster who headed into the centre of the goal!

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80’ SUBSTITUTIONS 🔄 Blackburn goalscorer Hayden Carter makes way for Taylor Gardner-Hickman, while Moussa Baradji goes off for Dion De Neve.

For Derby, David Ozoh replaces Sam Szmodics.

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74’ GOOAALL! 🥅

Rhian Brewster whips the ball in following a clever routine with Murkin and Clark from the free kick.

Agyemang’s header is kept in by Szmodics, who drills it back into the six-yard box, where Clarke turns the ball into the net!

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72’ Derby are really on the front foot now, with most of the play in the Blackburn half. It’s a stark contrast to the first 45.

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69’ SUBSTITUTION 🔄 Yuri Ribeiro and Andri Guðjohnsen make way for Harry Pickering and Mathias Jørgensen

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67’ Blackburn cannot scramble the Derby throw clear and it comes out to Ward, who volleys just wide.

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65’ Derby are so much more threatening in the second half, with the wide men given more licence to take on their marker.

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62’ SUBSTITUTION 🔄 Rhian Brewster replaces Carlton Morris.

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62’ After Brereton Díaz’s cross was blocked, Murkin’s delivery is cleared as far as Ward, whose bouncing effort from 20 yards goes wide.

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58’ 🟨 Derby have a central free kick, 25 yards from goal after Eiran Cashin was booked for a foul on Ben Brereton Díaz.
Murkin shoots left-footed, but his effort is narrowly over the bar.

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55’ SUBSTITUTION 🔄Kristi Mongomery replaces Adam Forshaw.

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55’ 🥅 GOOOOOAAALLL! IT HAD TO BE A FORMER BLACKBURN MAN!

(In fairness it was a 4/11 chance.)

Ben Brereton Díaz found the bottom left corner after Murkin pulled the ball back from the byline following a great move from right to left.

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50’ Derry Murkin wins the ball back high on the left and passes inside to Sam Szmodics who rides a challenge from goalscorer Carter and gets a shot away from 20 yards, but it’s wide.

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49’ Agyemang curls the ball wide from 25-yards-out.

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47’ Andri Guðjohnsen fires wide from close range after a free kick broke to him.

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46’ 🟨 Bobby Clark is booked.

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46’ The Rams get things back underway.

No changes at the break.

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HT: 🐏 #DCFC 0-1 #Rovers 🌹

Blackburn lead at the end of a scrappy first half thanks to Hayden Carter’s stoppage time header.

Tempers flared at points and The Rams have been punished for a needless foul on the stroke of half-time.

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45+1’ Goal. After Travis was booked for a silly foul, Forshaw clips a free kick to the far post for Hayden Carter who heads across goal and into the bottom corner.

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44’ Matt Clarke concedes a free kick 25-yards-out in a central area. But Forshaw cannot take advantage of the dangerous position as he fires it straight into the wall.

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42’ Sanderson heads Alebiosu’s cross back out to him on the right and he works it into Forshaw who drives from the byline to force a reaction save from Vickers.

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38’ Agyemang wins Derby’s first corner of the afternoon. The initial corner and two further deliveries are cleared without truly threatening.

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36’ There are some afters following a foul and referee Leigh Doughty books Adam Forshaw and Sam Szmodics.

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32’ Derby break from a Blackburn free kick after Brereton Díaz brought Baradji dow.

The Rams got the ball away to Agyemang down the left, who drove forward before getting a shot away from a tight angle which Tóth saved.

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20’ Blackburn break after a spell for Derby and win a throw on the right wing.

The Rams fail to clear their lines as Travis gifts the ball straight to Ohashi, who shoots wide of Vickers’ right-hand-post from ten yards out.

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18’ Murkin’s deep delivery to the back post is punched clear before the flag goes up as Szmodics meets the ball in the second phase.

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