Championship
Derby
Feb 10, 2014 7.45pm
1
0
HT : 1 0
FT
QPR
  • John Eustace 20' goal
  • Craig Forsyth 60' yellowcard
  • Lee Grant 88' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Benoit Assou-Ekotto 23'
  • yellowcard Niko Kranjcar 51'
  • yellowcard Joey Barton 65'
  • yellowcard Richard Dunne 77'

Live Commentary: Derby County 1-0 Queens Park Rangers - as it happened

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Derby 1-0 QPR - as it happened
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It was fourth against third at the iPro Stadium in the Championship on Monday night as Derby County took on Queens Park Rangers.

QPR were looking to move back into second place, but they were unable to do so as John Eustace's first-half header settled the affair.

Read how it all unfolded in our minute-by-minute updates below.

9.43pmAnyway, thanks for joining Sports Mole tonight. Make sure you come back tomorrow for plenty more action! See you then.

9.41pmClick here to see the latest table ahead of tomorrow's six fixtures. Derby are now within a point of second place but Burnley and QPR do have a game in-hand.

9.39pmIt's the first time that Derby have won a game against one of the top six this season and a vital three points for the Rams' automatic-promotion hopes.

90+5 minFULL TIME: DERBY 1-0 QPR

90+2 minA free-kick chance for QPR but Barton's inswinger is well defended by Rams captain Keogh.

90+1 minFIVE minutes have been added on by the referee. Can QPR find an equaliser?

89 minTonight's attendance at the iPro Stadium 23,495, including 541 travelling QPR supporters.

88 minBOOKING! Derby keeper Grant is cautioned for time-wasting.

87 minThe quality of football in this match has been far from brilliant but Derby won't care a jot if they can get one over on one of their promotion rivals.

84 minRemember, if Derby hold on here they will move to within a point of both Burnley and opponents QPR in second and third place. A huge result for the Rams if they hang on.

82 minHoilett close for the visitors as he charges into the area before lashing a left-foot volley into the side-netting. Grant had it covered.

81 minDERBY SUB: McClaren makes his third and final change as Connor Sammon replaces Bamford. The latter had scored four goals in four games since joining on loan from Chelsea but hasn't been able to make it five in five.

79 minQPR SUB: As expected, Jenas is the last throw of the dice for Redknapp as he takes off Carroll for the experienced midfielder.

77 min

76 minBOOKING! Dunne is the latest QPR player to be booked for a full-blooded lunge on Forsyth. Free kick to Derby in an inviting position that's deflected over by Buxton.

73 minBryson reverses the ball into Martin but he can't take it in his stride and fires over with the ball behind him.

70 minQPR are turning the screw here and again it's good Derby defending from Buxton after Kranjcar's flick looked to be heading goalwards.

69 minBarton's dinked cross from the left is headed away from danger by Martin with Maiga lurking just behind. Excellent defending from the striker.

68 minDERBY SUB: Peroxide blonde midfielder Hughes looks to have picked up an ankle strain and comes off for Jeff Hendrick.

66 minBryson's curling delivery just has too much on it and Keogh can't make contact. You feel that Derby might live to regret not finding a second goal.

65 minBOOKING! That's the bad side of Barton as he commits his umpteenth foul by bundling into Russell.

63 minSHOT! Barton has been in the thick of the action all night but not done much in a creative sense. He changes that by feinting past his man and then letting fly with his left foot. It's well struck but easy for Grant to save at his near post.

62 minDerby should perhaps have a penalty as Hill tugs at Buxton from a corner. You see it all the time though and I would have been surprised if Naylor had pointed to the spot.

60 minBOOKING! The first Derby name in the book is left-back Forsyth for a foul on Hoilett.

59 minRedknapp has already sent on his two most dangerous subs in Maiga and Hoilett so doesn't really have an attacking card to play. Jermaine Jenas is probably his most forward-thinking player left in the dugout.

55 minKranjcar's menacing cross from the left goes past everyone in the middle and is collected by Grant on the line. England Under-21 head coach Gareth Southgate is watching on and there's plenty for him to keep an eye on with the likes of Wisdom, Bamford, Hughes and Carroll playing.

52 minBOOKING! Kranjcar is the second name in the book for a late challenge on Bamford. From the resulting free kick Buxton flicks a header a yard or so wide. Excellent start to the second half by Derby.

50 minThe hosts continue to look dangerous from set pieces, with the latest worked short to Russell, whose clipped cross to the back post was turned goalwards by Eustace but blocked by a green shirt.

48 minCLOSE! Derby inches within a second as Bamford switches play to Russell and the Scot's whipped centre flashes across the six-yard box, just evading Bamford coming in.

46 minKICKOFF! The second 45 is underway and already there's been a couple of tasty challenges.

8.48pmQPR SUBS: Redknapp has wasted no time in making a change, bringing on the pacy duo of Modibo Maiga and Junior Hoilett for Andy Johnson and Gary O'Neil.

8.45pmThe stats show that it's been a very even half at the iPro Stadium. Derby are edging possession with 52% of the ball while both sides have got two of their four shots on target.

8.42pm

8.39pmSo it's Derby who have the advantage thanks to John Eustace's loopy header that found the far corner. QPR weren't happy with Chris Martin's challenge on Gary O'Neil on the line but it looked fair enough to me. Martin is far bigger and more athletic and simply got up earlier than the QPR man.

8.35pm

45+1 minHALF TIME: DERBY 1-0 QPR

45 minRobert Green, you are one lucky boy! He lets Assou-Ekotto's pass slip under his control but is able to dash back and hook it away with Martin lurking.

44 minSAVE! Almost a first Rangers goal for Hughes as O'Neil picks him out at the back post. The recent signing aimed his header to the far corner but there wasn't quite enough power on it so Grant was able to push wide.

42 minDERBY SUB: It's Johnny Russell who is sent on in Ward's place. A like-for-like replacement and one that shouldn't affect Derby.

41 minWorrying signs for the home side as Ward falls to the turf with what looks like an ankle injury. Looks like the winger's game is over.

38 minThe heat of the game has simmered down a little bit now after that fiery few minutes following Derby's goal. McClaren will be over the moon with how his players have frustrated the visitors so far.

34 min

31 minProbably QPR's best chance of the match as Eustace's wayward pass is picked up by Kranjcar, who rolls it into Johnson whose low shot is blocked away by Buxton.

29 minKranjcar is lucky to escape a booking after sliding in very late on Keogh. The visitors are used to seeing plenty of the ball in games but are struggling to retain possession this evening.

26 minDerby have had several corners already and they've looked threatening from all of them. The latest just misses Buxton at the near post before whizzing across the face of goal.

23 minBOOKING! The first yellow card goes to Assou-Ekotto for a high tackle on Bamford. QPR are still angry with the goal and need to calm down and focus.

20 minFirst blood to the Rams as Green's punch clear from Hughes's corner is unconvincing and drops for Eustace. He heads the ball towards the far post where Martin outmuscles O'Neil on the line so that the ball drops into the corner. QPR aren't happy as they feel that Martin impeded O'Neil but it looked like a fair challenge. Eustace's first goal since he joined Derby in the summer.

20 minGOAL! DERBY 1-0 QPR (EUSTACE)

17 minKevin Doyle may have scored very early on his QPR debut last time out against Burnley but he has barely seen the ball so far today.

13 minSAVE! Superb reaction stop from Green! The ball flew towards the roof of the net when Hill's hurried clearance hit Buxton and headed for goal. Would have been an unusual goal had it gone in.

11 minNext to have a pop for the visitors is Kranjcar, who drives at the Derby defence before dragging his 25-yard shot well wide of the target.

8 minQPR go up the other end and have their first shot as Johnson is given space outside the area and fires low at the target. It's too close to Grant and an easy save for the Derby keeper.

7 minMore Rams pressure ends when Ward's left-footed snapshot from 20 yards is smothered by Green in the visitors' goal.

4 minBoth sides have had early corners but they haven't resulted in any changes. Better start by Derby so far.

1 minCHANCE! Brilliant opening inside the first minute as a long ball reaches Bamford. He looks offside but the linesman's flag doesn't go up. It looks like it's going to be an easy finish for the in-form loanee until Hughes gets back to make a fantastic last-gasp challenge.

0minKICKOFF! And we're off at the iPro Stadium. Derby in their traditional white and black while QPR don their green and yellow away kit.

7.42pmPREDICTION TIME! Moments until kickoff in the East Midlands. I fancy an entertaining game and expect a score draw.

7.38pm

7.35pmWhen these two sides last met back in November it was QPR who got a 2-1 win.

7.32pmREFEREE WATCH! The man in charge tonight is Michael Naylor.

7.30pm

7.27pmClick here to see the table ahead of this match. QPR sit level on points with Burnley but are out of the top two because of their inferior goal difference. Derby are one place further back but can close the gap to just one point with a win.

7.24pmRighty ho, Steve McClaren goes with an unchanged Derby side while Harry Redknapp makes three changes to his QPR lineup. Aaron Hughes, Gary O'Neil and Tom Carroll come in as Nedum Onuoha, Matt Phillips and Armand Traore drop out. Traore and Onuoha are on the bench but Phillips is out injured.

7.21pmQPR SUBS: Murphy, Traore, Onuoha, Jenas, Henry, Hoilett, Maiga

7.20pmQPR XI: Green; Hughes, Dunne, Hill, Assou-Ekotto; Kranjcar, Carroll, Barton, O'Neil; Johnson, Doyle

7.19pmDERBY SUBS: Legzdins, Hendrick, Russell, Sammon, Bennett, Whitbread, Thorne

7.18pmDERBY XI: Grant; Wisdom, Keogh, Buxton, Forsyth; Eustace, Hughes, Bryson, Ward; Martin, Bamford

7.16pmEvening folks! This week on Monday night we have action in the Championship as third faces fourth at the iPro Stadium. Let's get straight to the teams...
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