Derby County vs Cheltenham Town, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Derby County

60': Max Bird
81': James Collins

FT
2 - 1

Cheltenham Town

50': Liam Sercombe

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Derby County are hosting Cheltenham Town at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Kane Wilson (Derby County).
2': Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Lloyd.
4': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andy Smith.
8': Attempt blocked. Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Street with a headed pass.
8': Attempt missed. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by George Lloyd with a cross.
9': Offside, Derby County. Corey Blackett-Taylor is caught offside.
10': Attempt blocked. Louie Sibley (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
13': Eiran Cashin (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Robert Street (Cheltenham Town).
14': Attempt missed. James Collins (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross.
15': Offside, Cheltenham Town. George Lloyd is caught offside.
16': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Derby County).
16': Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by James Collins (Derby County).
19': Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town).
20': James Collins (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt blocked. Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Wilson with a cross.
22': Foul by Louie Sibley (Derby County).
22': Robert Street (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town).
24': Louie Sibley (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey Blackett-Taylor.
25': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
26': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lewis Freestone.
26': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Will Ferry.
27': Attempt missed. James Collins (Derby County) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross following a corner.
29': Offside, Derby County. James Collins is caught offside.
32': Conor Hourihane (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Elliott Bonds (Cheltenham Town).
33': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
34': Foul by Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town).
34': Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Louie Sibley (Derby County).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Elliott Bonds.
40': Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Street (Cheltenham Town).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andy Smith.
45'+5': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
45': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Aidan Keena replaces Robert Street.
46': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Will Ferry.
46': Offside, Derby County. Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
50': Attempt missed. Elliott Bonds (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Lloyd.
50': Goal! Derby County 0, Cheltenham Town 1. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Long.
52': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Lloyd.
52': Hand ball by James Collins (Derby County).
55': Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
55': Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Foul by Corey Blackett-Taylor (Derby County).
56': Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Corey Blackett-Taylor (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Sean Long (Cheltenham Town).
59': Foul by Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town).
59': Louie Sibley (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Goal! Derby County 1, Cheltenham Town 1. Max Bird (Derby County) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
61': Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
63': Substitution, Derby County. Tyrese Fornah replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
63': Substitution, Derby County. Sonny Bradley replaces Conor Hourihane.
64': Substitution, Derby County. Liam Thompson replaces Corey Blackett-Taylor.
64': Attempt missed. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Ferry with a cross.
65': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Josh Harrop replaces Liam Sercombe.
65': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Liam Kinsella replaces Elliott Bonds.
65': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sean Long.
66': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
66': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Fornah.
66': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Liam Kinsella.
67': Foul by Louie Sibley (Derby County).
67': George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Sean Long (Cheltenham Town).
69': Louie Sibley (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Eiran Cashin (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town).
71': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
73': Attempt missed. Louie Sibley (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Max Bird.
77': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Curtis Thompson replaces Tom Pett.
78': Offside, Derby County. Liam Thompson is caught offside.
78': Foul by Curtis Thompson (Cheltenham Town).
78': Liam Thompson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Derby County).
81': Goal! Derby County 2, Cheltenham Town 1. James Collins (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross.
84': Offside, Derby County. Kane Wilson is caught offside.
84': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji replaces Will Ferry.
85': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
85': Josh Harrop (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
88': Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
88': Foul by James Collins (Derby County).
88': Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Kane Wilson (Derby County).
89': Josh Harrop (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Kane Wilson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Foul by Max Bird (Derby County).
90'+4': Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Cheltenham Town 1.
0': Match ends, Derby County 2, Cheltenham Town 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Pride Park Stadium
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 27,014

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lincoln City	46	+48	103
2	Cardiff City	46	+40	91
3	Stockport County	46	+13	77
4	Bradford City	46	+7	77

Full Table

Line-Ups

Derby County (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
31	Josh Vickers (GK)
6	Eiran Cashin
35	Curtis Nelson
17	Louie Sibley
2	Kane Wilson
4	Conor Hourihane
8	Max Bird
27	Corey Taylor
7	Tom Barkhuizen
9	James Collins
11	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Derby County Substitutes:

Joe Wildsmith, Adebayo Fapetu, Darren Robinson, Tyrese Fornah, Joe Ward, Sonny Bradley, Liam Thompson.

Cheltenham Town (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Luke Southwood (GK)
33	Curtis Davies
6	Lewis Freestone
5	Andy Smith
23	Elliott Bonds
34	Thomas Pett
8	Liam Sercombe
15	Will Ferry
2	Sean Long
19	George Lloyd
11	Robert Street

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Josh Harrop, Liam Kinsella, Liam Smith, Curtis Thompson, James Pardington, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Aidan Keena.

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