Derby County vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 3
3 - 3
Derby stay up after dramatic draw with Sheffield Wednesday
Derby County narrowly escaped relegation after drawing 3-3 with Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday on a final day of high drama at the bottom of the se
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Derby County).
- 1': Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 2': Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Offside, Derby County. Tom Lawrence tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
- 4': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
- 6': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 6': Nathan Byrne (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 9': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
- 10': Attempt missed. George Edmundson (Derby County) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Byrne with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by George Edmundson following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 15': Matthew Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jason Knight.
- 19': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 19': Kelle Roos (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Cheyenne Dunkley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County).
- 20': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 20': Tom Lawrence (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight with a headed pass.
- 23': Foul by Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 23': Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
- 25': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
- 26': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
- 28': Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Derby County).
- 28': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Derby County. Colin Kazim-Richards tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
- 31': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 32': Foul by Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 32': Matthew Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Derby County).
- 32': Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by George Edmundson.
- 34': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 38': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Colin Kazim-Richards.
- 38': Offside, Derby County. Patrick Roberts tries a through ball, but Colin Kazim-Richards is caught offside.
- 40': Craig Forsyth (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
- 42': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
- 45': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 45'+2': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45'+2': Patrick Roberts (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
- 45'+3': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': Goal! Derby County 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+7': Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+7': Foul by Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45'+8': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 49': Goal! Derby County 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross.
- 52': Goal! Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Patrick Roberts (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
- 59': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Tom Lawrence.
- 59': Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Offside, Derby County. Craig Forsyth tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Derby County. Max Bird replaces Jason Knight.
- 62': Goal! Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
- 67': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Graeme Shinnie.
- 68': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
- 69': Goal! Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 3. Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheyenne Dunkley with a headed pass following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County).
- 70': Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Offside, Derby County. Graeme Shinnie tries a through ball, but Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
- 73': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Reach tries a through ball, but Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Derby County. Lee Buchanan replaces Craig Forsyth.
- 73': Substitution, Derby County. Kamil Jozwiak replaces Graeme Shinnie.
- 74': Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 74': Attempt missed. Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 75': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sam Hutchinson.
- 76': Foul by Kamil Jozwiak (Derby County).
- 76': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Kamil Jozwiak (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Penalty Derby County. Kamil Jozwiak draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': Penalty conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': Cheyenne Dunkley (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Goal! Derby County 3, Sheffield Wednesday 3. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Elias Kachunga replaces Jordan Rhodes.
- 82': Substitution, Derby County. Curtis Davies replaces Martyn Waghorn because of an injury.
- 84': Attempt saved. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
- 86': Festy Ebosele (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Kadeem Harris replaces Cheyenne Dunkley.
- 90': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer tries a through ball, but Kadeem Harris is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Derby County).
- 90'+2': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Max Bird.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Andre Green replaces Joey Pelupessy.
- 90'+5': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Kamil Jozwiak.
- 90'+6': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 90'+6': Kamil Jozwiak (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Derby County 3, Sheffield Wednesday 3.
- 0': Match ends, Derby County 3, Sheffield Wednesday 3.
Statistics
 SHW |
DER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.9 | Possession | 39.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 279 | Accurate Passes | 165 |
| 388 | Passes | 261 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 38 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 10 | Tackles | 4 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 47 |
| 18 | Clearances | 47 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Pride Park Stadium
Location: Derby, England
Venue: Pride Park Stadium
Location: Derby, England
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 15 | +14 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | +12 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | +12 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Derby County (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Kelle Roos (GK) |
| 16 | Matthew Clarke |
| 6 | Sam Edmundson |
| 3 | Craig Forsyth |
| 12 | Nathan Byrne |
| 23 | Patrick Roberts |
| 4 | Graeme Shinnie |
| 38 | Jason Knight |
| 13 | Colin Kazim-Richards  |
| 10 | Tom Lawrence |
| 9 | Martyn Waghorn |
Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kieren Westwood (GK) |
| 23 | Cheyenne Dunkley |
| 13 | Julian Borner |
| 6 | Sam Hutchinson |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 8 | Joel Pelupessy |
| 11 | Adam Reach |
| 2 | Liam Palmer |
| 20 | Jordan Rhodes |
| 18 | Josh Windass |
| 5 | Callum Paterson |
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