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Head Coach John Eustace hailed the work ethic and focus of his side ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash with Swansea City on Saturday.
Head Coach John Eustace hailed the work ethic and focus of his side ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash with Swansea City on Saturday.
Derby County Head Coach John Eustace speaks to RamsTV ahead of the side’s 2024/25 Sky Bet Championship fixture at Swansea City.
As the 2024/25 season draws to an exciting close, supporters can now mark a further date in their calendar for the 2025/26 campaign with the highly anticipated fixture release day set for 9am on Thursday 26th June 2025.
Get all the reaction from the RamsTV Studio to Derby County’s Sky Bet Championship fixture at home to Preston North End.
Watch the match highlights from Derby County’s 2024/25 Sky Bet Championship fixture at home to Preston North End.
Goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom lauded Derby County's 'tremendous' effort and fight as they claimed a 2-0 home win over Preston North End on Wednesday night.
Derby County Head Coach John Eustace praised his side after they recorded their fourth win on the bounce with a 2-0 victory against Preston North End in the Sky Bet Championship at Pride Park on Wednesday night.
Derby County Head Coach John Eustace speaks to RamsTV following the side’s 2024/25 Sky Bet Championship fixture at home to Preston North End.
Derby County goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom speaks to RamsTV following the side’s 2024/25 Sky Bet Championship fixture at home to Preston North End.
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Derby County’s preparations for the upcoming 2020/21 season continued on Saturday afternoon with a behind-closed-doors friendly fixture against Sky Bet League 1 side Doncaster Rovers.
The two sides played out a goalless draw at Moor Farm in a game of limited clear-cut chances at either end.
Rovers, managed by former Rams defender Darren Moore, provided another worthwhile workout for Phillip Cocu’s side following their second full week of training ahead of the start of the new campaign next month.
The Rams fielded separate sides for each half, allowing as many players as possible to get match minutes into their legs.
Andre Wisdom made his comeback after being out of action since he was the victim of an unprovoked assault and robbery at the end of June. He sustained injuries which resulted in him being admitted to hospital and missed the Rams’ final seven fixture of the 2019/20 season.
Skipper Wayne Rooney also returned after missing the 2-1 victory over Peterborough United at St George’s Park in midweek, while new goalkeeper David Marshall featured in a game situation for the first time in the opening 45 minutes.
The majority of the chances came in the first half, with Jack Marriott twice denied by the Doncaster goalkeeper while defender Craig Forsyth hit the post following a set-play from Rooney.
Marshall was forced into action early on with a save from distance, while the Scotland international also commanded his area well and looked assured in his first 45 minutes for the club.
The second half produced less opportunities, with the most noteworthy being a header from Curtis Davies which flashed wide from Graeme Shinnie’s delivery from the left-hand side.
Overall, there were plenty a number of encouraging signs for Cocu and his staff to take away from the game – while no-doubt they will have also assessed areas to work on in the forthcoming weeks ahead of the 2020/21 campaign getting started.
First Half: Marshall, Wisdom, te Wieirk, Forsyth, Buchanan, Rooney, Bird, Bennett, Whittaker, Knight, Marriott.
Second Half: Roos, Bateman, Davies, Solomon, Lowe, Evans, Shonibare, Shinnie, Ibrahim, Hector-Ingram (Stretton), Jozefzoon.
