Blackburn 1-0 Derby County - August 09, 1997 / Premier League 1997/1998
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Team line-ups
Blackburn
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
John Filan | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Hendry | 75 | 31 | 221 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Stéphane Henchoz | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Garry Flitcroft | 24 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeff Kenna | 26 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Patrick Valéry | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stuart Ripley | 89 | 29 | 197 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Billy McKinlay | 28 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Chris Sutton | 75 | 24 | 101 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jason Wilcox | 26 | 164 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Gallacher | 20 | 30 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
89
Derby County
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Mart Poom | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Matt Carbon | 46 | 22 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Igor Stimac | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jacob Laursen | 25 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Christian Dailly | 23 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Powell | 27 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stefano Eranio | 30 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robin Van der Laan | 78 | 28 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lee Carsley | 23 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jonathan Hunt | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paul Simpson | 46 | 31 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Ian Pearce | 75 | 23 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Anders Andersson | 89 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Martin Dahlin | 75 | 29 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Darryl Powell | 78 | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ashley Ward | 46 | 26 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Deon Burton | 46 | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Patrick Valéry
IN
Graeme Le Saux
OUT
Stuart Ripley
IN
Tim Sherwood
OUT
Stéphane Henchoz
IN
Ian Pearce
OUT
John Filan
IN
Tim Flowers
OUT
Chris Sutton
IN
Graham Fenton
OUT
Jason Wilcox
IN
Damien Duff
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Matt Carbon
IN
Gary Rowett
OUT
Lee Carsley
IN
Darryl Powell
OUT
Paul Simpson
IN
Ashley Ward
OUT
Igor Stimac
IN
Paul McGrath
OUT
Stefano Eranio
IN
Aljosa Asanovic
OUT
Jonathan Hunt
IN
Ron Willems
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
1
Success rate in this team:
100 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Hodgson vs Derby County
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Hodgson vs Smith
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
56
95
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Smith vs Blackburn
8 victories
7 draws
4 losses
Smith vs Hodgson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
David Elleray
4 victories |
2 draws |
5 losses |
Blackburn11 matches | General total | Derby County12 matches | 7 victories |
1 draw |
4 losses |
2 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Blackburn3 matches | Season total | Derby County2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on January 25, 2003 | Latest figure on April 12, 2003 |
Videos
Key figures

End of streak for Blackburn after 3 consecutive matches without a win (since 03/05/1997).

It's the first time Kevin Gallacher scores a goal vs Derby County in his professional career since the 13/04/1991 (with vs )

Derby County keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 22/02/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 23/09/1992-26/12/1992 time period (10 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VBlackburn 3-1 Wimbledon FC15/03/1997 | LBlackburn 0-2 Aston Villa22/03/1997 | LBlackburn 2-3 Manchester United12/04/1997 | VBlackburn 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday22/04/1997 | DBlackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough08/05/1997 | LBlackburn 2-4 Leicester11/05/1997 |
Overall | LBlackburn 2-3 Manchester United12/04/1997 | DArsenal 1-1 Blackburn19/04/1997 | VBlackburn 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday22/04/1997 | LSouthampton 2-0 Blackburn03/05/1997 | DBlackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough08/05/1997 | LBlackburn 2-4 Leicester11/05/1997 |
Current form
Away | LLeicester 4-2 Derby County22/02/1997 | LMiddlesbrough 6-1 Derby County05/03/1997 | LEverton 1-0 Derby County15/03/1997 | VManchester United 2-3 Derby County05/04/1997 | LNewcastle United 3-1 Derby County19/04/1997 | VCoventry 1-2 Derby County03/05/1997 |
Overall | DDerby County 1-1 Southampton09/04/1997 | VDerby County 2-1 Aston Villa12/04/1997 | LNewcastle United 3-1 Derby County19/04/1997 | DDerby County 0-0 Nottingham Forest23/04/1997 | VCoventry 1-2 Derby County03/05/1997 | LDerby County 1-3 Arsenal11/05/1997 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 6 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 6 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
117 gf
65 ga
Away
76 gf
107 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
2 ga
Total
194 gf
174 ga
Historical head to head
Home
107 gf
76 ga
Away
65 gf
117 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
1 ga
Total
174 gf
194 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 8 - 0 |
January 03, 1891 |
Home | 8 - 0 |
January 03, 1891 |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
December 10, 1927 |
Away | 3 - 0 |
January 01, 1954 |
Latest head to head
December 28, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997
September 09, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997
May 13, 1992 - Barrages Premier League 1992
May 10, 1992 - Barrages Premier League 1992
February 11, 1992 - Division 2 1991/1992
Best historical scorers against Derby County
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Chris Sutton | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against Blackburn
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Ron Willems | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
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Sean Flynn | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Players with most games played vs Derby County
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Chris Sutton | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
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Jeff Kenna | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
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Colin Hendry | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
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Henning Berg | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
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Tim Sherwood | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
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Lars Bohinen | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
Players with most games played vs Blackburn
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Marco Gabbiadini | 3 matches | 1992 - 1996 |
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Kevin Clifton McMinn | 2 matches | 1991 - 1992 |
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Gary Rowett | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
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Darryl Powell | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
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Dean Sturridge | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
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Michael Forsyth | 2 matches | 1991 - 1992 |
They played in both sides
34 matches


4 matches
5 matches


10 matches
They played in both sides
5 matches


10 matches
34 matches


4 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 09, 1997
August 10, 1997
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