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Derby County Rally Past Blackburn 3-1 to Bolster Play-Off Bid

Manager John Eustace hailed the second-half response after censuring captain Lewis Travis for the foul that led to Blackburn's goal.

Overview

  • Derby overturned a half-time deficit at Pride Park with goals from Ben Brereton Diaz, Matt Clarke and Rhian Brewster after Hayden Carter’s opener.
  • Derry Murkin created two goals, supplying Brereton Diaz’s equaliser and crossing for Brewster to finish.
  • Eustace labelled Travis’s first-half challenge “ridiculous” and said the midfielder had let himself and the team down.
  • The win moves Derby to 51 points with 11 matches remaining, which Eustace called a fantastic achievement after early-season injuries and late recruitment.
  • Blackburn manager Michael O’Neill highlighted a lack of depth and warned the survival fight could go to the wire.