3 weeks ago
Derby County sealed promotion to nan Championship pinch a poised and polished final-day triumph against already-relegated Carlisle United astatine a jubilant Pride Park.
Derby needed only a tie against nan division's bottommost broadside to extremity their two-year enactment successful League One, and Max Bird's fierce swerving changeable from extracurricular nan container had Rams fans singing and bouncing to nan joyous tune of 'we are going up' aft conscionable 5 minutes.
James Collins sewage Paul Warne's Rams complete nan promotion statement pinch a composed close-range decorativeness connected nan hr people to complete nan victory.
It is nan 4th clip 50-year-old Warne has guided a broadside to promotion from League One, his 3 erstwhile successes coming pinch Rotherham arsenic they yo-yoed betwixt nan 2nd and 3rd tiers.
This promotion, however, is only Derby's 2nd successful 26 years and restores them to nan Championship, from which they tumbled from while successful management successful 2022.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Derby
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Wildsmith
- 35Nelson
- 5BradleySubstituted forBlackett-Taylorat 90+1'minutes
- 6Cashin
- 2WilsonSubstituted forHourihaneat 72'minutes
- 12Smith
- 32Adams
- 17SibleySubstituted forElderat 72'minutes
- 8BirdSubstituted forThompsonat 84'minutes
- 9Collins
- 11Méndez-LaingSubstituted forBarkhuizenat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Hourihane
- 7Barkhuizen
- 14Washington
- 16Thompson
- 20Elder
- 27Blackett-Taylor
- 31Vickers
Carlisle
Formation 5-3-2
- 40Lewis
- 2Back
- 26Barclay
- 5Lavelle
- 22Mellish
- 3Armer
- 10McCalmont
- 33NealBooked astatine 41mins
- 21McGeouchSubstituted forDiamondat 74'minutes
- 9KellySubstituted forGibsonat 70'minutes
- 35Armstrong
Substitutes
- 7Gibson
- 13Breeze
- 16Harris
- 27Diamond
- 32Emmanuel
- 37Dudik
Live Text
Match ends, Derby County 2, Carlisle United 0.
Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Carlisle United 0.
Delay over. They are fresh to continue.
Substitution, Derby County. Corey Blackett-Taylor replaces Sonny Bradley because of an injury.
Delay successful lucifer because of an wounded Sonny Bradley (Derby County).
Attempt missed. Alfie McCalmont (Carlisle United) correct footed changeable from extracurricular nan container misses to nan right. Assisted by Jon Mellish.
Substitution, Derby County. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
Substitution, Derby County. Liam Thompson replaces Max Bird.
Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Derby County) near footed changeable from extracurricular nan container is close, but misses to nan right.
Alfie McCalmont (Carlisle United) wins a free footwear successful nan attacking half.
Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Korey Smith.
Harrison Neal (Carlisle United) wins a free footwear connected nan near wing.
Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
Attempt blocked. Jack Diamond (Carlisle United) near footed changeable from nan centre of nan container is blocked.
Substitution, Carlisle United. Jack Diamond replaces Dylan McGeouch.
Substitution, Derby County. Callum Elder replaces Louie Sibley.
Substitution, Derby County. Conor Hourihane replaces Kane Wilson.
Substitution, Carlisle United. Jordan Gibson replaces Georgie Kelly.
