Accrington Stanley 0-3 Derby: The Rams rampant at The Crown Ground

Derby County delivered a resounding 3-0 victory against Accrington Stanley on Saturday, at The Crown Ground. Both teams arrived at the match with previous defeats in the league. Accrington Stanley arrived at the match looking to pick up more points after losing their last match 3-0 to Plymouth Argyle. Derby lost 2-1 in their against Port Vale. Accrington Stanley are now in 17th place, with 16 points from 14 matches, while Derby sit in 9th, with 20 points from 14.

It was an impressive opening from Derby, when William Osula opened the rout in the 15th minute. However they weren’t finished yet and William Osula made it 2-0, at 39 minutes, concluding the first half 2-0.

The Rams continued to apply pressure in the second period and were rewarded, when Tom Barkhuizen found the net just before the final whistle, sealing a resounding 3-0 victory for the away side.

Substitutions for Accrington Stanley included Alhagi Touray Sisay, Mo Sangare, Nathan Delfouneso and Jack Nolan for Shaun Whalley, Mitchell Clarke, Tommy Leigh and Mo Sangare, respectively. Derby brought on Haydon Roberts, Korey Smith, David McGoldrick and Richard Stearman, to replace Nathaniel Mendez Laing, Jason Knight, William Osula and Lewis Norman Dobbin.

There were bookings for Doug Tharme from Accrington Stanley. For Derby, Eiran Joe Cashin and Curtis Davies saw yellow.

Accrington Stanley will play at home against Bolton Wanderers, while Derby will face Ipswich Town away.