“Joseph Opoku fires Swansea ahead inside the opening two minutes, finishing off a slick move assisted by Ji-sung Eom.”
Pivotal“Ji-sung Eom doubles Swansea's lead right before the break, capping a first half in which Derby created almost nothing going forward.”
Pivotal“Substitute Ronald puts the finishing touch on a dominant away performance, converting in stoppage time to make it 3-0.”
Derby County
Swansea City
Outstanding performance
Swansea City•AttackerSwansea City delivered a statement away performance, taking the lead inside two minutes through Joseph Opoku before doubling their advantage on the stroke of half-time via Ji-sung Eom, who turned provider and scorer in the space of 42 minutes. Derby County were second best all over the pitch, managing just 8 shots to Swansea's 23 and failing to register a single effort on target across the 90 minutes, a damning statistic against a Swansea side that created four big chances and missed three more. The Rams made wholesale changes at the break, throwing on Rhian Brewster, Sammie Szmodics and Joe Ward in a bid to salvage something, but the visitors continued to dominate dangerous areas and sealed the rout through substitute Ronald in stoppage time. For Swansea, this was a near-perfect away day that will boost confidence significantly, while Derby's toothless attacking display and discipline problems, evidenced by 16 fouls and five second-half bookings, point to a difficult run ahead unless significant improvements are found.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Offside.
On comes Eom Ji-Sung, and Ronald Pereira Martins goes off.
Yellow card issued to Elijah Henry.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Elijah Henry takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Lewis Travis Yellow CardLewis Travis receives a yellow card.
Dion Sanderson receives a yellow card.
Eom Ji-Sung takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Owen Eames replaces Alex Mowatt.
Marko Stamenic takes a shot with his head but misses.
Corner awarded.
Zan Vipotnik takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Moussa Yeo takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Marko StamenićYellow CardMarko Stamenic receives a yellow card.
Moussa Yeo takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Stephen Welsh takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Zan Vipotnik takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Zan Vipotnik takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Filip Bilbija replaces Lars-Jorgen Salvesen.
Sondre LangåsYellow CardYellow card issued to Sondre Klingen Langas.
Stephen Welsh takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Stephen Eustaquio replaces Jay Fulton.
Elijah Henry is on, and Melker Widell is off.
Zan Vipotnik comes on for Adam Idah.
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Adam Idah Head Shot Missed
Adam Idah takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Sondre Klingen Langas takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Charlie Taylor takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Lars-Jorgen Salvesen takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Lars-Jorgen Salvesen takes a shot with another body part, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Rhian Brewster takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Lewis Travis takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Bobby Clark's right-footed shot is blocked.
Offside.
Rhian Brewster replaces Ryan Hedges.
Sammie Szmodics is on, and Corey Josiah Paul Blackett-Taylor is off.
On comes Joe Ward, off goes Max Johnston.
Corner awarded.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
Eom Ji-Sung scores with a right-footed shot.
Adam Idah's header is saved.
Goal! Eom Ji-Sung scores, making it 0-2.
Offside.
Max Johnston takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Adam Idah takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Melker Widell's right-footed shot is saved.
Moussa Yeo is coming on for Joseph Opoku.
Eom Ji-Sung takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Joseph Opoku takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Joseph OpokuJoseph Opoku scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Ji-sung Eom
Goal! Joseph Opoku scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is David Webb.
Derby County host Swansea City at Pride Park on Saturday, with the Rams desperately chasing their first Championship win of the season after just one point from two outings. Swansea arrive in decent early-season form but face a side hungry for a home breakthrough in what promises to be a tightly contested affair.
