Report: Derby County 0-1 Leeds United

Sky Wager Championship

Derby County 0

Leeds United 1 (Aaronson 79’)

Derby: Widell Zetterstrom (GK), Wilson, Yates (Collins 86’), Mendez-Laing (C) (Blackett-Taylor 66’), Phillips, Goudmijn (Brown 86’), Harness (Chirewa 73’), Jackson (Barkhuizen 73’), Elder, Adams, Nelson. Subs not used: Vickers (GK), Forsyth, Bradley, Ward.

Leeds: Meslier (GK), Bogle, Ampadu (C), Struijk, Rodon, Aaronson (Bamford 89’), Ramazani (Solomon 71’), Joseph (Piroe 71’), Tanaka (Guilavogui 90’), Byram, Gnonto (James 71’). Subs not used: Darlow (GK), Rothwell, Schmidt, Debayo.

Referee: Andy Davies

Booked: Harness (Derby) Ampadu (Leeds)

Venue: Pleasure Park

Attendance: 32,240

Leeds United rounded off 2024 in fashion with a powerful victory over Derby County away from residence, with Brenden Aaronson’s late strike proving the distinction at Pleasure Park!

Having made 4 adjustments to the crew that recorded a 2-0 victory over Stoke Metropolis on Boxing Day, Daniel Farke’s facet began brightly in Derbyshire, dominating the ball and looking out to make use of the flanks to make the early inroads.

Jayden Bogle, towards his former facet, labored it cleverly into the trail of the overlapping Wilfried Gnonto who flashed a harmful supply throughout the face of objective which Jacob Widell Zetterstrom parried away.

Italian worldwide Gnonto, then in area on the left, was slid in behind the Rams’ defence by Sam Byram and picked out the onrushing Mateo Joseph although, underneath strain, the striker was unable to bundle residence.

The Whites, on the night in yellow, have been within the ascendency and seemed significantly potent within the vast areas; an incisive go from Gnonto discovered Bogle, with the full-back’s low cross diverted narrowly behind by a Derby shirt from the following incursion into the hosts’ territory.

Approaching the half-hour mark, wonderful maintain up from Aaronson launched Joseph who marauded to the sting of the realm, drawing a tremendous diving save from Widell Zetterstrom because the Spaniard’s low effort arrowed in direction of the underside nook.

An electrical counter then introduced one other good alternative, when Gnonto surged ahead, fizzed a go into Joseph who laid it off for Aaronson to strike, however on the half-volley, the American worldwide fired over the woodwork.

Moments earlier than the break, United virtually took the lead when Joseph performed a teasing low ball throughout the face of objective, just for the retreating Nat Phillips to clear inches vast of the put up as Paul Warne’s facet heard the whistle for the interval.

HALF TIME: Derby County 0-0 Leeds United

Minutes into the second interval, Widell Zetterstrom’s providers have been once more referred to as upon for Derby, making an outstanding diving save to disclaim Aaronson’s right-footed effort.

Largie Ramazani had darted previous Phillips on the left and crossed dangerously in direction of the entrance put up, with the unfastened ball finally falling the way in which of the midfielder who examined the Rams’ keeper.

A cross-field go from skipper Ethan Ampadu then discovered Bogle in area on the fitting because the Whites got here ahead as soon as extra, with the full-back’s looking supply choosing out the run of Joseph, however the ahead was unable to information a shot heading in the right direction from the sting of the realm.

Eager to cease the one-way visitors and wrestle again momentum, a set-piece allowed the hosts to ship our bodies ahead, just for defender Phillips to move over on the again put up.

One other Callum Elder set-piece, this time an in-swinging nook from the left, was then powered in direction of objective as each Phillips and Curtis Nelson rose highest, with Whites’ stopper Illan Meslier, on his two hundredth look for the membership, clawing away the hazard from beneath the crossbar!

Simply after the hour mark it was Widell Zetterstrom’s flip to make a powerful intervention, parrying away Ramazani’s effort after the winger had latched onto a cross Gnonto had flicked on from inside the realm.

With 20 minutes of regular time remaining, a triple change noticed Manor Solomon, Dan James and Joel Piroe introduced into the motion, as Farke seemed to change his attacking choices as they looked for the opener.

The 2 wingers launched have been instantly concerned within the motion, when Solomon expertly discovered the run of James. The Wales worldwide introduced the ball underneath management beautifully as he charged by on objective, solely to be denied by one other implausible save from Widell Zetterstrom.

From the ensuing nook, Leeds went shut as soon as extra as Ampadu glanced agonisingly vast, attacking Aaronson’s whipped, curling supply.

The strain lastly informed with little over 10 minutes remaining, as Aaronson rounded off a scintillating passage of play handy his facet a much-deserved lead!

The Whites, camped deep inside Derby territory, strung collectively go after go, earlier than Piroe’s clever flick discovered Aaronson in behind, with the American slotting confidently past Widell Zetterstrom and into the nook, sparking wild scenes within the away finish!

Because the clocked ticked over 90, substitute Patrick Bamford had a possibility so as to add gloss to the scoreline as he was put by by Ampadu although, with the angle narrowing towards the ahead, the spectacular Derby keeper made one other close-range smothering save.

When the full-time whistle sounded, it introduced 2024 to a detailed for Leeds United and confirmed one other huge three factors for the facet, shifting them again to the highest of the Sky Wager Championship desk heading into the New Yr.

FULL TIME: Derby County 0-1 Leeds United