' MATCH THREAD: DERBY COUNTY v CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD

KICK OFF: We're off and underway at Pride Park Stadium. #DCFC are attacking towards the North Stand in the first half (0-0) #DCFCvCCFC

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Fairly small Cardiff away support but making themselves heard to begin with, chanting Neil Warnock’s name.

About 300

#DCFC threaten as @IkechiAnya brings the ball down well in the @CardiffCityFC box, but Bamba is there to clear (0-0)

Break

Early break from Anya comes to nothing. Fairly quiet opening couple of minutes.

Valentine's Day chant

Great chant from Cardiff fans. “You’re only here cos you’re single”.

Quiet opening five minutes at Pride Park.

Derby 1 Cardiff 0 after 7 mins

Derby 1-0 Cardiff

Poor sliced effort from Morrison and the hosts have a corner.

Derby whip in the resulting corner and Julien De Sart scores. 1-0 Derby.

Response

Very nearly a perfect response from Cardiff as Noone links up with Gunnarsson before unleashing a low shot but it goes out for a corner.

DCFC have had a few bits of defending to do since taking the lead with some crosses coming into the box from out wide (1-0) #DCFCvCCFC

Bamba tries to wrap his foot around the ball but it’s a poor effort in the end.

Good response from the Bluebirds after going behind early on.

Good work from Noone

Decent work from Noone to hunt down Marcus Olsson.

Few decent challenges going in.

Offside

Anya looks very lively early on. He’s caught just offside after chasing down a long ball.

The Bluebirds will need to keep a close eye on him tonight.

2-0 Derby

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Derby 2-0 Cardiff

What a disaster for Cardiff as Derby clear their lines, Will Hughes and Tom Ince link up and Darren Bent gets on the end of Ince’s shot to lash home. 2-0 Derby.

Gonna be a long night and as Slade would say a yardstick to be measured by.

Cardiff respond well again as Kadeem Harris shoots, but his effort is comfortably saved.

Long night

Connolly was the man who let Bent slip for the second goal, but Morrison had gone walkabout.

1 step forward 2 steps back..this is gonna be a very long night

The 2 soft goals shown on SS1 looks like marking oposition players is opional tonight.Going to be a long night for City.

@CardiffCityFC almost get one back straight away but Harris sees his powerful shot pushed away by Carson (2-0) #DCFC

The 2 soft goals shown on SS1 looks like marking oposition players is opional tonight.Going to be a long night for City.

Morrison is going missing tonight

Throw

Gunnarsson delivers a long throw, but Derby are able to clear their lines. The Bluebirds can’t seem to get going at the moment.

Good work from Kadeem Harris on the left side of the field but Keogh clears the ball away from Zohore.

DCFC are having a good spell at the moment and are seeing plenty of the ball. Steve McClaren will be happy so far (2-0) #DCFCvCCFC

It was always going to be tough they're squad is miles ahead than ours don't expect much.

The ball is clipped in towards Anya but Bamba does well to clear the ball. Good defending from the tall centre-back there.

Nearly a chance for a third for #DCFC, but the busy @IkechiAnya can't beat Bamba to the ball in the area (2-0)

Let off

Derby are well on top at the moment, Anya receives the ball and could’ve shot to make it 3-0 but he squared to Bent and the ball goes out for a corner. Big let off for Cardiff.