Report: Derby County 2-0 Robins

28 February 2023

The Robins fell to a 2-0 defeat away from home against Derby County at Pride Park.

Goals from David McGoldrick and Lewis Dobbin were enough for the Rams to ensure victory on the night.

An early chance came for the home side as McGoldrick cut in from the right-hand side of the box before curling his effort wide.

Alfie May ran in on the Derby goal after being played in by Luke Southwood, however, a sliced clearance from Eiran Cashin proved enough to see the ball safely reach Joe Wildsmith in goal.

The Robins continued their pressure as Ryan Broom ran free down the right-hand side, before cutting in and seeing his shot deflected out for a throw-in.

The home side did manage to take the lead before half time however as Conor Hourihane’s ball was brought down in the box before being smashed home by McGoldrick to give the Rams a lead.

Cheltenham looked to pull one back immediately in the second half, with James Olayinka finding Glen Rea on the edge of the box, whose shot drilled into the home fans.

Will Ferry almost caught out Wildsmith with a cheeky free-kick from a good area towards the front post, his effort was spilled and found Taylor Perry whose effort was deflected wide.

Derby released McGoldrick down the right-hand side, the forward found Dobbin in the box who slotted home to double the Rams lead.

In an attempt to pull one back, Liam Sercombe played a short free-kick to Elliott Bonds whose shot flew high over the Derby bar.

Derby County – Wildsmith, Forsyth (C), Hourihane, Cashin, McGoldrick (Collins 76), Mendez-Laing (Barkhuizen 76), Smith, Roberts, Dobbin (Springett 76), White (Sibley 70), Knight (Thompson 83)

Un-used substitutes – McGee, Davies

Robins – Southwood, Long (C), May, Taylor, Ferry (Williams 70), Jackson (Raglan 70), Bonds, Perry (Keena 70), Broom, Rea (Sercombe 63), Olayinka (Brown 83)

Un-used substitutes – MacDonald, Barkers

Referee – R Welch

Attendance - 23,982

Ticket News

Match Pack: Derby County (A)

27 February 2023

Cheltenham Town travel to Pride Park tomorrow evening to face Derby County in League One (7:45PM KO).

It will be Cheltenham's first competitive fixture at Pride Park, and the Robins are aiming to rebound from Saturday's tough defeat to Portsmouth.

The match in January between the two sides was the first competitive meeting for Cheltenham and the Rams, and it was a close affair with Derby winning 3-2 at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

A reminder to supporters that no tickets will be available for purchase at Pride Park, and tickets go offsale with us at 11AM tomorrow. However, you can still purchase your tickets and travel with us now.

Ticket Prices:

Adult: £24

Senior (65+) / Young Adult (18-21): £18

Junior (13-17): £12

Child* (6-12): £6

Infant* (2-5): £0

Infants must be purchased as part of a pair with a parent/guardian aged 18 or above.

Any child ages 15 & under must be accompanied by someone aged 18+, and children under 2 years old will not be permitted entry to the stadium.

Cheltenham Town retain 5% of the income from tickets sold via our ticket office, so we always encourage our supporters to purchase in advance wherever possible.

Tickets uncollected from the Completely-Suzuki Stadium will be taken to Pride Park for collection on the day.

If you can't make the trip to Pride Park, then watch the action live on iFollow with our Video Match Pass. Available to watch in the UK and internationally.

The Robins Travel Club will depart the Completely-Suzuki Stadium from 3:30PM, and there is still remaining seats for tomorrow's match that you can book here.

Non Members: £18

Members: £14

Young Robins: £7

By purchasing tickets you agree to the terms and conditions of travel, which can be found here.

If you have not collected your tickets in advance they will be left with the on board steward for collection.

Please note that seating plans are drawn up in advance and changes on the day may not be possible. If you have specific seating requests please e-mail the Ticket Office with details.

If you are driving to Pride Park yourself, then see below the directions to the stadium.

A new set of actions will be implemented across all English football leagues for the 2022/23 season and will be backed by the Football Supporters’ Association. They will target activity such as entering the pitch without permission, carrying or using smoke bombs or pyrotechnics and throwing objects - as well as drug use and discriminatory behaviour.

Anyone caught possessing or using pyrotechnics will be reported to the police and prosecution could result in a permanent criminal record. The pitch must remain safe for players, managers and match officials, just as the stands should be for supporters.