Match report
Swansea rout Derby 3-0 to climb into Championship's top two
Swansea eased to a 3-0 win away at Derby in the Championship, a result that stretched their unbeaten run and left John Eustace's side rooted at the bottom of the table. Pride Park saw the visitors take control early and never relinquish it.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Joseph Okopu opened the scoring after just two minutes, converting an assist from Eom Ji-Sung to give Swansea the perfect start. Eom Ji-Sung doubled the lead himself right on the stroke of half-time, heading into the break with a commanding 0-2 advantage already secured. Derby had no answer in the first half and found themselves chasing the game from the outset.
The second half brought little respite for the hosts, who could not force their way back into contention despite the home crowd. Swansea put the result beyond doubt deep into stoppage time, as Ronald finished off a move assisted by Stephen Eustáquio in the 90+1st minute to make it 0-3, a scoreline that reflected the visitors' dominance throughout.
Eom Ji-Sung was directly involved in two of Swansea's three goals, scoring once and setting up Okopu's opener, and finished with a rating of 8.71.
Swansea's 23 shots to Derby's 8 underlined how thoroughly the visitors dominated the attacking exchanges at Pride Park.
Swansea won 3–0 away against Derby (half-time 0–2).
Derby met Swansea in the Championship (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 29 August 2026, 11:30 UTC at Pride Park. Referee: David Webb.
Team pages: Derby · Swansea · Championship
Key moments
- 2' Goal: Joseph Opoku (assist: Eom Ji-Sung) — 0–1
- 44' Goal: Eom Ji-Sung — 0–2
- 90+1' Goal: Ronald (assist: Stephen Eustáquio) — 0–3
Starting line-ups
Derby (4-2-3-1)
Swansea (4-3-3)
- 22 Lawrence Vigouroux
- 14 Josh Tymon
- 23 Stephen Welsh
- 26 Filip Lissah
- 2 Joshua Key
- 6 Marko Stamenić
- 4 Jay Fulton (c)
- 7 Melker Widell
- 10 Eom Ji-Sung
- 33 Adam Idah
- 30 Joseph Opoku
- 30 Joseph Opoku
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Derby 39%, the draw 30%, Swansea 31%. It finished Derby 0–3 Swansea.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Derby's 39% is home ground and little else. The draw at 30% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Derby in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1465 to 1510. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,833 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%).
Why only 39%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Derby's column. Across 10,761 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 24.9% norm). Championship homes won 43.0% of 8,380 games vs 44.9% across all 99,457 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 30%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,900. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 2.0 points. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Derby are missing 2 regular starters — Matthew Clarke, Samuel Szmodics — about 18% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. Swansea are missing 2 regular starters — Cameron Burgess, Gonçalo Franco — about 22% of their usual starting-XI weight. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Derby vs Swansea final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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