derby county
pride park
Sunday 11th January 1998, Premier League game, A first visit to Derby Countys new HOME, Derby remained undefeated matching the feats of table toppers Manchester United, and Blackburn had lost only once away, so it promised to be a good game with possible records falling, Derby playing very well went two nil up before half time, a brace from Sturridge, it took Blackburn until the 87th minute to pull a goal back through Sutton, however the joys were short lived as Wanchope made it 3 1 within seconds of the restart.
DERBY: Poom, Rowett, Stimac, Elliott (sub Willems), Yates, Laursen, Powell, Hunt, Sturridge (sub Burton), Baiano, Wanchope
BLACKBURN: Flowers, Kenna, Hendry, Henchoz, Sutton, Croft (sub Wilcox), Ripley, Sherwood, Flitcroft, Duff, Gallacher
ATTENDANCE: 27,823
DERBY: Poom, Rowett, Stimac, Elliott (sub Willems), Yates, Laursen, Powell, Hunt, Sturridge (sub Burton), Baiano, Wanchope
BLACKBURN: Flowers, Kenna, Hendry, Henchoz, Sutton, Croft (sub Wilcox), Ripley, Sherwood, Flitcroft, Duff, Gallacher
ATTENDANCE: 27,823