MX23RW : Saturday, November 9 02:21:51| >> :120:71560:71560:
[monks data]
Derby logo
Championship
Feb 24, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
Charlton Athletic

2-0

Hendrick (9'), Lingard (17')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Half-Time Report: Derby County comfortable against Charlton Athletic

Derby County take a comfortable 2-0 lead into half time of their Championship clash with Charlton at the iPro Stadium.

Derby County are on course to consolidate their lead at the top of the Championship table, having taken a 2-0 lead into half time of their clash with Charlton Athletic this evening.

Jesse Lingard of Derby celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Derby County and Charlton Athletic at iPro Stadium on February 24, 2015© Getty Images

The league leaders were ahead inside 10 minutes as Will Hughes and Darren Bent combined to set up Jeff Hendrick, who finished the move by sweeping home from close range.

Tom Ince almost built on his productive start to life at the club shortly afterwards when he curled an effort towards goal from 20 yards, but the ball skipped narrowly past the post.

Hendrick then turned provider for the hosts' second of the evening, setting Jesse Lingard through on goal, and the Manchester United loanee made no mistake in slotting home on his full debut for the Rams.

The hosts continued to control proceedings and almost got a third with just under 10 minutes to go in the half, only for Hughes's curling effort to go just wide.

Charlton looked to rally in the closing stages of the half, with Chris Solly and Johann Berg Gudmundsson both testing Lee Grant in quick succession.

They couldn't find a response before the break, however, leaving Derby in charge at the break.

ID:207570: cacheID:207570:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3437:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Darren Bent of Derby County celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Sky Bet Championship match against Blackburn Rovers on January 27, 2015
Read Next:
Preview: Derby vs. Charlton
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland149322391430
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd149321871128
3Leeds UnitedLeeds147522291326
4Watford158162322125
5Burnley146621761124
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom14572148622
7Millwall146441712522
8Middlesbrough146351816221
9Swansea CitySwansea14545119219
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn145451616019
11Bristol City144731819-119
12Norwich CityNorwich144642320318
13Derby CountyDerby145361818018
14Stoke CityStoke145361718-118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds145361724-718
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry144371819-115
18Hull City143651518-315
19Luton TownLuton144371621-515
20Preston North EndPreston143651420-615
21Cardiff CityCardiff144371320-715
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth144371425-1115
23Queens Park RangersQPR141761223-1110
24Portsmouth141671327-149


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!