Derby County 0 Swansea City 1: match report

By Nick Alexander at Pride Park Published: 8:00PM GMT twenty February 2010

Derby are confronting the awaiting of some-more disciplinary movement from the Football Association after an additional Championship confront at Pride Park finished in a mass brawl.

At slightest eighteen players were concerned in a mêle nearby Derbys right dilemma flag, sparked by a wild two-footed thrust from Swansea surrogate Gorka Pintado on Robbie Savage.

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Pintado was sent off, and whilst arbitrate Steve Tanner took no movement opposite any of the alternative players involved, Derby could still be in difficulty since they are already confronting an FA assign after a touchline flare-up during last months diversion opposite Nottingham Forest.

The authorities are additionally doubtful to be unimpressed by County physical education instructor Nigel Clough selecting to urge his players piece in the fight, that necessitated the involvement of multiform stewards and military officers station in that dilemma of the stadium.

"Our players did zero out of order," pronounced Clough, who had progressing seen Jay McEveley sent off. "The officials were right there in the dilemma when it all kicked off and didnt show one yellow label to any alternative player.

"We dont wish the players to travel afar from that situation, we design them to await their team-mate in the demeanour they did.

"No one wants punches thrown but they are entitled to be there to await a player, generally after a plunge into similar to that. It was a two-footed plea from behind, feet off the floor. That in itself led to the problems in the corner."

Swansea physical education instructor Paulo Sousa done a thinly sheltered conflict on the officials.

"We played opposite fourteen but we had 12," he remarked. "But we need to carry out the emotions most better."

There was no pointer of what was to come in a initial half that was mostly forgettable but the diversion fully cooked over after the interlude when McEveley picked up a second yellow label when he dragged down Dyer.

McEveley was mad at the preference and kicked over the splash bottles on his approach to the hovel but his group were trailing by the time he reached the sauce room. David Cotterill swung the round to the behind post where maestro striker Shefki Kuqi glanced a header inside the right post.

That was by no equates to the finish of the drama, but Swansea rose on top of the maelstrom to safety their lead and stay fourth in the Championship.