Exeter City vs Derby County. Sky Bet League One.
St James Park.
Exeter City 0
Derby County 3
- M Bird (24th minute)
- N Mendez-Laing (52nd minute)
- T Barkhuizen (62nd minute)
Tuesday 13 February 2024 22:37, UK
Derby boosted their League One promotion hopes with a comfortable 3-0 victory at Exeter.
The Rams created the first chance with James Collins firing straight at Vili Sinisalo from 10 yards, while Exeter's Reece Cole was off target with a shot from distance before sending a free-kick straight at goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith.
Derby took the lead in the 24th minute. Ilmari Niskanen lost the ball to Max Bird, who drove forward before firing past Sinisalo from distance as his shot bounced over the goalkeeper's arm and into the net.
Jack Aitchison fired against the base of the post for Exeter, but it was Derby that ended the first half on top with Bird twice forcing Sinisalo into saves with long-range shots.
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The Rams doubled their lead after 52 minutes when Nathaniel Mendez-Laing burst onto a ball over the top and had too much pace for the Exeter defence as he slammed it past Sinisalo and into the bottom corner.
The Rams completed the scoring in the 62nd minute when Tom Barkhuizen received the ball wide on the left and cut infield before curling a delightful shot into the far corner.
