Derby County were sadly beaten by 10-man Queens Park Rangers in last season's promotion play-off final, and the 91st minute winner became the backdrop for their opponents to create miracles.

In the first nine rounds of this season, they have a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, ranking 6th in the standings.

In this home game, they will have to stop Bournemouth and take all three points.

The 4-3-3 attacking formation maximised the power of Derby's two wingers to deliver crosses.

Striker Chris Martin, who played 47 games last season and scored 22 goals, can score a goal in almost two games, which is quite a high scoring efficiency.

Bournemouth used a 4-2-3-1 line-up and deliberately strengthened their high pressing up front, forcing the opposition's two wingers not to press too hard.

In order to strengthen the lateral coverage of the midfield, Eddie Howe sent two well-balanced midfielders Surman and O'Kane as the metronome of the team's offensive and defensive transitions.

Rossi played as a lone arrow, with Stanislas, Harry Arte and Wilson behind him, attacking opposition defences with a flexible style of play.

After the start of the game, contrary to what the media had expected, it was expected to be an offensive battle, but both sides played more conservatively, passing the ball and patiently looking for opportunities.

It has come to the 10th round of the league, almost all the hole cards of each team have been played, and the competitive strength and state of the players are also clear.

From now on, it is time to test the comprehensive ability of a team.

For Bournemouth's centre-forward Rossi, who is now in hot form, Derby County have adopted a zone-to-man tactic.

Central defender Keogh kept Rossi on the edge of the penalty area close to him, restricting him from passing the ball.

If Rossi moves away from this area, he returns to his defensive position. There will be no marking errors at the back because of keeping up with Rossi.

To a certain extent, it limits the role of Rossi's containment.

Even if Rossi retreats to organise, Derby's technical midfield and well-defended backline can effectively intercept the attack.

In the 15th minute, Rossi retreated to organize and passed the ball to the goal, which was cleared by Shortton, who was chasing back into place.

That's how Derby County defended successfully against Rossi's pullback group.

Although they fell behind in the midfield struggle, they could defuse Bournemouth's penetrating attack with excellent defence.

After a long period of attack, Derby County also showed their sharp fangs.

Will Hughes, Eustace and Bryson form a technical midfield that can organize and comb the team's attack.

Bournemouth will not be able to mark it alone, which will undoubtedly make it more difficult to defend.

In the 35th minute, after the Derby County midfielder patiently passed the ball again and again, Will Hughes's pass was diverted to find left winger Ward, who cut straight into the opponent's left rib space.

Midfielder Eustace stepped forward and Bournemouth defender O'Kane couldn't assist his team-mates in time, resulting in Ward easily passing the ball to goal on the flank.

Chris Martin and Cook fought for the landing point, although the ball was pushed by Chris Martin, but the header was not accurate, the power was insufficient, and the goalkeeper was easily embraced.

In the first half, both sides played very cautiously, with only a few good attacks, but neither could find the back of the net.

At half-time, Eddie Howe stressed the need for his team to pick up the tempo, make the most of the width of the pitch and find space by mobilising the opposition midfield three and spreading it apart.

At the start of the second half, Derby County made a change in the left winger position, with Russell replacing Jordan Ibe to ensure the impact on the wing.

And the two wingers of Derby County also changed positions frequently, taking turns attacking Bournemouth on the left flank.

From the second half, Stanislas felt threatened on the wings of the opposition, with two wingers attacking his area in quick succession, leaving him tired to defend.

Stanislas, who has a weak sense of defensive position, was beaten into a sieve by the opponent in ten minutes, and if it weren't for the protection of the full-backs and midfielders, I am afraid that he would have been scored.

In the 56th minute, in order to relieve the pressure on the wing, Eddie Howe replaced Stannislas with Pugh to stabilize the defense on the left wing.

After Pugh came on, he strengthened the defensive ability of the frontcourt, and his through ball gave Bournemouth an extra counter-attacking weapon in the attack.

Rossi did not have to retreat and organize an attack when necessary.

In the 64th minute of the game, Pugh dribbled the ball on the side to attract the defense, a fake fax dunk, shook off the defender, and passed the ball horizontally to the middle.

At this point, the Derby midfielder was too concentrated on the right flank, and Pugh's deflected ball came to Harry Art's feet.

The latter quickly split the ball to the right and played in the weak-side defensive area of Derby County.

Full-back Francis took the ball forward and made a one-two with Wilson and crossed underneath.

It's a pity that the quality of the cross was not good, the landing point was low, and it was cleared by the defender Shotton.

There was a false alarm, and the home fans applauded the team's solid defence.

What league's top scorer, so far has been limited to death, and there is no chance at all.

From the fans' point of view, they certainly feel that Rossi, who does not threaten the goal, is not worth mentioning at all.

But as Keoh, the defender who closely guarded Rossi, it was really miserable.

He has to command the entire backline, and he also has to keep an eye on Rossi from time to time.

The first half was full of energy, but after entering the second half, Rossi's erratic movement made him feel pressured.

The cross just now, he has been completely left behind, if the ball does not land well, it is very likely that Rossi will fight for the landing point.

The Derby County manager was quick to adjust, requiring his players to counter-attack at short notice if the opponent made a lateral transfer, even at the cost of fouling.

The tactic quickly got its chances.

Bryson's quick counter-attack forced Wilson to make a mistake in the return pass, and Russell, who had just come on the court, quickly counter-attacked after a steal.

In order to strengthen the depth of the midfield, Derby County deliberately let the full-backs adduct up, and once there is a counter-attack, the full-backs' insertion and assist is quite sharp.

With Wilson out of position, Derby County, who had the advantage on the wing, used the pass to open up the right corridor.

Derby County full-back Forsyth broke through the halfway line and sent in a long diagonal ball that was close to the ground.

Bournemouth, who were up in the front of the formation, rushed inside, but centre-forward Chris Martin managed to counter offside and left the defenders behind.

Go to the meeting alone!

Bournemouth goalkeeper Kemp ditched the ball to get in front of the opposition's centre-forward.

Chris Martin was one step ahead and took the ball away early, and Kemp's tackle did not touch the ball, but instead tackled the opponent directly.

Drip!

As the referee blew the whistle for a foul, the home fans booed to put pressure on the referee.

[This tackle is definitely a foul, but it depends on how the referee decides the penalty? 】

[Oh, the referee's hand is touching the breast pocket.] 】

[A red card is a red card.] Bournemouth are in danger. 】

In the 65th minute of the game, Bournemouth's goalkeeper Kemp was sent off the field with a red card.

Not only that, but the manager also had to remove a player and replace him with a substitute goalkeeper.

Not only did they waste an unnecessary substitution, but Bournemouth, who were outnumbered, could withstand the next 25 minutes.