Derby County Upsets Blackburn Rovers in Season Opener
BLACKBURN, England (Interstat) — Derby County opened its English Championship season with a 2-1 comeback victory over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday. Substitute Carlton Morris put the visitors ahead in the 19th minute before Blackburn’s Patrick Agyemang leveled the score just before halftime. Derby substitute Yūki Ōhashi netted the decisive goal in the second half. The result was an upset, as Blackburn was projected by analytics to have a 61 percent chance of winning. Derby begins its campaign 1-0-0, while Blackburn starts 0-1-0.