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Georgia Stevens’ thunderous free kick and Emily Joyce’s header see the Ewes come from behind to secure victory at Pride Park.

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90’ 🔄 Melrose makes way.

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87’ 🔄 Another Derby change.

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65’ GOOOAAALLLL!!!🥅

Jess Melrose hits a deft left-footed cross to the back post, where Emily Joyce heads in.

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58’ GOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! 🥅

🚀With May also over it, Georgia Stevens steps up and hits the 25-yard free kick, which crashes in off the bar!

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47’ Wilson wins Derby an early corner. Ashton’s delivery is headed clear, though.

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🔁 We're back underway and the Ewes have made a double change at the break.

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An own goal separates the sides at the break. The Ewes went closest moments beforehand, when team captain Emily Joyce rattled the bar from a corner.

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45’ Erin Nelson wins the ball back in the final third and lifts it over the bar.

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43’ Ashton finds a pocket on the right and crosses low for Kennerley, whose effort deflects for a corner.

The delivery bounces off two Hull heads before coming out to May, whose first-time strike flies narrowly wide.

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24’ Goal. Hull win a free kick on the right-hand edge of the box. Nicholson’s delivery is dangerous, and turned in.

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21’ Layla Kennerley works a yard a space and shoots, but her effort deflects behind.

From the corner, Emily Joyce rattles the bar!

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18’ Erin Nicholson launches a 25-yard free-kick from a central area towards goal. Jones catches it comfortably, though.

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11’ Ruby Pitter has Hull’s first chance of the afternoon, but her long-range effort sails harmlessly over the bar.

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9’ Becky May delivers a deep free kick from the right which is cleared as far as Bryony Donnison, whose shot is straight at the goalkeeper.

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6’ The Ewes have the first corner of the afternoon but it comes to nothing.

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1’ Hull kick things off at Pride Park.

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The Ewes team.

Derby County Women (4-3-3): Jones (GK); Melrose, Sharrocks, Sparkes, Mason; May, Donnison, Joyce (C); Ashton, Kennerley, O'Connor.

Subs: Naismith (GK); Ward, Russell; Green; Wilson, Norton, Stevens.

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🐑 Derby County Women v Hull City Ladies 🐯

@jackbryanfootball.bsky.social is back at Pride Park and will have updates throughout the afternoon.

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