Crystal Palace 0-1 Derby County, FA Cup third round

Derby County boss Phillip Cocu claimed Wayne Rooney played a pivotal role in his side's shock FA Cup third-round win at Crystal Palace.

Chris Martin's close-range strike gave the Championship side victory at Selhurst Park as Palace had captain Luka Milivojevic sent off.

Rooney was highly influential in the tie from a deep-lying midfield role.

"Rooney influenced the game a lot because you could see his experience," Cocu said of the ex-England captain.

"I think he did very good; he played a more controlled position.

"A big part of the success today is the combination between him and Tom Huddlestone - it was a pleasure to watch."

The Rams weathered some early Palace pressure and seized the advantage with the opening goal from Martin just after the half-hour mark.

Jayden Bogle's quick feet took him past Palace full-back Jairo Riedewald, and his cross was met by Martin, who stole in front of Gary Cahill and poked the ball past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.

A deflected effort from Palace midfielder James McCarthy brought a smart reaction save out of Derby goalkeeper Kelle Roos shortly after half-time, while Bogle headed wide from a glorious position for Derby shortly after.

Milivojevic was dismissed after referee Michael Oliver consulted a pitchside monitor following a video assistant referee (VAR) check.

The Palace captain had originally been shown a yellow card after a tussle with Derby midfielder Huddlestone.

Derby could have added a second late on when Martyn Waghorn struck the post and Rooney then saw a low effort saved by Hennessey.

'Quarterback' Rooney gets one over Hodgson

This was Rooney's first appearance in the FA Cup since he played for Everton - two years ago to the day in January 2018 - in a 2-1 loss to Liverpool at Anfield.

The 34-year-old former Manchester United and Everton man rarely stretched his legs beyond a canter, but he was the heartbeat of Derby's creative threat. Rooney had 77 touches in the match - more than any Palace player.

In a deep-lying midfield role, Rooney arrowed pinpoint passes to the willing runs of team-mates as he made 35 passes in Palace's half - the most of anyone in the Derby side.

Explosiveness and attacking swagger has characterised the bulk of Rooney's career, but this was a display embodied by poise, temperament and guile.

When tempers frayed between both sets of players after a clash between Huddlestone and Milivojevic in the second half, it was telling that Rooney tried to intervene as peacemaker.

Palace boss Roy Hodgson would have been all too aware of Rooney's talents from his time as England manager, but his side failed to nullify the Derby player's influence.

Man of the match - Wayne Rooney (Derby)

'We took the initiative' - what they said

Derby boss Phillip Cocu: " I think in the last eight or nine minutes, we can do better because we made a few decisions where we did not do the best.

"The influence of Wayne and Tom is important because they're senior players and they need to teach the younger guys.

"Overall it was an excellent team performance. We tried to take the initiative even though it was an away match.'

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson: "In the first half, we were nowhere near as good as we needed to be.

"It wasn't the performance I was looking for, we started better in the second half and then got a man sent off. Playing without a man makes things difficult.

"As far as the incident is concerned, I think it was a harsh decision. The ref has gone by the letter of the law. I don't think Tom Huddlestone has made a meal of it, to his credit. There's not much I can do about it."

The fourth-round draw will be made live on BBC One on Monday ahead of the Arsenal v Leeds United tie. Coverage starts at 19:30 GMT.

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Crystal Palace

Formation 4-5-1

13Hennessey
34Kelly
8Kouyaté
24Cahill
44RiedewaldSubstituted forWoodsat 76'minutes
40PierrickSubstituted forTomkinsat 73'minutes
22McCarthy
4MilivojevicBooked at 63mins
7MeyerSubstituted forMcArthurat 39'minutes
9J Ayew
21Wickham

Substitutes

5Tomkins
18McArthur
19Henderson
35Woods
37Kirby
38McGregor
41Daly

Derby

Formation 4-2-3-1

21Roos
37Bogle
33Davies
3Forsyth
46MaloneBooked at 90mins
44HuddlestoneBooked at 64minsSubstituted forBirdat 75'minutes
32Rooney
49WhittakerSubstituted forHolmesat 72'minutes
40SibleySubstituted forWaghornat 90+1'minutes
10Lawrence
19Martin

Substitutes

2Wisdom
9Waghorn
11Jozefzoon
23Holmes
38Knight
41Bird
47Ravas

Referee:: Michael Oliver
Attendance:: 15,507

Match Stats

Home TeamCrystal PalaceAway TeamDerby

Possession: Home51%; Away49%

Shots: Home11; Away6

Shots on Target: Home2; Away3

Corners: Home9; Away2

Fouls: Home8; Away14

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Match ends, Crystal Palace 0, Derby County 1.
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Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Derby County 1.

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Booking
Scott Malone (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
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Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
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Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
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Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Chris Martin following a fast break.
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Attempt blocked. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McArthur with a cross.
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Kelle Roos (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace).
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Attempt missed. Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross following a corner.
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Substitution
Substitution, Derby County. Martyn Waghorn replaces Louie Sibley.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
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Foul by Max Bird (Derby County).
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James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Chris Martin.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tom Lawrence.
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Substitution
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Sam Woods replaces Jairo Riedewald because of an injury.
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Substitution
Substitution, Derby County. Max Bird replaces Tom Huddlestone.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tom Huddlestone.

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Fuming that we rested players for today.

We are on 28 points in the league so we just need 4 wins out of the next 17 games to stay up. We aren’t going to get into Europe.

We could have easily had a cup run this season. Teams like us resting players for the FA Cup is far worse than any of the ‘bigger’ clubs doing it.
Stop using the annoying "quarterback: analogy. Call him playmaker etc if you have to.
Definitely not a shock.
Rooney may not have the pace anymore. But he's going to hugely important to Derby for the rest of the season
a shock my A£$se the best team won
Leicester fans: We don’t care about Derby or Forest, we’re in the league above those teams are irrelevant to us.

Also Leicester fans: Quick, I must comment on this game involving a team I supposedly don’t care about and who’ve won twice as many leagues as Leicester ever will.
Only two things unite DCFC and NFFC - the love of Cloughie and the irrelevance of Leicester.
Leicester fans remember that you went broke to get out of the championship! Have you paid the creditors back yet?
Milivojevic is vile. Well deserved red card! Well played Derby!
26.
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Peter

Sorry Peter, you'll never be the 'local' Derby, neither of us care about Leicester, and everyone still looks on you as the 'little' club of the three
Ah, there's some bitterness on here. Wayne Rooney plays for Derby. That's it. There'll be plenty of abuse and sarcasm. So what? I've seen his first 2 games and although I'm impressed, it's just how I thought it would be, Composed playing and a positive influence, particularly for our several young players. Forget any idea of gimmicks and watch football.
Great result for Derby

Since when is it acceptable for players to paw at refs after being sent off?
Frankie Lampard's Derby County last season, Wazza's this. We don't care. We won on merit today as we did last season when we beat United in their own back yard before scoring 4 of the 5 goals at Chelski & ending up losing :) An injury decimated squad is now improving fast & our kids are flying too. We won the U18s prem last season, we're top of the U23s this year. Upset? Nah, we're buzzing. COYR
Why are we talking about Leicester? well done for the Prem Title but nobody in either Derby or Nottingham cares so bog off to your own comments section eh? Cant say as I've ever commented on a Leicester based post and cant say that I ever will!
Threadbare squad due to injuries is really struggling now. Roy didn't have the luxury of freshening things up plus two more injuries today makes things difficult for the next game
No fawning over Rooney, but have you seen him play? I have to admit he wasn’t 100% in both games, but he was influential in both. The football brain is still there. He will be an asset to Derby this season, we are lucky to have such a great player with us. It’s been a while since I watched a Derby captain directing his troopers like he has done. Good luck to the lad, he loves the game.
Dear 43. Peter:

Pride Park has a bigger capacity than the King Power stadium.

Kind regards,

A very happy Derby fan.
Time for Palace to get some new players in. Weak up front & in midfield. Apart from Mr I want off & Ayew, the attacking options are farcical. Benteke would be more use delivering pizza.
Why are you undermining their achievements, BBC? They scored against 11 CP's men ....and there were 10. But from the 64 minute. Always same story. Yesterday for Tranmere even the Watford guy got red carded a minute before the final whistle. These games are pretty much 11 vs 11. Give credit when is due.
26. Peter - leicester are irrelevant to dcfc and nffc. Their rivalry is with each other...and other than the league win in 2016 Leicester have done nothing in their history...not even won an FA CUP. they'll never be as big as forest or derby! Enjoy your 15 mins of fame

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