Player ratings

DAVIES: Ten clean sheets in 14 and a half games this season. This was probably his easiest ...............................

SMITH: Gets into some decent positions going forward without supplying a killer cross ..................................

NORRINGTON-DAVIES: Couldn’t consistently deliver the quality required in the final third. Good battle with Byrne

SOUTTAR: Restricted Kazimrichards to a couple of long rangers and dominated that third ...................................

BATTH: Had header well saved by Roos. Calm and solid at the other end ..........

CHESTER: Won headers, tackles and built the game from the back .............................

MIKEL: Moved the ball well and a couple of clever passes into final third .....................

ALLEN: Some neat footwork in the middle, particularly in the opening stages ..............

THOMPSON: Set pieces weren’t always on the money but set up goal and Batth header ...............................

POWELL: Lovely cross for Brown breakthrough. A few bruises to nurse from his afternoon’s work .................

BROWN: Tried to play off defenders’ shoulders and worked tirelessly. Welcome goal and could have had two

SUBSTITUTES Vokes (for Allen, 78): On to give Stoke an outlet .............

Clarke (for Powell, 81): Late fresh legs ...........................

Tymon (for Brown, 89): Helped to get the job done ..............

Not used: Gunn, Forrester, Coates, Norton, Malone, Matondo.

Derby: Roos, Wisdom (Cresswell, 82), Mengi, Clarke, Byrne, Buchanan, Knight, Shinnie (Watson, 82), Roberts (Jozwiak, 64), Kazim-richards (Lawrence, 64), Sibley (Bird, 63). Not used: Marshall, Forsyth, Edmundson, Baningime.