Overview
- Carlton Morris opened the scoring with a glanced header from a corner for his 10th of the season before Patrick Agyemang added a powerful header on the stroke of half-time.
- Yuki Ohashi converted a 66th-minute penalty after a foul by Dion Sanderson to halve the deficit, but Derby saw out sustained pressure to secure the points.
- The victory makes it five Championship wins in a row for Derby and moves them onto the play-off fringe in the top half of the table.
- Derby lost midfielder David Ozoh after 10 minutes with a suspected thigh injury that is reported to be set to sideline the on-loan Crystal Palace player.
- Blackburn's options were stretched by injuries that influenced selection, including Ryan Hedges filling in defensively on a day marking the club's 150th anniversary.