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Derby County 0-3 Swansea City: Joseph Opoku, Eom Ji-sung and Ronald give unbeaten Swans win

BBC Sport · Live Text · 2026-08-29T13:28:00+00:00 · nguồn gốc

Swansea dominated from start to finish as they maintained their unbeaten start to the Championship with a win at Derby County. Some supporters were still taking their seats when summer signing Joseph Opoku put Swansea in front, and Eom Ji-sung tapped in to double their lead just before the break. There was also a debut for Canada international Stephen Eustaquio in the second half before Brazilian Ronald added a third goal in added time. Derby transfer target Henrik Meister was one of those in attendance at Pride Park before a potential move to the Championship from Serie B side Pisa. Swansea, fortuitously, got off to the perfect start when Opoku's effort deflected off two Derby defenders and past Jacob Widell Zetterstrom inside 90 seconds. Opoku continued to cause problems for the Rams' defence, nearly scoring a second with an acrobatic volley before being forced off midway through the first half. Without Carlton Morris, Derby struggled to create clear-cut chances and were two goals down when Eom pounced on Adam Idah's saved header to tap in from a yard. John Eustance made attacking changes at the break, introducing Sammie Szmodics and Rhian Brewster, and while the Rams were much improved, they were still unable to test Lawrence Vigouroux. Swansea looked like scoring a third, and were twice denied by Rams keeper Zetterstrom, before substitute Ronald drilled into the bottom corner to add the cherry on top of their three points. How to play Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. Substitutes Substitutes After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.