| Score | 3-1 to Coventry City |
| Referee | Roy Pearson |
| Competition | League Division 1 |
| Venue | Pride Park |
| Attendance | 21,641 |
View Derby County v Coventry City head to head
| Lee Holmes | 52 |
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| Adam Bolder for Candido Costa | 46 |
| Pablo Mills for Dave Walton | 46 |
| Mathias Svensson for Simo Valakari | 67 |
| Lee Morris | 34 | Y |
| Luciano Zavagno | 49 | Y |
| Adam Bolder | 73 | Y |
| Stephen Warnock | 11 |
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| Patrick Suffo | 38 |
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| Patrick Suffo | 80 |
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| Yazid Mansouri for Steve Staunton | 79 |
| Dele Adebola for Andy Morrell | 83 |
| Craig Pead for Youssef Safri | 89 |
| Mo Konjić | 26 | Y |
| Richard Shaw | 31 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 21st Unused substitutes: Lee Camp and Paul BoertienComments:
League position: 15th Unused substitutes: Scott Shearer and Calum Davenport This was Coventry City's first win at Derby County since they won 2-1 in the old First Division at the Baseball Ground on Boxing Day 1979.