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Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Game 31: Wednesday 26 January 2005
Derby County 2 - 0 Leeds United
(Half-time: 0 - 0)
Crowd: 25648
Referee: P Taylor (Cheshunt)
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Derby County last night overcame the homesickness that is
threatening to sabotage their campaign for promotion by recording a
victory that elevated them into the top six for the first time this
season.
Their home record is the fourth worst in the Championship and a
sequence of three successive defeats at Pride Park did not augur
well for an encounter with opponents who had been victorious in
their previous three away games.
History was also against George Burley's team: they had not
beaten Leeds in 17 attempts since winning 2-1 at the Baseball
Ground in 1987. For those in search of a favourable omen, Derby
were promoted that season.
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