David Ozoh

Defensive Midfielder - Crystal Palace
4 Oct 2027
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Marked for David Ozoh

39 Edition

The Crystal Palace Courier

26 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad26 Apr 2027

Chris Richards says Crystal Palace went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad26 Apr 2027

Tempers go at Crystal Palace

Dean Henderson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad26 Apr 2027

No hiding place for Eddie Nketiah

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Eddie Nketiah, and the manager let it.

In brief

Back issues
39 Edition

The Derby County Herald

26 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings26 Apr 2027

Nothing got past David Ozoh

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 34 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Squad26 Apr 2027

At 20, Ayden Heaven is already the best thing here

An average of 7.11 in a first team he is several years too young for. Derby County have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.

Squad26 Apr 2027

Tempers go at Derby County

Sam Szmodics was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Player ratings26 Apr 2027

A defender's afternoon for Ayden Heaven

Defensive actions: 23. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Squad26 Apr 2027

Another clean sheet for Jacob Widell Zetterström

13 shut-outs and counting. Goalkeepers are only noticed when they fail, and Jacob Widell Zetterström has given nobody the chance.

Squad26 Apr 2027

Bobby Clark is carrying Derby County

6 goals and a season average of 7.49. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Player ratings26 Apr 2027

Sondre Langås takes the honours

Marked 7.96 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Derby County had the best player on the pitch.

Player ratings26 Apr 2027

Jaydon Banel runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 14. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match24 Apr 2027

Derby County and Sheffield cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Sheffield came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

In brief

36 Edition

The Derby County Herald

5 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad5 Apr 2027

Jacob Widell Zetterström keeps Derby County in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Player ratings5 Apr 2027

Nobody could get near Mathys Tel

Successful dribbles: 29. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Market5 Apr 2027

Jacob Widell Zetterström wants more than Derby County are offering

“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.

Squad5 Apr 2027

Tempers go at Derby County

Mathys Tel was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Player ratings5 Apr 2027

One of those days for Sondre Langås

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.19, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Match3 Apr 2027

Derby County see off Cardiff City

Three points for Derby County, 2‑1 the final word against Cardiff City in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad5 Apr 2027

Sondre Langås is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.39 with 8 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Player ratings5 Apr 2027

Ryan McAidoo in the eights

A performance of 8.22 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad5 Apr 2027

Kévin Malcuit gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

27 Edition

The Derby County Herald

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad1 Feb 2027

David Ozoh: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Derby County have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Player ratings1 Feb 2027

Mathys Tel runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 26. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad1 Feb 2027

Ayden Heaven is the real thing at 20

A season average of 7.05 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Derby County know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.

Squad1 Feb 2027

Mathys Tel in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Derby County this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match30 Jan 2027

Derby County come up short against Bristol City

Bristol City left with the points after a 2‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Player ratings1 Feb 2027

A masterclass from Bobby Clark

Marked 9.04 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

In brief

22 Edition

The Derby County Herald

28 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match23 Dec 2026

Derby County bow out of the cup

Manchester City go through and Derby County go home, 0‑2 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Squad28 Dec 2026

Tempers go at Derby County

Mathys Tel was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad28 Dec 2026

Remember the name: Mathys Tel

He is 21, he is averaging 7.09, and older professionals have started passing to him in the difficult minutes. That last part is the real scouting report.

Player ratings28 Dec 2026

Nobody could get near Mathys Tel

Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Match26 Dec 2026

Sondre Langås the difference as Derby County beat Preston

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Sondre Langås. 3‑2 against Preston, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings28 Dec 2026

One of those days for Sondre Langås

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.25, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad28 Dec 2026

No hiding place for Patrick Agyemang

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Patrick Agyemang, and the manager let it.

Player ratings28 Dec 2026

One of those days for Conor Chaplin

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.79, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Boardroom28 Dec 2026

135% of the income goes out in wages at Derby County

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

In brief

15 Edition

The Derby County Herald

9 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Player ratings9 Nov 2026

Mathys Tel runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 35. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match4 Nov 2026

Ben Brereton Díaz sends Derby County through

Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Ben Brereton Díaz obliged against Brighton. 1‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Derby County.

Squad9 Nov 2026

Jacob Widell Zetterström keeps Derby County in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Player ratings9 Nov 2026

Nothing got past David Ozoh

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 30 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Match7 Nov 2026

Derby County cannot stop winning

3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.

Squad9 Nov 2026

Mathys Tel in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Derby County this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings9 Nov 2026

Nothing got past Ayden Heaven

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 22 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Player ratings9 Nov 2026

Ben Brereton Díaz in the eights

A performance of 8.97 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Match7 Nov 2026

Derby County see off Huddersfield Town

Three points for Derby County, 1‑0 the final word against Huddersfield Town in a contest settled by the finer margins.

In brief