John Eustace's side came flying out the traps and deservedly led at the break. The visitors then wrestled a foothold and earned their equaliser; a thumping header from Curtis Nelson. But three goals in a frantic 12-minute spell changed the game in Rovers' favour, ensuring three points on opening night.
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It's quite obvious to even the untrained eye as to what swung the momentum back in Rovers' favour. Derby's equaliser had been coming. Nobody could begrudge them when Nelson towered at the back post to even the scoring.
They'd started the quicker in the second half and Rovers had struggled to maintain their first-half intensity. But the quality Rovers had in reserve won them the match; something we could very rarely say last season. Looking at the bench pre-game, it was quite obvious there was a lack of balance.
One goalkeeper, a defender, a midfielder and *checks notes*, six attackers. But that at least shows Rovers have game-changers ready to make an impact. Obviously, it helps when one of those is the Championship's golden boot holder but Sam Szmodics' impact didn't outweigh that of Andi Weimann or Yuki Ohashi.
All three contributed equally and provided the much-needed impetus, with Derby on top. Weimann.