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title: "Derby County: Fans rage at referee decision versus Stoke City"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/derby-county-fans-rage-at-referee-decision-versus-stoke-city/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Derby County News"
published: "2020-12-12T16:55:16Z"
modified: "2020-12-12T16:55:16Z"
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# Derby County: Fans rage at referee decision versus Stoke City

**A lot of Derby County fans have been left raging at a decision made by the referee midway through the second half of their game versus Stoke City in the EFL Championship.**

As per a [tweet](https://twitter.com/dcfcofficial/status/1337796473191329798) from the Pride Park faithful, Kamil Jozwiak nutmegged one of the Potters players on the right-hand side of the pitch, before delivering a fine ball from the by-line for Lee Buchanan, who then subsequently went to ground.

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The ref decided to blow his whistle for a drop ball, which left several Rams questioning as to how exactly he got to his decision.

With the game tightly poised at 0-0 at that point, Wayne Rooney’s team would surely have been wondering as to whether they were going to get any luck, given that they started the clash in the relegation zone.

### Derby fan reaction to ref decision

These DCFC supporters voiced their rage on Twitter after the ref made his decision, with one fan even labelling it as a ‘joke’:

https://twitter.com/HowOpinions/status/1337797054492532742

> Buchanan taken out in the penalty area and the ref gives a drop ball to the keeper? Literally making rules up now [@EFL](https://twitter.com/EFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 😂
>
> — Matt (@mattsalloway) [December 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/mattsalloway/status/1337797137820758025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That’s a pen?
>
> — George (@DCFC\_George) [December 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/DCFC_George/status/1337796584235479047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> joke
>
> — blake (@blakedcfc) [December 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/blakedcfc/status/1337796562429284357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That’s a shocking decision
>
> — Joe Smith (@JoeSmithi) [December 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/JoeSmithi/status/1337796695086731265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Sorry?
>
> — L. (@leeodcfc) [December 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/leeodcfc/status/1337796673981063169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Still in shock at this [https://t.co/7gsX2Df7P7](https://t.co/7gsX2Df7P7)
>
> — Louis Walmsley (@Wammo27) [December 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/Wammo27/status/1337797393262194689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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