Fri 24 Oct - Posted in Breaking News
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Midfielder David Ozoh feels Tuesday night’s win over Norwich City can kick-start a positive run of form as Derby County look to keep ‘that winning feeling’ when they face Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
The Rams claimed their first home victory of the season in midweek with a 1-0 success against the Canaries.
On-loan Crystal Palace midfielder Ozoh netted his second goal for the club, and first of 2025/26, with a superb curling effort in the 55th minute at Pride Park Stadium to secure three points.
The Rams will be on home turf for the second time in a week when they go head-to-head with Rangers on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
The win against the Canaries had one casualty, though, as midfielder Ebou Adams received his fifth yellow card of the season, meaning he will be ineligible for selection at the weekend.
Ozoh sat down with RamsTV to reflect on Tuesday night’s victory and look ahead to Saturday’s home fixture.
It meant a lot to me; scoring and finally getting our first win was a massive thing for us. You can tell by the celebrations how much it meant. When I came back here, I spoke about unfinished business, so I felt like that's just a little part of that.
It's tough to get into that winning feeling, so we knew that the first win that comes at home would be important, and we had to do it sooner rather than later. We knew that doing it at home in front of our fans would be massive, and it's something we can take on for the next few games.
It's a big responsibility, but it's what you play football for. There's nothing to shy away from. It doesn't mean anything; it's just my job to speak to whoever plays next to me, to get them to know what to do.
There's more confidence in the team now. I've said that we needed to get that first win at home, and once you get that, I feel like we can go on a good run now.
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