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John Eustace suffers nightmare start to life at Derby after suffering worst defeat in four years
Feb 15, 2025
John Eustace dreamed of a winning return as Derby manager, but Queens Park Rangers had other ideas.
Eustace endured a nightmare return to the dugout with the Rams as they suffered a 4-0 defeat at Loftus Road.
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On a nightmare night, it was Marti Cifuentes' side who ran riot against their former assistant manager and interim boss.
It's not the first time either, with QPR winning 2-1 against Blackburn in what turned out to be his final league match in charge of the Lancashire side.
For Derby, the 4-0 defeat wasn't just their worst result of the season so far.
It was also their worst defeat since losing 4-0 away at Cardiff in March 2021 - almost four years ago.
By contrast, Blackburn's first game without Eustace ended in a 2-0 victory away at promotion-chasing West Brom on Wednesday night.
That result left Rovers in fifth position in the table.
Eustace completed his return to Derby earlier this week following his controversial decision to leave Blackburn Rovers.
Having led Blackburn to sixth place in the Championship, Eustace willingly dropped 16 places in the table in order to join the Rams who are battling relegation.
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Based on their result in west London, Eustace perhaps knows why.
Defeat to QPR leaves Derby in 22nd place in the table.
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It means that they currently sit in the relegation zone with Hull City above them on goal difference.
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