Eustace: Great win against on-song Swans

JOHN Eustace toasted a “fantastic” Derby County victory on Valentine's Day as a 2-0 win over Swansea City kept their hearts set on the Championship’s top six.

- By LEIGH CURTIS

Derby moved into the playoff positions thanks to the win at Pride Park Stadium where goals from Rhian Brewster and Patrick Agyem-ang bagged all of the points.

“I think it is a fantastic win,” said Eustace.

“We had to find a way to win today for sure and we were up against a really good team, a really good footballing team who are in a really good moment.

“They're playing some fantastic stuff and have had some great results.

“We knew we'd have to suffer at times without the ball and it was a little bit too much in the first half.

“The disconnection from the back to the front was a little bit too big when we tried to put pressure on the ball and we were a little bit loose when we did actually win it back as well.

“But in the second half, and obviously scoring when we did, certainly settled everything down and I thought our shape after that was really good.