Derby County’s Under 18s recorded their first victory of 2017 on Saturday afternoon, doing so in emphatic style with a 4-1 away win over Newcastle United.

Maintaining their unbeaten start to the New Year, the Rams delivered a bruising first half showing and scored four goals in the process.Jahvan Davidson-Miller, Micah Edwards, Cameron Cresswell and Jayden Mitchell-Lawson all found the back of a net in a ruthless 14-minute spell and it proved to be more than enough for the Rams to secure all three points, despite Kelland Watts’ goal in the second-half for the hosts.Looking back on the Rams’ emphatic victory, it was one which they started comfortably with Justin Walker’s and Rory Delap’s side almost taking the lead inside the opening five minutes after a superb long ball from Max Bird almost bounced into the top corner of the net.On 11 minutes, Derby’s attacking pressure continued to increase and there was a particular emphasis to play down the left side through Cameron Cresswell, but he was unable to carve out any clear-cut opportunities.Derby did break the deadlock just two minutes later, however, as Davidson-Miller pounced on a misplaced pass from a Newcastle defender to finish from close range.To the hosts’ despair, it took less than a minute for the visitors to extend their advantage to two goals after the Magpies failed to clear their lines and Edwards mopped up the ball and struck it sweetly past Ben Smith.On 21 minutes the score was 3-0 in the Rams’ favour after a superbly delivered corner from Jayden Bogle on the left side was met confidently by Cresswell and he blasted the ball into the net, giving the ‘keeper no chance.Six minutes later and Derby made it four after another defensive error, this time on the behalf of Smith, was capitalised on by Mitchell-Lawson who picked up a misplaced pass and ran through to slot the ball into the bottom left corner of the net.In what was a first half dominated by Derby, the only real chance that the hosts came in the 42nd minute when Matty Longstaff tested his effort from range but he could only draw out Matt Yates into making a comfortable catch.Upon the game’s second half restart, the tables appeared to be turned as Newcastle came out fighting and dominated the possession statistics, but there was to be no inspired comeback.Newcastle did peg one back in the 68th minute courtesy of Watts, but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation goal as competent game management from Walker’s and Delap’s side ensured the Under 18s’ first victory of 2017.Smith, Spooner, Aplin, Longstaff, Adu Peprah, Lowther, Watts, McNall (C), Allan, SangareRobson, Huuhtanen, Aziakonou, GamblinYates, Bogle, Mills, Bird, Bateman (C), Rashid, Davidson-Miller, Edwards, Hinckson-Mars, Mitchell-Lawson, CresswellJibodu, Fryatt, Thomas, Hitchman, DavieTweets by @ dcfcofficial