Plymouth took a step closer to promotion to the Sky Bet Championship with a narrow 1-0 win at Devon rivals Exeter.The derby produced plenty of passion and endeavour, but chances were few and far between, with Matt Butcher’s deflected second-half effort proving enough for the Pilgrims to take all three points.Exeter created the first chance of a frantic first half, with Jay Stansfield robbi...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted he was “heartbroken” for his team after they were held 1-1 at home by relegation threatened MK Dons.The play-off chasing Rams should have wrapped the game up in the first half but only had David McGoldrick’s 21st goal of the season to show for their dominance.And County were made to pay for a number of missed chances as MK Dons equalised in ...Full Story »

A Harrison Reed own goal gave West Ham their first away Premier League victory since August as they saw off Fulham to ease their relegation worries.The Hammers had been thrashed by Newcastle in midweek but recovered to win 1-0 at Craven Cottage in a low-quality affair settled by Reed’s unfortunate first-half moment.Not since a victory at Aston Villa in their second away game of the season ...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne hailed Nathaniel Mendez-Laing after he helped his side to a 2-0 win over League One’s bottom side Forest Green to keep the Rams play-off bid on track.Mendez-Laing provided the cross for James Collins’ effort that cannoned off Brandon Cooper’s hand in the first minute leading to the penalty that set County off and running.Goals from Collins from the spot an...Full Story »

Derby returned to winning ways but remain outside the playoff places on goal difference after a 2-0 win over League One bottom club Forest Green.Goals from James Collins from the spot and David McGoldrick late in the second half were enough for all three points in Gloucestershire.County made the perfect start when Collins’ effort was blocked by a Forest Green hand, and the referee pointed ...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin praised his players for an “incredible” fourth successive south Wales derby win after dramatic late 3-2 win at Cardiff City Stadium.Ben Cabango scored in the ninth minute of added time to seal an unprecedented double-double for the Swans – and left Cardiff deep in Championship relegation trouble.Martin said: “Firstly I thought we played real...Full Story »

Paul Warne held up Ipswich as “the blueprint” for what he is trying to achieve at Derby after they became the latest victim of the Suffolk side’s success.Derby’s head coach hailed Ipswich as the best in League One as goals from Conor Chaplin and George Hirst made it seven straight wins for the visitors who took maximum points home following a 2-0 victory.Warne said: &ldqu...Full Story »

Ipswich closed in on the League One top two with a seventh-straight victory as they beat Derby 2-0 at Pride Park.They caught Derby on the break in the 17th minute with Nathan Broadhead crossing to Wes Burns, who headed the ball down for Conor Chaplin to score from 12 yards.Derby fought their way into the game and went close in the 33rd minute when a James Collins cross ricocheted off Cameron Bur...Full Story »

Swansea claimed a heart-stopping 3-2 south Wales derby win with an added-time strike by centre-back Ben Cabango.The Wales defender struck from close range in the ninth minute of stoppage time in the Welsh capital.Jay Fulton put a late free-kick into the Cardiff wall and then struck a post with a shot on the rebound. The ball ricocheted to Cabango, who slid home the winner in front of disbelievin...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted he was “embarrassed” after his team suffered a 2-0 League One defeat at home to Fleetwood.Warne saw Derby lose a home league game for the first time since early October with Fleetwood deservedly winning on their first visit to Pride Park.Fleetwood went ahead in the 11th minute when Jayden Stockley’s 25-yard volley came off the crossbar and w...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Derby lost a home League One game for the first time since early October when they were beaten 2-0 by Fleetwood.The visitors stunned Derby in the 11th minute when Jayden Stockley’s 25-yard volley came off the crossbar, hit Joe Wildsmith and bounced in.Fleetwood were causing Derby problems every time they went forward and they scored again in the 30th minute with Carlos Me...Full Story »

Solly March’s timely goal boosted Brighton’s bid for Europe as they sank derby rivals Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League.March scored the winner in the 15th minute – on March 15 – to move the Seagulls level on points with sixth-placed Liverpool with a game in hand.It also provided a double celebration for Brighton chairman Tony Bloom after his horse Energumene won t...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne was delighted with the grit his team showed as they bounced back from a midweek defeat at Plymouth to win 3-2 at Oxford and get their League One play-off push back on track.Louie Sibley scored twice as the Rams hit back from going behind in the 14th minute to Sam Long’s header.A Long own goal, diverting James Collins’ header into his own net after 61 minutes, ma...Full Story »

New Oxford manager Liam Manning saw his relegation-threatened team beaten 3-2 by a Louie Sibley-inspired Derby at the Kassam Stadium.Manning, who will be officially unveiled on Monday, watched from the stands as Oxford took the lead before League One play-off chasing Derby hit back impressively.The U’s opened the scoring with Sam Long heading in James Henry’s free-kick at the back po...Full Story »

Plymouth hit back from a half-time deficit to beat promotion rivals Derby County 2-1 and move level with Sky Bet League One leaders Sheffield Wednesday.The Rams opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Nathaniel Mendez-Laing beat the offside trap to race through on to David McGoldrick’s spectacular overhead kick pass near the halfway line. The striker’s first shot was deflected by ...Full Story »

Ivan Toney was on target again as Brentford boosted their bid for Europe by winning a feisty west London derby 3-2 against Fulham.The striker took his tally for the season to 16 with another deadly spot-kick to help sink the Bees’ local rivals.Unfortunately for Brentford and Toney, should they succeed in their unlikely bid to reach the Europa League, they may have to enter it without their...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted he was “hugely disappointed” after his team let a two-goal lead slip at home to Shrewsbury.Warne’s side were in control after scoring twice in the first half through Haydon Roberts and David McGoldrick but Shrewsbury came back to take a deserved point.Tom Bayliss bent a free-kick from just outside the area inside Joe Wildsmith’s near p...Full Story »

Derby’s automatic promotion hopes were dented as Shrewsbury came from two goals down to draw 2-2 in League One.Haydon Roberts and David McGoldrick scored as the Rams took a 2-0 lead at half-time.But second-half strikes from Tom Bayliss and Luke Leahy saw the Rams slip 10 points off second-placed Plymouth.Derby had a great chance in the eighth minute when Tom Barkhuizen crossed to the back ...Full Story »

Cardiff scored two second-half goals to pick up the third win under new boss Sabri Lamouchi as they beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Severnside Derby to edge closer to safety at the bottom of the Championship.They had goalkeeper Ryan Allsop sent off in the first minute of the six added on at the end of the game. Allsop came out of his goal to try to smother an attack and claimed he had used his ches...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Wade Elliott said his team were beaten by “possibly the best player” in League One after a 2-0 defeat at Derby.David McGoldrick scored one and made another to keep Derby in the hunt for automatic promotion and leave Cheltenham hovering above the drop zone.McGoldrick’s class broke the deadlock two minutes before half-time when he lashed a shot into the bottom ...Full Story »