Hull reached the Sky Bet Championship play-off final but they did it the hard way with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Derby. The Tigers had won the first leg 3-0 at the iPro Stadium but were beaten 2-0 in the second leg at the KC Stadium through two first-half goals, an early Johnny Russell strike and an Andy Robertson own goal. Derby pushed for an equaliser but Hull held on to their narrow adva...Full Story »

Bolton's relegation was confirmed as Derby boosted their Sky Bet Championship play-off claims by cruising to a 4-1 victory at the iPro Stadium. The result means Wanderers will be playing in the third tier of English football for the first time since 1993 after a Johnny Russell double and further goals from Tom Ince and Jacob Butterfield sealed Derby's fifth consecutive home win, with the visito...Full Story »

Derby gave another big sign of their promotion credentials and extended their unbeaten run to six as captain Chris Martin led the Rams to a 4-2 Sky Bet Championship win over Wolves at Pride Park. Martin scored a brace inside 27 minutes before a missed penalty denied him a first-half hat-trick, but Bradley Johnson helped make it 3-1 at the break. Johnny Russell added a fourth for Derby before t...Full Story »

Johnny Russell could return to the Derby squad when the Championship leaders host Charlton. Russell has missed the last seven matches with a hamstring injury and the Rams will make a late decision on whether to involve the forward on Tuesday night. Raul Albentosa is also close to making a comeback. Niggling back and hamstring problems have restricted the Spanish central defender to just one ap...Full Story »

Johnny Russell will miss out when Derby resume their Championship promotion challenge against Blackburn at the iPro Stadium. Russell skipped some training sessions last week because of a tight hamstring and the problem forced him off during the FA Cup victory over Chesterfield on Saturday, leaving Rams head coach Steve McClaren with limited options in the wide positions. With Jordan Ibe recall...Full Story »

Norwich struck late on to deny Derby a return to top spot in the Sky Bet Championship as the Canaries twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at the iPro Stadium. Defender Steven Whittaker was the unlikely saviour for the visitors as his 89th-minute strike earned Neil Adams' men a point. Norwich's first equaliser came from Cameron Jerome early in the second half, after Johnny Russell had netted jus...Full Story »