When Jacob Widell Zetterström dived down to his left to push away Mohamed Toure’s poor penalty after eight minutes, Derby should have woken up.   The opening stages had been nervy, sloppy even. The Rams’ number one had already had to dash out of his goal twice, first to beat Liam Gibbs to a loose ball, and then to clear Sondre Langås’ weak backwards header.   Making his first start in nearly three months as Dion Sanderson was given a night off playing through the pain barrier

Travelling 70 yards in eight seconds, Jaydon Banel executed Derby’s only successful dribble of the first half.   It was more than a dribble.   Released by Sam Szmodics on the edge of his own box following an Oxford throw, the Dutchman motored majestically from coast to coast, cutting inside two defenders and drilling the ball through Myles Peart-Harris’ legs and into the bottom-left corner.   It surely got the approval of his compatriot Robin van Der Laan and his former Rams

Southampton already know they’re off to Wembley, but Derby’s hopes of playing under the famous arch this season now hang by a thread.   John Eustace has been keen to keep things in perspective, talking about the progress of his side – recently with a view to next season. But after defeat at St Mary’s, his frustration was palpable.   “It’s too easy from the free kick, organisation [was] not good enough and we’ve got to improve on that,” he told BBC Radio Derby . Eustace was of