At half-time, Sam Griffiths knew she needed to do something. Playing at Pride Park for the first time in two-and-a-half years, her Ewes side were behind. Sian Gibrill-Keating had nodded Hull City Ladies in front after getting on the end of a free kick midway through the first half. Not long after Derby captain Emily Joyce had headed against the bar from a corner at the other end, it was the golden chance that Hull had been begging for. On what was arguably the biggest occas

It may have been Craig Forsyth’s 37 th birthday, but it wasn’t just Mr. Derby County who received gifts on Tuesday. The Scottish stalwart marked his big day in style when he finished from six-yards-out to cancel out the Amir Hadžiahmetović corner which Callum Elder turned into his own net. And while referee Adam Herczeg neglected to give Forsyth a birthday card, he was the beneficiary of some lacklustre officiating – his strike should really have been flagged as offside.

Lars-Jørgen Salvesen celebrates in front of the south stand after the final whistle (Photo: Joe Egerton). In the soggy conditions, it always felt as though someone was going to slip up. When Ivor Pandur did, under pressure from Andi Weimann, enter Lars-Jørgen Salvesen. He’d only been on the pitch a matter of seconds, but the Norwegian composed himself quickly. First a deft clip with his right boot. A second to breathe. Then, as he lifted the ball over Pandur with his le

Match report and analysis as Nat Phillips' header secures Derby County a huge win over Hull City in the fight for EFL Championship survival.

Academy graduate Dajaune Brown scored his first senior goal for Derby as they came from behind to draw at home to Hull. Brown’s header...