Derby County vs Hull City. Sky Bet Championship.
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Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Derby County and Hull City at Pride Park on Saturday; Dajaune Brown scores to earn point for Rams after Xavier Simons had put Tigers ahead.
Saturday 26 October 2024 18:25, UK
Dajaune Brown scored his first Derby goal as the Rams came from behind to draw 1-1 with Hull at Pride Park.
Substitute Brown, 19, looped a header over Ivor Pandur after 66 minutes to draw Derby level after Xavier Simons opened the scoring for the visitors in the 57th minute with a superb low effort from distance.
The Rams are now unbeaten in their last four matches following a third successive 1-1 draw while Hull are winless in their last four games.
Hull avoided a calamitous start as Regan Slater's attempted backwards header hit onrushing goalkeeper Pandur and bounced to safety with the Tigers keeper well off his line as Derby threatened to break quickly.
The visitors then forced Rams goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom into the game's first save as he comfortably held Mohamed Belloumi's shot from distance.
At the other end Derby went close to the opening goal as Kane Wilson rose highest to meet Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's corner from the right only for Pandur to make a smart save low down to his right.
Chances were at a premium throughout the first half as Abu Kamara blazed well wide following a quick break before Lewie Coyle cut in from the right and curled a shot inches past the post from a central position 20 yards from goal.
Hull enjoyed a long spell of possession at the start of the second half as Kamara burst into the box and fired a powerful effort towards goal which Zetterstrom met with a strong hand to keep the game level.
However, Hull's pressure eventually told just before the hour mark as Simons swivelled on the ball 25 yards from goal and curled a superb effort into the bottom left corner to score his second goal in as many games.
Moments later, Kamara delivered a tantalising low ball across the face of goal from the left which just evaded two Hull players in the box.
Derby responded with a triple change and almost drew level as Hull blocked Curtis Nelson's effort at the back post from close range before Ebou Adams sent the follow-up inches past the post.
However, the Rams equalised minutes later when substitute Brown looped a fine header over Pandur from Ben Osborn's free-kick from the left to score his first Derby goal in just his third league appearance of the season.
Hull almost reclaimed the lead when substitute Joao Pedro glanced Charlie Hughes' cross from the left just past the post with Derby incensed Hull opted not to give possession back to the home side earlier in the move.
The Tigers had a penalty appeal for a pull on Kamara in the box waved away by the referee late on while goalscorer Brown was forced off with an injury before the end.
Derby's Paul Warne:
"For him to score his goal, we're so proud of him and I'm so pleased for him. The fact he then faked an injury to come off to get a standing ovation is taking it a bit far!
"It might be the only goal he ever gets, hopefully he takes that goal with confidence, he's a great kid and he trains really hard.
"He trained really well and I just had a gut feeling that he'd go on and be a different problem, he injected a bit of pace so that was good.
"We've just had a photo in the dressing room, all of us with him in the middle, so that will be something he can keep.
"It's one of many so hopefully that's the start of a good run for him, he's got everything, the other thing he's got is inexperience but sometimes that's a good thing.
"The way he took his goal is a credit to him, I'm a little bit disappointed we didn't go on and win it."
Hull's Tim Walter:
"We lost two points, they didn't have many chances apart from set pieces - you can't concede a goal in this situation.
"Our crosses are not good enough or precise enough and our shooting as well, we had two or three situations where we went through and didn't hit the target, we have to keep going.
"It's all about the team and how we can improve ourselves and play with more conviction in the last third, we're playing too many long balls in behind with no interest so we have to be more patient.
"We want to win games, we are close to winning, we can do even better and that's what we're trying to do. It's easy conceding goals and that's what we have to do better.
"We have to recover, you can see the improvement but if you're not fresh enough in the head then you can't win games, that's what we have to learn, these players have not played a lot of games in the Championship so they have to learn and adapt."
