Duo come back to haunt Derby

29 December 2010 23:00
Marcus Tudgay and Robert Earnshaw stuck the knife in their former club Derby as Nottingham Forest ran riot in a pulsating East Midlands derby which ended 5-2. Tudgay, on loan from Sheffield Wednesday, began his career with the Rams, spending five years there and Earnshaw spent one season at Pride Park, but they were in no mood for sentiment as they scored two apiece to put Forest on their way to a convincing win. There has been no goalless draw in this fixture for 104 years and there was little chance of one on a misty night as Luke Chambers' header gave Forest an early lead. Luke Moore's impressive strike brought Derby level, before Tudgay stepped up to the plate with two headers before the break. It was a night for former players to get on the scoresheet as Earnshaw extended Forest's lead further with a close-range finish after the break before Derby reduced their arrears with Kris Commons, once a hero with the Reds, hitting home a deflected free-kick. Forest's win, which was confirmed in injury time by Earnshaw's second, ensures they remain unbeaten at the City Ground for an impressive 30 games, while the Rams can enjoy no such luxuries either home or away as they suffered their fifth successive defeat.

Source: PA