Nottingham Forest 1 Derby 2: Ten-man Rams turn up the heat on McClaren

17 September 2011 20:36
Ten-man Derby defied the odds to heap more misery on the the hapless Steve McClaren, who has still to see his Forest flops win at home this season. [LNB]Derby fell behind to a second-minute penalty which resulted in the dismissal of goalkeeper Frank Fielding. But they were celebrating following an astonishing comeback capped by a stunning 70th-minute winner from 19-year-old Irish midfielder Jeff Hendrick. [LNB] Glee: Jeff Hendrick is mobbed as Derby celebrate the winner[LNB] [LNB]MATCH FACTS Nottm Forest: Camp, Gunter, Chambers, Morgan, Cohen (Lynch 32), Majewski, Greening (Findley 61), Moussi, Reid (McGugan 68), Miller, Derbyshire. Subs not used: Smith, Moloney, Lynch.[LNB]Yellow cards: Lynch, Gunter, Miller. [LNB]Scorer: Reid (pen) 5.[LNB]Derby: Fielding, Brayford, O'Brien, Shackell, Roberts, Hendrick, Ben Davies, Bryson, Cywka (Legzdins 4), Robinson (Croft 86), Ward (Tyson 65). Subs not used: Steve Davies, Anderson.[LNB]Yellow card: Brayford. [LNB]Red card: Fielding. [LNB]Scorers: Ward 29, Hendrick 72.[LNB]Attendance: 27,356. [LNB]Referee: Scott Mathieson.[LNB]It left a shell-shocked McClaren to reflect on a third successive Championship defeat. [LNB]'If you have a weakness, football exposes it and that's what happened,' said the formerEngland manager. [LNB]'We are conceding too many goals and that is becoming amajor problem which we need to solve quickly. After Derby equalised we played as if we were in shock.' [LNB]Derby boss Nigel Clough said: 'It was anabsolutely remarkable performance and beyond any expectations after ourinitial adversity. [LNB]'At any point we would have taken a draw but we equalised with a brilliant individual goal and went on to underline the abundance of honesty and character we have.' [LNB]Rarely can there have been such an explosive start to an East Midlands derby, as County were reduced to 10 men after 66 seconds. [LNB] Early bath: Scott Mathieson shows Frank Fielding a straight red[LNB]Ishmael Miller burst on to a return pass from Matt Derbyshire only to be flattened in a full-frontal collision with Fielding. [LNB]Derby defender Gareth Roberts was on hand to clear the ball off the line but referee Scott Mathieson pointed immediately to the spot before dismissing Fielding. [LNB] No mistake: Andy Reid puts Forest ahead in the 5th minute[LNB]Former Burton keeperAdam Legzdins came on for his debut in goal and Tomasz Cywka, who was starting his first game of the season, was the unlucky player selected to leave the field. [LNB]Andy Reid duly converted the penalty and further controversy surrounded Derby's 29th-minute equaliser, with Forest fans howling for the whistle as Chris Cohen lay injured and in need of treatment. [LNB]But there was no stopping Jamie Ward as he cut inside past Radoslaw Majewski and Chris Gunter before slotting the ball under former Rams keeper Lee Camp. [LNB] Contrasting fortunes: Steve McClaren (left) and Nigel Clough watch from the sidelines [LNB] Click here for the latest Championship table, fixtures and resultsClick here to read Sportsmail's brilliant Football League blog[LNB] [LNB]

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