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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Hillsborough
  • Attendance: 23659
  • Referee: Wright, K

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Goal!! Steven Howard scores for Derby.

90mins

Lee Grant is booked for timewasting.

86mins

Adam Bolder is being taken off, Bob Malcolm has come on in his place.

85mins

Mo Camara is booked for unsporting behaviour.

84mins

Sheff Wed are replacing Marcus Tudgay with Barry Corr.

83mins

Paul Peschisolido goes into the referees book for persistent infringement.

82mins

Sheff Wed are replacing Kenny Lunt with Drew Talbot.

79mins

Goal!! Paul Peschisolido scores for Derby.

77mins

Seth Johnson is replaced by Paul Peschisolido.

74mins

It's red. He's off. Giles Barnes has been sent off.

65mins

The referee has booked Dean Leacock.

62mins

Goal!! Chris Brunt scores for Sheff Wed.

62mins

Deon Burton is being taken off, Steven MacLean has come on in his place.

55mins

Derby are replacing Ryan Smith with Giles Barnes.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Michael Johnson goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

39mins

Tommy Spur is booked for unsporting behaviour.

21mins

The referee has booked Ryan Smith.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, September 23rd, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Million pound man Steve Howard struck with a last-gasp winner to give ten-man Derby County an unlikely win at Hillsborough.

The man Billy Davies signed in the summer from Luton Town just can't stop scoring and notched up his fourth in as many games as Derby turned the tables on the Owls.

Derby were heading for defeat after Chris Brunt had put Wednesday in front and substitute Giles Barnes was sent off for two bookable offences.

But former Sheffield United striker Paul Peschisolido grabbed an equaliser two minutes after arriving as a substitute and being booed on by the home fans.

And then Howard struck in added time to rob Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock of his first home win on his second anniversary in charge at Hillsborough.

Wednesday were in charge for much of the game but struggled to find a way through the Derby defence before Brunt latched on to a ball into the box after 63 minutes and then spun and rammed it home.

Derby suffered a further setback when Barnes brought down Graham Coughlan with a brutal challenge and was red carded for his second yellow.

But it spurred the visitors on and when Peschisolido arrived in the 77th minute he was booed on by the home fans. But he had the last laugh when he hit the equaliser after a goalmouth scramble.

Then in the dying seconds Howard powered through with a determined run before drilling home his shot from 15 yards.

Derby could have had an early lead only for a super save by Chris Adamson to deny Seth Johnson in the 14th minute when the former Leeds man lashed a shot from the edge of the box. Steve Howard then almost added the finishing touch to a Matt Oakley free-kick.

But the scare sparked Wednesday into life and a header from ex-Derby striker Marcus Tudgay was inches wide before Graham Coughlan headed wide.

And when an inch-perfect pass was threaded through by Chris Brunt, Frank Simek cut in from the right but smashed a rising shot over.

Brunt went close with another Wednesday effort after Deon Burton's deft flick had caught Derby on the hop and another Burton shot was blocked.

The breakthrough finally came for Wednesday after 63 minutes just two minutes after Sturrock had brought on striker Steve MacLean after injury in the hope of engineering a goal.

But when it came the goal was from Brunt with his second of the season. After a throw down the right, Derby failed to clear the ball in the box and Brunt saw his chance spinning and hitting his shot through the crowd for the lead.

But then came the sending off and Derby's amazing double to clinch all three points.

Sheffield Wednesday

Derby County

Corners

42

Fouls

910

Goal attempts

115

Shots off target

82

Offsides

30

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