The final whistle goes and Fulham's ten men do the job and could have stolen a victory after enjoying much of the ball in the second half in this releation battle.
90
Miller has what looks like the last chance of the evening, but gets his shot all wrong and fires wide of goal.
90
Late drama as Lewis swings in a corner and Niemi, through a group of players leaps to punch clear and the Fulham defence scramble the ball clear.
88
Baird gets forward once more and sends in a rasping shot which looks to have beaten Bywatr but the keeper pulls off a save and holds on to the shot.
85
Substitution
Fulham throw in their last roll of the dice, bringing off Kamara for David Healy.
85
Lewis drifts in a cross for an attacker but only finds Bocanegra who heads clear the danger.
83
This game is really hotting up in the latter stages and Fagan is the latest man to try his luck, firing in a shot from 18 yards which is sent just wide of goal.
81
Substitution
Leacock has to come off injured in what has been an unhappy 50th game for Derby. Steven Howard is his replacement.
79
Substitution
Jay McEveley hs to come off injured as Andy Griffin takes his place.
79
Substitution
Steven Davis is brought off for his namesake Simon Davies.
77
Kamara sends a ball into Bouazza who fires in a shot which is saved comfortably by Bywater.
76
Murphy takes this corner and places the ball plump onto the head of Dempsey who heads goalwards but his effort is turned wide by Bywater.
75
Clinton Dempsey uses his pace to beat a couple of Derby defenders and sends a rasping shot towards Bywater and, after seeing Niemi pull of a few spectacular saves, produces one of his own to turn the ball behind.
73
Bouazza curls in the latest corner and this time it is up to Oakley to save his team and he does so brilliantly sending the ball high out of the box.
72
Barnes tries his luck from 20 yards and yet again Niemi sends a goal-bound shot wide through a parry.
70
Fagan forgets his attacking duties for a moment, sending in a corner to the far post but when it comes to set-pieces at the moment it is as though there is more than one Stefanovic, the defender getting up to clear yet again.
68
Diomansy Kamara has been just as quiet as Miller in this match but almost gets his team off the mark, sending a first time shot just over the Derby bar from the edge of the box.
66
Baird, predominantly a wing-back, surges forward and unleashs a shot of his own which is on target but Bywater is in equal form to his opposite number and holds onto the shot.
63
Kenny Miller has been relatively quiet in this match thus far but is through on goal until the assistant flags for offside, can the Scot make his prescence known here today?
61
Pearson is determined to open the scoring, lashing in a shot from 20 yards but Stefanovic gets his body in the way.
59
Fagan is through on goal and drills a low shot towards the bottom corner but somehow Niemi gets a boot to the ball to save the day again.
58
Lewis appears to be the set-piece specialist for Derby today, whipping in a corner of his own but the impressive Niemi comes out to collect once more.
56
Oakley runs over to take the resulting corner and delivers a ball towards the front stick which Stefanovic has to deal with and deals with it well, heading out the threat.
55
Oakley seizes on a mistake in the midfield and runs forward with the ball, firing in a testing shot but Niemi, making his 150th English league appearance pulls off a great save to beat the ball wide.
53
Murphy steps up to take the free-kick, this time looking to beat Bywater with a shot but the young English stopper denies the veteran and clutches the ball to his chest.
51
Moore cn't cope with the sheer pace and power of Bouazza and brings the midfielder down, but gets away without a booking.
48
Bouazza, so often Fulham's playmaker in the first half, works his way out onto the wing and curls in a looping cross but he puts too much on his pass and the ball results in open play.
46
Fagan, already on a booking brings down Steven Davis in the oppositions half but Referee Dowd gives the striker just a talking to and awards a free-kick to Fulham.
45
Substitution
Ki-Hyeon comes off to be replaced by Carlos Bocanegra as Fulham look to consolidate at the back.
Second half
The second half is underway after Fulham bring on their substitution.
Half time
Scores level at th the break but Derby will feel that they have had the better half and Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez has alot to think about following the late red card.
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Red Card
Late drama in the half as Konchesky picks up a red card for violent behaviour after a minor brawl is sparked at Craven cottage.
44
Yellow Card
Fagan earns himself the second yellow of the afternoon for unsporting behaviour.
43
Substitution
Claude Davis the injured Giles Barnes as Derby are forced to make a change. Barnes has only just recovered from his previous foot injury.
43
Baird whips in another cross searching for a man in the box but Bywater comes out to collect the cross.
41
Pearson makes his way forward and finds room inside the box for a shot but Niemi once again denies Derby, holding on to remove any chance of a poachers goal from a rebound.
39
Murphy runs over to take a corner on the right hand side and decides to send an outswinging ball to the back post but Giles Barnes removes nods clear.
36
Murphy hasa great chance to open the scoring from inside the box, hitting his shot first time but Bywater deals with the effort and holds onto the ball.
34
Yellow Card
Leacock picks up the first yellow of the afternoon on his 50th league appearance for the Rams' but it was more poorly timed than malicious.
32
Derby burst down the other end and Lewis attempts to swing in a ball for Fagan but Dejan Stefanovic is in the right place and clears with his head.
30
Konchesky has got forward on the break for the home side and is found by Murphy, the former Hammer drifts in a cross but his delivery is poor and the ball sails out of the area.
27
Bouazza is in te heart of every attack for Fulham in this first half, and the midfielder takes a gamble from 25 yards, firing in a driven shot which flashes just wide of Bywater's right hand post.
24
Ki-Hyeon Seol spots a gap in the Derby defence and opens up a shooting chance but the Korean fires wide from 12 yards much to the delight of the Derby defence.
21
Matty Oakley has the honours of taking Derby's latest corner kick after a great spell of pressurre from the visotrs, he delivers the ball into dangerous territory but Paul Konchesky rises highest to head out.
19
Derby are on top at the minute in this encounter, Lewis trying his luck from 12 yards but Niemi keeps Fulham's clean sheet in tact for now, palming the shot to safety once again.
17
Lewis runs over to take the first corner of the match which he sends in bending towards the near post on the right hand side but Niemi decides to come out and holds on well.
14
Kenny Miller has the first telling shot of the afternoon but Antti Niemi pulls off a save, parrying the shot clear.
12
Chris Baird, signed this Summer from Southampton, drives forward with the ball and sends in a good testing cross into the box but Moore is there once more to remove the danger.
10
Danny Murphy steps up to take the free kick which is sent in towards the six yards box but Darren Moore clears the danger.
9
Bouazza is the man fouled this time after Leacock brings the former Watford man to the ground.
7
Derby try to release Craig Fagan with a long ball down the middle but the striker has strayed into an offside position and the flag is raised.
6
Dean Leacock brings down Clint Dempsey in the middle of the park for yet another free-kick which Bouazza sends into the box but Bywater collects comfortably.
4
Eddie Lewis is unfortunate to concede a free-kick for hanball after trying to collect a long, raking pass but the ball ricochets onto his arm.
2
Hameur Bouazza sends in the first free-kick of the afternoon but Stephen Bywater comes out to collect the ball.
Kickoff
Referee Dowd signals the start to this relegation battle.
The referee for today's encounter is Phil Dowd, the man from Stoke has handed out ten yellows in two games this season but is yet to brandish a red this campaign.
Awaiting Kickoff
It's better news for the Rams' though as they welcome back Giles Barnes from injury and striker Craig Fagan becomes available after suspension.
Awaiting Kickoff
Hosts Fulham are without striker Collins John after the Dutchman picked up a fever and the Cottagers' are without seven other players for today's encounter including Moritz Volz and Brian McBride.
Fulham
Derby County
Full time
The final whistle goes and Fulham's ten men do the job and could have stolen a victory after enjoying much of the ball in the second half in this releation battle.
Miller has what looks like the last chance of the evening, but gets his shot all wrong and fires wide of goal.
Late drama as Lewis swings in a corner and Niemi, through a group of players leaps to punch clear and the Fulham defence scramble the ball clear.
Baird gets forward once more and sends in a rasping shot which looks to have beaten Bywatr but the keeper pulls off a save and holds on to the shot.
Substitution
Fulham throw in their last roll of the dice, bringing off Kamara for David Healy.
Lewis drifts in a cross for an attacker but only finds Bocanegra who heads clear the danger.
This game is really hotting up in the latter stages and Fagan is the latest man to try his luck, firing in a shot from 18 yards which is sent just wide of goal.
Substitution
Leacock has to come off injured in what has been an unhappy 50th game for Derby. Steven Howard is his replacement.
Substitution
Jay McEveley hs to come off injured as Andy Griffin takes his place.
Substitution
Steven Davis is brought off for his namesake Simon Davies.
Kamara sends a ball into Bouazza who fires in a shot which is saved comfortably by Bywater.
Murphy takes this corner and places the ball plump onto the head of Dempsey who heads goalwards but his effort is turned wide by Bywater.
Clinton Dempsey uses his pace to beat a couple of Derby defenders and sends a rasping shot towards Bywater and, after seeing Niemi pull of a few spectacular saves, produces one of his own to turn the ball behind.
Bouazza curls in the latest corner and this time it is up to Oakley to save his team and he does so brilliantly sending the ball high out of the box.
Barnes tries his luck from 20 yards and yet again Niemi sends a goal-bound shot wide through a parry.
Fagan forgets his attacking duties for a moment, sending in a corner to the far post but when it comes to set-pieces at the moment it is as though there is more than one Stefanovic, the defender getting up to clear yet again.
Diomansy Kamara has been just as quiet as Miller in this match but almost gets his team off the mark, sending a first time shot just over the Derby bar from the edge of the box.
Baird, predominantly a wing-back, surges forward and unleashs a shot of his own which is on target but Bywater is in equal form to his opposite number and holds onto the shot.
Kenny Miller has been relatively quiet in this match thus far but is through on goal until the assistant flags for offside, can the Scot make his prescence known here today?
Pearson is determined to open the scoring, lashing in a shot from 20 yards but Stefanovic gets his body in the way.
Fagan is through on goal and drills a low shot towards the bottom corner but somehow Niemi gets a boot to the ball to save the day again.
Lewis appears to be the set-piece specialist for Derby today, whipping in a corner of his own but the impressive Niemi comes out to collect once more.
Oakley runs over to take the resulting corner and delivers a ball towards the front stick which Stefanovic has to deal with and deals with it well, heading out the threat.
Oakley seizes on a mistake in the midfield and runs forward with the ball, firing in a testing shot but Niemi, making his 150th English league appearance pulls off a great save to beat the ball wide.
Murphy steps up to take the free-kick, this time looking to beat Bywater with a shot but the young English stopper denies the veteran and clutches the ball to his chest.
Moore cn't cope with the sheer pace and power of Bouazza and brings the midfielder down, but gets away without a booking.
Bouazza, so often Fulham's playmaker in the first half, works his way out onto the wing and curls in a looping cross but he puts too much on his pass and the ball results in open play.
Fagan, already on a booking brings down Steven Davis in the oppositions half but Referee Dowd gives the striker just a talking to and awards a free-kick to Fulham.
Substitution
Ki-Hyeon comes off to be replaced by Carlos Bocanegra as Fulham look to consolidate at the back.
Second half
The second half is underway after Fulham bring on their substitution.
Half time
Scores level at th the break but Derby will feel that they have had the better half and Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez has alot to think about following the late red card.
Red Card
Late drama in the half as Konchesky picks up a red card for violent behaviour after a minor brawl is sparked at Craven cottage.
Yellow Card
Fagan earns himself the second yellow of the afternoon for unsporting behaviour.
Substitution
Claude Davis the injured Giles Barnes as Derby are forced to make a change. Barnes has only just recovered from his previous foot injury.
Baird whips in another cross searching for a man in the box but Bywater comes out to collect the cross.
Pearson makes his way forward and finds room inside the box for a shot but Niemi once again denies Derby, holding on to remove any chance of a poachers goal from a rebound.
Murphy runs over to take a corner on the right hand side and decides to send an outswinging ball to the back post but Giles Barnes removes nods clear.
Murphy hasa great chance to open the scoring from inside the box, hitting his shot first time but Bywater deals with the effort and holds onto the ball.
Yellow Card
Leacock picks up the first yellow of the afternoon on his 50th league appearance for the Rams' but it was more poorly timed than malicious.
Derby burst down the other end and Lewis attempts to swing in a ball for Fagan but Dejan Stefanovic is in the right place and clears with his head.
Konchesky has got forward on the break for the home side and is found by Murphy, the former Hammer drifts in a cross but his delivery is poor and the ball sails out of the area.
Bouazza is in te heart of every attack for Fulham in this first half, and the midfielder takes a gamble from 25 yards, firing in a driven shot which flashes just wide of Bywater's right hand post.
Ki-Hyeon Seol spots a gap in the Derby defence and opens up a shooting chance but the Korean fires wide from 12 yards much to the delight of the Derby defence.
Matty Oakley has the honours of taking Derby's latest corner kick after a great spell of pressurre from the visotrs, he delivers the ball into dangerous territory but Paul Konchesky rises highest to head out.
Derby are on top at the minute in this encounter, Lewis trying his luck from 12 yards but Niemi keeps Fulham's clean sheet in tact for now, palming the shot to safety once again.
Lewis runs over to take the first corner of the match which he sends in bending towards the near post on the right hand side but Niemi decides to come out and holds on well.
Kenny Miller has the first telling shot of the afternoon but Antti Niemi pulls off a save, parrying the shot clear.
Chris Baird, signed this Summer from Southampton, drives forward with the ball and sends in a good testing cross into the box but Moore is there once more to remove the danger.
Danny Murphy steps up to take the free kick which is sent in towards the six yards box but Darren Moore clears the danger.
Bouazza is the man fouled this time after Leacock brings the former Watford man to the ground.
Derby try to release Craig Fagan with a long ball down the middle but the striker has strayed into an offside position and the flag is raised.
Dean Leacock brings down Clint Dempsey in the middle of the park for yet another free-kick which Bouazza sends into the box but Bywater collects comfortably.
Eddie Lewis is unfortunate to concede a free-kick for hanball after trying to collect a long, raking pass but the ball ricochets onto his arm.
Hameur Bouazza sends in the first free-kick of the afternoon but Stephen Bywater comes out to collect the ball.
Kickoff
Referee Dowd signals the start to this relegation battle.
Awaiting Kickoff
Derby XI: Bywater, Mears, Moore, Davis, McEveley, Pearson, Oakley, Leacock, Lewis, Fagan, Miller.
Awaiting Kickoff
Fulham XI: Niemi, Baird, Stefanovic, Hughes, Konchesky, Bouazza, Davis, Murphy, Ki-Hyeon, Kamara, Dempsey.
Awaiting Kickoff
The referee for today's encounter is Phil Dowd, the man from Stoke has handed out ten yellows in two games this season but is yet to brandish a red this campaign.
Awaiting Kickoff
It's better news for the Rams' though as they welcome back Giles Barnes from injury and striker Craig Fagan becomes available after suspension.
Awaiting Kickoff
Hosts Fulham are without striker Collins John after the Dutchman picked up a fever and the Cottagers' are without seven other players for today's encounter including Moritz Volz and Brian McBride.