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Curtis Davies’ 90th-minute equaliser saw Derby County fight back from two goals down with five minutes left to earn a point at fellow relegation strugglers Reading.
A wonder strike from Junior Hoilett had given Reading the lead, before the Canadian doubled the Royals’ advantage early in the second half.
But Derby heaped on the pressure during the final half-hour and substitute Colin Kazim-Richards pulled one back late on to set up a nervous finale.
In the final minute of normal time, centre-half Davies then headed home to level the scores and extend the unbeaten run of the bottom-of-the-table Rams to four matches.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Reading
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 22Southwood
- 48AshcroftSubstituted forAraruna Hoffmannat 45′minutes
- 3Holmes
- 24Dann
- 21Baba
- 19Dele-Bashiru
- 28LaurentBooked at 45mins
- 7HalilovicSubstituted forAzeezat 65′minutes
- 10SwiftSubstituted forCamaraat 89′minutes
- 23Hoilett
- 9Carroll
Substitutes
- 20Araruna Hoffmann
- 30Azeez
- 32Camara
- 33Cabral Barbosa
- 38Stickland
- 39Clarke
- 47Puscas
Derby
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 31Allsop
- 2ByrneBooked at 90mins
- 6Jagielka
- 33DaviesBooked at 82mins
- 3ForsythSubstituted forEboseleat 57′minutes
- 7Józwiak
- 8Bird
- 42Thompson
- 38KnightSubstituted forMorrisonat 67′minutes
- 10Lawrence
- 48PlangeSubstituted forKazim-Richardsat 57′minutes
Substitutes
- 9Baldock
- 11Morrison
- 13Kazim-Richards
- 16Stearman
- 21Roos
- 36Ebosele
- 43Williams
Live Text
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Match ends, Reading 2, Derby County 2.
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Second Half ends, Reading 2, Derby County 2.
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Nathan Byrne (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Nathan Byrne (Derby County).
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Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Phil Jagielka (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mamadi Camara (Reading).
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Attempt missed. Femi Azeez (Reading) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross.
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Goal! Reading 2, Derby County 2. Curtis Davies (Derby County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Byrne with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Femi Azeez (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadi Camara following a fast break.
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Substitution, Reading. Mamadi Camara replaces John Swift.
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Attempt missed. Max Bird (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Goal! Reading 2, Derby County 1. Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Bird with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Scott Dann.
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Attempt blocked. Curtis Davies (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ravel Morrison with a through ball.
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Curtis Davies (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Curtis Davies (Derby County).
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Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Femi Azeez.
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