Derby County fought back from behind twice to claim a dramatic 3–2 victory over Queens Park Rangers FC in the Championship on matchday 45, sealed by an 88th-minute winner from substitute Jaydon Banel.
QPR started brightly and took the lead on 13 minutes. Harvey Vale finished off a well-worked move, turning in a pass from Daniel Bennie to make it 1–0 to the hosts.
Derby responded in the 25th minute. Oscar Fraulo levelled the contest, converting after being set up by Max Johnston to bring the score to 1–1.
After the interval, QPR moved back in front. On 55 minutes, Richard Kone restored the home side’s lead, striking for 2–1 following an assist from Vale, who added to his earlier goal with a second direct goal involvement.
Derby’s bench then proved decisive. Managerial changes around the hour mark shifted the momentum, and in the 76th minute defender Sondre Langås made it 2–2, finishing from a Joe Ward assist to pull the visitors level again.
With the match heading towards a draw, Derby completed the turnaround late on. In the 88th minute, substitute Jaydon Banel struck what proved to be the winner, finding the net after a ball from Matt Clarke to give the Rams a 3–2 lead and ultimately all three points.
Derby’s combative display also brought several bookings, with yellow cards shown to Samuel Szmodics, Langås and Ben Brereton, while Rumarn Burrell went into the book for QPR. Both sides made extensive use of their benches, including introductions for Craig Forsyth, David Ozoh, Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, Ilias Chair and Koki Saito, among others.
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Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry City FC
|
46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 45 | 52 | 95 | W W W D D |
| 2 |
Ipswich Town FC
|
46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 33 | 84 | W D D W D |
| 3 |
Millwall FC
|
46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 15 | 83 | W D W W D |
| 4 |
Southampton FC
|
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 82 | 56 | 26 | 80 | W D D W W |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough FC
|
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 80 | D W W D L |
| 6 |
Hull City AFC
|
46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 66 | 4 | 73 | W L D D L |
| 7 |
Wrexham AFC
|
46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 71 | D L W W L |
| 8 |
Derby County FC
|
46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 69 | L W L W L |
| 9 |
Norwich City FC
|
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 65 | L D W W L |
| 10 |
Birmingham City FC
|
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 64 | D W W D W |
| 11 |
Swansea City AFC
|
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 64 | W D W L W |
| 12 |
Bristol City FC
|
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 62 | W L D L D |
| 13 |
Sheffield United FC
|
46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 60 | W L L W W |
| 14 |
Preston North End FC
|
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 60 | L W L L W |
| 15 |
Queens Park Rangers FC
|
46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 58 | L L L L D |
| 16 |
Watford FC
|
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 57 | L L L L L |
| 17 |
Stoke City FC
|
46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 55 | L L L L D |
| 18 |
Portsmouth FC
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 55 | D W L W W |
| 19 |
Charlton Athletic FC
|
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 53 | L W L D L |
| 20 |
Blackburn Rovers FC
|
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 52 | L W D L D |
| 21 |
West Bromwich Albion FC
|
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 51 | L D W W D |
| 22 |
Oxford United FC
|
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 47 | L W L L W |
| 23 |
Leicester City FC
|
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 68 | -10 | 46 | W D D L L |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday FC
|
46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 29 | 89 | -60 | 0 | W L L D D |
