After the 1-1 draw at Swansea earlier in the week, Derby were hoping to progress against travelling Cardiff at Pride Park this weekend.

It was looking good in the first half. Cardiff put up a good fight as they always do but it was Derby defender Martin Albrechtsen who broke the deadlock, firing home a belter in the 30th minute.

On resuming the match after half time, Cardiff pushed even harder and managed to get level in the 67th minute when Joe Ledley was fouled in the penalty area by Miles Addison, giving Ross McCormack the easy task of slotting in a penalty.

It was another strong performance from Derby and a huge improvement on the side we got used to last season but it’s a shame we’ve still only got one win out of seven games. At least the points are trickling in this season though.