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TEAM NEWS

Wolves defenders Mike Williamson (hamstring) and Ethan Ebanks-Landell (foot) remain unavailable because of injury.

Jordan Graham and Nouha Dicko (both knee) remain long-term absentees.

Birmingham’s on-loan striker James Vaughan is out with a calf problem.

Striker Nikolai Brock-Madsen is still struggling with a quad muscle injury and will be monitored. Birmingham are two points behind the top six in the Championship.

MATCH FACTS

Wolves have lost just one of their last seven league games against Birmingham (W4 D2), having gone nine without a win against them prior to that.
Birmingham have failed to score on their last three visits to Molineux in league competition.
Wolves have won their last two home league games, last winning three on the bounce in April 2015.
The Blues have failed to score in any of their last four away league games, last failing to score in five in a row in November 1992.
Wolves have kept only one clean sheet in their last 11 league games and none at home so far in 2016.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City – BBC Sport

admin — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 16:41:47 +0000

BBC Sport coverage

How to follow:: Listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website

TEAM NEWS

Wolves defenders Mike Williamson (hamstring) and Ethan Ebanks-Landell (foot) remain unavailable because of injury.

Jordan Graham and Nouha Dicko (both knee) remain long-term absentees.

Birmingham’s on-loan striker James Vaughan is out with a calf problem.

Striker Nikolai Brock-Madsen is still struggling with a quad muscle injury and will be monitored. Birmingham are two points behind the top six in the Championship.

MATCH FACTS

Wolves have lost just one of their last seven league games against Birmingham (W4 D2), having gone nine without a win against them prior to that.
Birmingham have failed to score on their last three visits to Molineux in league competition.
Wolves have won their last two home league games, last winning three on the bounce in April 2015.
The Blues have failed to score in any of their last four away league games, last failing to score in five in a row in November 1992.
Wolves have kept only one clean sheet in their last 11 league games and none at home so far in 2016.

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Birmingham City: The tribute to Freddie Goodwin made me realise how lucky I am to manage Blues – Birmingham Mail

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Birmingham City: Gary Rowett on the late goals and the heated tempers at Derby … – Birmingham Mail

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Gary Rowett was both apologetic and euphoric after his Birmingham City side scored twice in the final two minutes to salvage a 2-2 draw.

The game will be best remembered for the way Paul Caddis’s penalty and Clayton Donaldson 95th minute equaliser reined in Derby’s 2-0 lead.

It was also marred by a half time incident in which Rowett remonstrated with Derby’s Johnny Russell.

But this was all about Blues’ remarkable comeback: “It’s an incredible game when you look at the fact Derby controlled the majority of the game, they should really have comfortably won the game,” Rowett admitted.

“But it doesn’t always work like that, the game is made up of many different parts. Part of it is withstanding late pressure form a team that is chasing the game.

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“We have got a little bit of fortune which we probably didn’t deserve but at the same time we’ve earned ourselves a penalty with a great run from Robert Tesche and then we’ve forced bodies in there and got on the end of something.

“It’s a great point for us and builds brilliantly well on the back of our last two home victories and it means in 22 games since we came in we have only lost five. We are not an easy team to beat or play against.”

He added he regreted his response to what he felt was unsportsmanlike conduct from Russell after the striker refused to allow Blues easy possesion when they’d kicked the ball out to allow Tom Ince to be treated.

“I shouldn’t have walked over, that’s my passion coming back to an old club and wanting to do well, boiling over.

Pictured in the Sky Bet championship match at the Ipro Stadium between Derby County and Birmingham City is Gary Rowett upset at half time.

“The game stopped because a Derby player goes down so we should get the ball back comfortably.

“To be fair there were a few free kicks before that and maybe Johnny was a little bit frustrated and smashed the ball in the corner.

“They then pushed in and tried to stop us getting out, all i said to the Derby staff was ‘Let us have the ball back then and there’s no problem.

“I felt it was a little ungentlemanly and that was why I was so incensed,

“I have obviously got to make sure as a manager of a fantastic football club I don’t let that get in the way and lose my cool.

“I certainly wasn’t looking to get physical. There was no problem, I apologise for my actions but I felt it was a moment that could have been avoided if we had been given the ball back.”

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Live Text Commentary – BBC Sport

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Derby v Birmingham

Derby 2

Ward 20′ Ince 48′

Birmingham 2

Caddis 90′ (pen) Donaldson 90′

FT 90 +7
HT 1-0

Donaldson’s late leveller was his 13th goal this season.

7 March 2015
Last updated at
17:19

Clayton Donaldson scored a dramatic equaliser for Birmingham City as they fought back with two late goals at Derby County.

Jamie Ward broke the deadlock for the hosts after Johnny Russell’s effort was palmed away by Darren Randolph.

Thomas Ince gave Derby a two-goal cushion soon after the break when he was released into the box by Russell.

Paul Caddis scored from the spot after Demerai Gray was felled and Donaldson found a leveller deep into added time.

The result means that the top four in the Championship table all have 66 points and are separated by goal difference whilst Birmingham lie in 14th place.

Smart play from Derby allowed Ince to try his luck from range inside the opening 10 minutes but Jonathan Spector deflected his shot.

Derby went ahead early in the first half when Russell unleashed a shot that was parried by Randolph and Ward was on hand to tap home.

Blues fought back when David Cotterill whipped in a free-kick towards Andrew Shinnie but Grant easily saved.

The hosts came close to going two up but Will Hughes’s powerful effort from long-range crashed against the crossbar.

Ince doubled Derby’s lead just after the restart after cutting inside the box from Russell’s through-ball and fired low past Randolph.

Derby’s lack of form
After Middlesbrough lost to Nottingham Forest and Watford drew against Wolves, Derby County could have been two points clear at the top of the Championship table had they not conceded Donaldson’s 95th minute equaliser.
Steve McClaren’s side have now taken just a point from their last three matches, conceding six goals in the process.

Derby’s lack of form

After Middlesbrough lost to Nottingham Forest and Watford drew against Wolves, Derby County could have been two points clear at the top of the Championship table had they not conceded Donaldson’s 95th minute equaliser.

Steve McClaren’s side have now taken just a point from their last three matches, conceding six goals in the process.

The Rams nearly found a third when Jeff Hendrick’s cross was met by Russell whose shot was cleared off the line.

Cotterill almost got Blues back in it through his long-range free kick which troubled Grant but went just wide.

But it was a dramatic final few minutes as Caddis sealed Birmingham’s first from the spot after Robert Tesche was brought down by Ince.

The visitors were level deep into added time when Wes Thomas lifted the ball for Donaldson to nod past Grant.

It was a match Derby dominated until the final stages and had they won, they would have returned to the top of the Championship table with a two-point lead over Bournemouth.

Derby manager Steve McClaren:

“I think it was a double mugging.

“It’s a freak result but we can’t blame anybody. The game is 95 minutes not 91, 92 and you have to see it through.

“When you are 2-0 up with two minutes to go you should see the game through but we didn’t and there’s a lot of anger going around.”

Birmingham manager Gary Rowett:

“Whether we deserved it or not is not really relevant. The fact is we’ve kept going and kept believing and trying to get something out of the game.

“As we all know, until the game is all over it’s not over. But I’m sure if you are a Derby fan or player you will be hugely disappointed you haven’t won.”

Lineup, Bookings (5) & Substitutions (6)

Derby County

01 Grant
02 Christie Booked
06 Keogh
36 Albentosa
03 Forsyth Booked
08 Hendrick
33 Mascarell
19 Hughes (Bryson – 80′ )
23 Ince Booked
11 Russell (Dawkins – 83′ )
10 Ward (Lingard – 74′ )

Substitutes

04 Bryson
05 Buxton
07 Dawkins
16 Lingard
21 Roos
29 Thomas
32 Shotton

Birmingham City

01 Randolph
31 Caddis
23 Spector
15 Kiernan
03 Grounds
13 Tesche
26 Davis
11 Cotterill Booked
22 Shinnie (Thomas – 64′ )
40 Dyer Booked (Gray – 74′ )
12 Novak (Donaldson – 64′ )

Substitutes

04 Robinson
09 Donaldson
10 Thomas
17 Reilly
19 Zigic
21 Doyle
33 Gray

Ref: Iain Williamson

Att: 31,522

Match Stats

Possession

58

42

Shots

14

15

On target

6

3

Corners

8

7

Fouls

19

15

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Derby County 2, Birmingham City 2.

90:00 +6:39 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Birmingham City 2.

90:00 +6:01 Booking

Booking Cyrus Christie (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.

90:00 +5:12 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Derby County 2, Birmingham City 2. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rob Kiernan following a corner.

90:00 +5:10

Attempt blocked. Rob Kiernan (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Wes Thomas.

90:00 +4:56

Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lee Grant.

90:00 +4:45

Attempt saved. Jonathan Spector (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rob Kiernan with a headed pass.

90:00 +4:18 Booking

Booking Craig Forsyth (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.

90:00 +4:08

Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).

90:00 +4:08

Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90:00 +2:41 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Derby County 2, Birmingham City 1. Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

90:00 +1:51 Booking

Booking Tom Ince (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90:00 +1:33

Penalty conceded by Tom Ince (Derby County) after a foul in the penalty area.

90:00 +1:33

Penalty Birmingham City. Robert Tesche draws a foul in the penalty area.

90:00 +1:16

Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wes Thomas.

90:00 +0:01

Raúl Albentosa (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90:00 +0:01

Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).

89:25

Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.

85:13

Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

83:53

Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83:53

Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).

83:00 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Derby County. Simon Dawkins replaces Johnny Russell.

82:26

Raúl Albentosa (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82:26

Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).

81:45

Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.

80:51

Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jonathan Spector.

79:50 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Derby County. Craig Bryson replaces Will Hughes.