Bielik hits stoppage-time stunner to rescue Derby

Krystian Bielik scored the most dramatic of equalisers as Derby came from 2-0 down to hold Birmingham to a 2-2 draw in the Sky Bet Championship on Sunday afternoon.

The Rams midfielder - who returned to action a year to the day after suffering an ACL injury - beat Neil Etheridge with an overhead kick deep into injury-time to seal a point on a day when Derby fans had protested about the dire financial situation at the club.

Earlier, Birmingham debutant Lyle Taylor - who joined on loan from Nottingham Forest earlier this week - got his Blues career off to a flyer with the opener (7), before Scott Hogan swept home shortly after the break to establish a comfortable cushion (56).

But the Rams gained momentum in the closing stages and pulled one back when teenage striker Luke Plange fired in (87), before Bielik sparked wild celebrations in the stands, which he could not be a part of after appearing to suffer a shoulder injury due to an awkward landing (90+6).

Birmingham climb to 17th as a result, with Derby now just seven points from safety in 23rd with 18 games to play.

Derby fans turned out in their droves to support the planned protest against the dire financial situation that the club finds itself in ahead of a crunch clash against another club struggling close to the bottom of the Championship table.

As a result, the 32,000-strong crowd created a cauldron of noise as the players came out onto the pitch and roared the Rams to a bright start, with teenage striker Luke Plange managing to beat the offside trap and force Neil Etheridge into a low save.

But then the mood changed; from nowhere, Birmingham drew first blood. Onel Hernandez managed to regain his footing after being put off balance by Curtis Davies, before squaring