Derby County 2-2 Birmingham City: Rams snatch dramatic draw against Blues

Wayne Rooney's Derby County came from two goals down to draw 2-2 for the second time this month as the Championship's bottom club stunned Birmingham City.

On a day dominated by protesting Derby fans, Lee Bowyer's Blues further upset the mood by taking a 2-0 lead with a goal in each half for debutant Lyle Taylor and top scorer Scott Hogan.

But youngster Luke Plange gave Derby hope on 87 minutes when he showed remarkable coolness on the angle to beat two men and curl home a right-foot beauty.

Then, six minutes into added time, substitute Krystian Bielik returned from a year out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury to hit a late equaliser. It could have been disallowed, either for the offside Richard Stearman's headed pass or for the Polish midfielder's dangerous finish with an overhead kick that nearly connected with Blues defender Teden Mengi's head.

It was payback for Blues, who themselves fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Peterborough in midweek.

But, whatever the legitimacy of the equaliser, it possibly made up for what could have been a Derby penalty, prior to pulling a goal back. Home skipper Tom Lawrence's on-target effort was denied by on-loan Manchester United defender Mengi's unwittingly outstretched hand.

Blues, whose own fans were protesting against their owners just 10 days ago, can feel some sort of empathy with up-for-sale Derby's current uncertain plight. But they ought to have had this game wrapped up.

They went 1-0 up in the seventh minute when Onel Hernandez got the better of Blues old boy Curtis Davies to find fellow new signing Taylor on the left of the box. The former Nottingham Forest forward opened his body up to provide a right side-foot finish, which evaded Nathan Byrne's weak