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Luke Amos' winner against Derby was his sixth goal of the seasonDerby County have been relegated from the Championship after suffering a dramatic late defeat at Queens Park Rangers.
Luke Amos' 88th-minute winner for QPR, coupled with Reading's remarkable 4-4 draw against Swansea, consigned Wayne Rooney's beleaguered Rams to the drop to League One.
Relegation with three games to go means Derby will play in England's third tier for the first time since 1986.
Their fight for survival, in a campaign crippled by a 21-point deduction, could only have been prolonged if they equalled or bettered Reading's result.
When Amos coolly slipped the ball past goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, their hopes of staying up had taken a major blow but were not over.
However, Tom McIntyre's 95th-minute leveller for the Royals ended what dim hopes the Rams had left.
Even then, Tom Lawrence was sent off for a second yellow card for a foul on Charlie Austin to compound Derby's misery.
More to follow.
Line-ups
QPR
Formation 4-2-2-2
- 29Westwood
- 22OdubajoSubstituted forKakayat 58'minutes
- 28Sanderson
- 20Dunne
- 16McCallum
- 17DozzellBooked at 59minsSubstituted forJohansenat 75'minutes
- 15FieldBooked at 72mins
- 8Amos
- 10Chair
- 14ThomasSubstituted forAustinat 71'minutes
- 9Dykes
Substitutes
- 2Kakay
- 7Johansen
- 11Austin
- 12Ball
- 19Gray
- 37Adomah
- 38Mahoney
Derby
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Allsop
- 2Byrne
- 33Davies
- 41Cashin
- 26BuchananSubstituted forCybulskiat 85'minutes
- 5BielikSubstituted forMorrisonat 64'minutes
- 42Thompson
- 32Ebiowei
- 10LawrenceBooked at 90mins
- 38KnightSubstituted forSibleyat 75'minutes
- 48Plange
Substitutes
- 3Forsyth
- 11Morrison
- 16Stearman
- 17Sibley
- 21Roos
- 35Watson
- 49Cybulski
Referee:Josh Smith
Attendance:15,298
Live Text
Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Derby County 0.
Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Derby County 0.
Second yellow card to Tom Lawrence (Derby County) for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Bartosz Cybulski (Derby County) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcolm Ebiowei with a cross.
Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sam McCallum (Queens Park Rangers).
Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Derby County 0. Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam McCallum (Queens Park Rangers).
Substitution, Derby County. Bartosz Cybulski replaces Lee Buchanan.
Attempt blocked. Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
Ravel Morrison (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers).
Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt blocked. Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ravel Morrison.
Attempt blocked. Nathan Byrne (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcolm Ebiowei.
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