Wayne Rooney’s Derby have been relegated from the Championship following a 1-0 defeat at QPR.
Luke Amos’ late winner on the Kiyan Prince Basis Stadium stored alive Rangers’ play-off hopes and, coupled with Studying’s astonishing comeback, condemned the guests to the drop.
County completed the match with 10 males after Tom Lawrence was despatched off for a second yellow card following a problem on Charlie Austin within the remaining seconds.
Derby’s hopes of staying up seemed set to stay mathematically alive at the least till a last-gasp leveller earned fellow strugglers Studying a degree as they got here from 4-1 down to attract 4-4 with Swansea.
The Rams, who’ve been combating an uphill battle ever since being hit with a 21-point deduction for his or her monetary issues, gave their survival possibilities a shot within the arm by beating leaders Fulham on Good Friday however have been unable to observe that up towards Rangers, whose win was their first in seven matches.
The essential breakthrough got here with two minutes remaining.
Ilias Chair performed the ball in from the left to Lyndon Dykes, who in flip laid it to his proper and the unmarked Amos, the midfielder calmly guiding his end previous goalkeeper Ryan Allsop.
Amos had an early purpose disallowed when keeper Kieren Westwood’s lengthy kick was headed on by Dykes to the previous Tottenham man, who nudged the ball previous Allsop and slotted into an empty internet however was adjudged to have been offside.
Luke Plange missed a wonderful likelihood to place Derby forward, heading Lawrence’s left-wing free-kick towards the highest of the bar from shut vary.
One other Lawrence set-piece, this time a nook from proper, prompted extra issues for Rangers shortly earlier than the interval, with Krystian Bielik volleying over after Westwood’s fumble.
With Studying behind at half-time, Derby knew victory might see them shut the hole, however it was QPR who have been on the entrance foot for a lot of the second half.
They virtually took the lead a few minutes after the restart when Chair reduce in from the left and noticed his right-footed strike pushed over by Allsop, who additionally stored out a long-range effort from Dykes.
Derby did threaten within the later phases, with Malcom Ebiowei inflicting QPR main issues on the precise flank.
Andre Dozzell diverted an Ebiowei cross narrowly huge of his personal purpose and Nathan Byrne was denied at point-blank vary by Westwood.
However Amos’ third purpose in 5 matches and sixth of the season left Derby dealing with as much as League One soccer subsequent season.
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