Derby could've gone 1-0 down in the first five minutes of the game when Richard Keogh's pass to goalkeeper Lee Grant evaded him.Grant got to the ball in the nick of time to stop the away side from conceding.
Derby then faced another scare.Chris Brown's looping header had to be tipped over by Grant with twenty minutes until half time.
Just when Doncaster looked more likely to score,GEORGE THORNE gave Derby the lead before half-time with a drilling twenty-five yard hit.
Derby could've made it 2-0 in the second half.That was,if Sam Johnstone hadn't denied midfielder Craig Bryson.The former Scotland U21 is in fine form this month for Derby.
Theo Robinson,against the club he left in August for Doncaster,then came on.He tested Grant's reflexes by producing a low drive.
With ten minutes left,CHRIS MARTIN made it 2-0.Jamie Ward whipped in a superb cross which Martin met with his boot to double the lead.
The full time whistled sounded,making Derby pressurise Burnley at the top.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
DONCASTER BOSS PAUL DICKOV
"I'm disappointed with today but we need to bounce back."
"We have Millwall on Monday.I understand it'll be hard to beat them but the best thing is we aren't in their position."
"Today proved one thing-Derby are third for a reason and we're in the bottom Hal for another reason."
DERBY BOSS STEVE McCLAREN
"We always find different methods to win a game of football so far.The creativity behind this has been met by a positive reaction."
"Both goals were good quality finishes.It was poor first half up until the goal and then we improved."
TEAMS
Doncaster Rovers
33 Sam Johnstone
17 Gabriel Tamas
31 Enda Stevens
18 Paul Keegan
02 Paul Quinn
20 Abdoulaye Méité
26 James Coppinger
04 Dean Furman(Duffy 75')
10 Billy Sharp(Robinson 66')
09 Chris Brown(Fernandez 90')
11 David Cotterill
Substitutes
13 Jon Maxted
07 Mark Duffy
21 Marc De Val Fernandez
35 Lewis Ferguson
22 Theo Robinson
16 Jamie McCombe
12 Luke McCullough
Derby County
01 Lee Grant
33 Andre Wisdom
04 Craig Forsyth
34 George Thorne
06 Richard Keogh
25 Jake Buxton
04 Craig Bryson
19 Will Hughes
09 Chris Martin
35 Patrick Bamford(Ward 51')
11 Johnny Russell(Dawkins 61')
Substitutes
26 Adam Legzdins
10 Jamie Ward
32 Simon Dawkins
08 Jeff Hendrick
27 Zak Whitbread
14 John Eustace
18 Connor Sammon
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