Match ends, Fulham 1, Derby County 1.
FulhamFulham1DerbyDerby County1
Derby's winless run was extended to seven league games after they could only take a point at struggling Fulham.
The home side went ahead through debutant Marcus Olsson's own goal, before Craig Bryson volleyed the Rams level just before the break.
Late on, Richard Keogh set up Johnny Russell but he was superbly denied by keeper Fulham keeper Andy Lonergan.
The draw does little to help Derby's promotion hopes and extends Fulham's own run without a win to five games.
Derby had reason to feel aggrieved when they went behind, having enjoyed the best early chances with Keogh's header against the bar and, playing against his old side, captain Chris Baird's volley, which went just over.
Fulham's Moussa Dembele should have done better with a close-range header from a Jamie O'Hara corner, and once Bryson was substituted, Derby had less cutting edge up front, as windy conditions proved challenging for both sides.
Right at the death there were chances at both ends with Lonergan being forced to make good saves from Russell and Cyrus Christie, whilst Ross McCormack and Tom Cairney both went close for Fulham, but neither side did enough to merit all three points.
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic: "We competed very well, we competed for all of the game.
"In my opinion we are improving - we are difficult to deal with. I cannot be happy if we don't win the game. I am a football coach."
Derby manager Paul Clement: "Under normal circumstances this might have been seen as a very valuable point. But because we've been off the back of a poor run of results, it's not what we wanted.
"We started the game brightly, it's happened a few times during this run - the goal comes against the run of play. We suffered a bit after that.
"Our goal was a fantastic goal and a great finish, so there were positives to build on in the second half."
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-4-2
- 24Lonergan
- 2Richards
- 33Burn
- 45Amorebieta
- 3GarbuttBooked at 7mins
- 10Cairney
- 31InceSubstituted forKacaniklicat 45'minutes
- 23O'HaraBooked at 81mins
- 21ChristensenSubstituted forParkerat 86'minutes
- 44McCormack
- 25DembeleSubstituted forSmithat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Fredericks
- 8Parker
- 9Smith
- 11Kacaniklic
- 12Lewis
- 13Ream
- 20Labyad
Derby
Formation 4-3-3
- 17Carson
- 2Christie
- 6Keogh
- 14Shackell
- 29OlssonBooked at 90mins
- 8Hendrick
- 12BairdSubstituted forButterfieldat 67'minutes
- 4BrysonSubstituted forJohnsonat 73'minutes
- 11Russell
- 9Martin
- 24WeimannSubstituted forBlackmanat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Grant
- 10Bent
- 15Johnson
- 18Butterfield
- 22Blackman
- 23Ince
- 37Warnock
- Referee:
- Darren Deadman
- Attendance:
- 18,472
Match Stats
Home TeamFulhamAway TeamDerby
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Derby County 1.
Booking
Markus Olsson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Kacaniklic.
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Attempt missed. Ross McCormack (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Parker with a through ball.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andy Lonergan.
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Attempt saved. Cyrus Christie (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
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Offside, Derby County. Jeff Hendrick tries a through ball, but Bradley Johnson is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Fulham. Scott Parker replaces Lasse Vigen Christensen.
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Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
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Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Dan Burn.
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Attempt blocked. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
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Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Blackman.
Booking
Jamie O'Hara (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt blocked. Ross McCormack (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Derby County. Nick Blackman replaces Andreas Weimann.
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Offside, Derby County. Jason Shackell tries a through ball, but Chris Martin is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Fulham. Matt Smith replaces Moussa Dembele.
