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Tommy Smith's last-minute penalty earned Derby a point against Hull.

Both sides made changes after ensuring survival on Saturday and they cancelled each other out early on, Hull striker Jon Parkin lashing a rare chance over.

Stuart Green put Hull ahead with a stunning 20-yard half-volley after indecision in the Derby defence.

Lee Camp saved from Green before Smith's penalty levelled it with a minute left after Scott Wiseman was seen to have pushed Paul Peschisolido.

• Derby manager Terry Westley:
  "I think we deserved it and I think Hull will agree as well.
  "They played very much on the counter-attack and maybe we were a bit slow getting the ball forward at times.
  "By the end we had three 17-year-olds on the pitch and can take great delight from that. The players got stuck in and eventually got what they deserved."
• Hull boss Peter Taylor on Derby's late penalty equaliser:
  "It was a penalty. Scott Wiseman's come in and apologised to his team-mates so I think that gives you a good clue it's a penalty. I said 'did you push him?' and he said 'yes'.
  "He's a young player, he had a terrific game. But he's got to learn from that, you can't afford to give fouls away or push people in the box. I thought defensively as a team we worked very hard.
  "They'll get my permission to smash Scotty Wiseman on the way home!"

Derby: Camp, Edworthy, Nyatanga, Michael Johnson (Jackson 57), Addison, Smith, Bisgaard, Thirlwell (Barnes 64), Idiakez, Holmes (Bolder 64), Peschisolido.
Subs Not Used: Poole, Ashton.
Goals: Smith 89 pen.
Hull: Myhill, Wiseman, Cort, Delaney, Rogers, Green, Andrews, Welsh, Paynter (Ellison 70), Parkin, Fagan (Duffy 90).
Subs Not Used: Duke, Thelwell, Fry.
Goals: Green 33.
Att: 24,961
Ref: A D'Urso (Essex).

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