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Matt Clarke scored for a second successive game for Derby County - the first time he has scored in back-to-back matches in his career Sheffield Wednesday became just the fifth club in English Football League history to go 30 games without a win after they lost 2-1 at Derby County in the Championship. The financially-troubled Owls - who have already been relegated to League One - have not taken three points since their solitary win of the season when they were 2-0 victors at Portsmouth on 20 September. Wednesday's 13th successive league defeat means they remain on -7 points having had 18 points docked for financial issues surrounding the club going into administration. Ben Brereton-Diaz put the Rams up early on with an assured finish before Jerry Yates equalised with a header six minutes later. But on the stroke of half-time Matt Clarke's glancing header put the hosts in front once again. Brereton-Diaz spurned a good chance in an at-times pedestrian second half as Derby won for a second successive game. Their win moves them up to seventh in the table, three points off Wrexham who occupy the final play-off place. The loss means bottom-of-the-table Wednesday join Crewe Alexandra in 1956-57, Cambridge United in 1983-84, Derby from 2007-08 and Macclesfield Town from January 2012 to October 2018 in failing to win 30 successive league matches or more. Wednesday had started brightly with Svante Ingelsson looking lively down the left, but an excellent first-time pass from the recalled Rhian Brewster put Brereton-Diaz through for Derby's opener as the Chile striker finished well from the edge of the box. The same two combined three minutes later as a stretching unmarked Brereton-Diaz put a low cross over the bar from eight yards. But three minutes later the Owls were level - Yates getting between two defenders to head home Jamal Lowe's cross from the left from close range - just the fourth time in the last 15 games that the Owls have scored a goal. Brewster should have put Derby in front but saw his 24th-minute header from six yards go over the bar. Twenty minutes later the Rams did have a headed goal - Clarke glancing in Joe Ward's cross from the left after a corner had been cleared. Derby dominated possession for large chunks of the game and while Wednesday had moments on the break, they often lacked a final ball as their vociferous away support backed them loudly. The hosts should have gone 3-1 up midway through the second half when Sammy Szmodics put in Brereton-Diaz, but his tame low effort was blocked by the legs of goalkeeper Pierce Charles. Bobby Clark saw an 84th-minute shot deflected wide by Liam Palmer after an excellent Derby counter attack as Wednesday failed to trouble the hosts. Derby County head coach John Eustace told BBC Radio Derby: "I thought it was a great win "There's no guarantees in any game that you should win. Sheffield Wednesday are playing with a lot of freedom, we knew it was always going to be very difficult. "Usually in most games when they've played it's usually lose by one goal, so a really difficult game but delighted with the win. "It's about the mentality of the group and I thought that we scored a great goal initially and then we were really poor for the defending for their equaliser. "They had some good possession, some good spells without really hurting us, but we always looked a threat on the transition going forward. "I thought second half we played some really good football when the game opened up and if we'd have been a bit more clinical in that final third it could have been three or four. " This video can not be played John Eustace post-Sheffield Wednesday (H) Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen told BBC Radio Sheffield: "I think we competed really, really well. We started the game really well, we were really strong, organised. "We have spoken about that - we could let the centre-back have the ball a little bit more because we know a big part of the game from them is a lot of crossing, and I think we closed down for this a lot. "After 1-0 we came strong back in the game, and I think we drew 1-1 [which was] very, very deserved. "Then, the rest of the first half, we were organised, had some good transition then I think second half was a very equal. "You could see the boys did everything to get a result here. " This video can not be played Henrik Pedersen: 'We competed really well' After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 7th March 2026 at 16: 59 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: John Eustace Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Manager: John Eustace Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Derby are looking for their first league double over Sheffield Wednesday since the 2013-14 campaign under Steve Mc Claren. Sheffield Wednesday won 2-1 at Pride Park last season, last enjoying successive away league wins at Derby in March 1932. This will be Derby manager John Eustace’s 50th league game in charge – two of the last three Rams managers to reach 50 games won their 50th game (Paul Warne and Phillip Cocu), while Gary Rowett was the last to lose his 50th (0-2 vs Wolves in April 2018). Sheffield Wednesday have gone 29 league games without a win – only four teams have ever had 30+ consecutive winless games in Football League history; Crewe in 1956-57 (30), Cambridge United in 1983-84 (31), Derby from September 2007 to August 2008 (36) and Macclesfield Town from January 2012 to October 2018 (36). Sheffield Wednesday have lost their last 12 league games, with Sunderland between January and August 2003 the last side to have a longer losing run in the top-four tiers (17 in a row). Match ends, Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Joe Ward (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday). Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Sean Fusire. Substitution, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo replaces Bobby Clark. Foul by Lewis Travis (Derby County). Joel Ndala (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing. Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Liam Palmer. Attempt blocked. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaydon Banel. Foul by Jaydon Banel (Derby County). Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jarvis Thornton replaces Jerry Yates. Attempt missed. Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lowe. Foul by Jaydon Banel (Derby County). Joel Ndala (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half. David Ozoh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday). Attempt saved. Lewis Travis (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Ben Brereton. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.