Derby 2-0 Millwall

Goals from Adam Bolder and Marco Reich gave Derby the win that ensures First Division football next season and ended Millwall's slim play-off hopes.

Derby's Ian Taylor saw a penalty saved by Andy Marshall after Robert Ryan had fouled Marcus Tudgay.

Bolder fired the Rams in front when he swivelled on the ball and then lashed it home from outside the box.

Reich made sure of the three points with a curling free-kick that Marshall got a hand to but failed to keep out.

It made it seven games without a win for Millwall since making it into the FA Cup final.

The visitors found themselves on the rack early on.

In the first minute Paul Peschisolido set Manuel Manel free down left, but the Spaniard's first touch let him down and he could only find the sidenetting.

In the 16th minute Ryan was adjudged to have fouled Tudgay 10 yards out - referee Mark Cowburn immediately pointing to the spot and cautioning Ryan.

But Marshall dived to his right to save and from the resulting corner Tudgay's header flashed wide.

A second penalty claim after Tom Huddlestone went down under pressure from Marvin Elliott and David Livermore was waved away.

Bolder replaced the injured Michael Johnson in the 32nd minute and seven minutes after his introduction he fired the Rams in front after the ball had broken loose.

The Rams made sure of the points when Matthew Lawrence fouled Peschisolido and Reich struck the free-kick past Marshall.

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Derby: Grant, Kenna, Mawene, Johnson, Jackson, Tudgay, Taylor, Huddlestone, Reich, Manel, Peschisolido. Subs: Oakes, Mills, Bolder, Holmes, Junior.

Millwall: Marshall, Lawrence, Ward, Livermore, Ryan, Ifill, Hearn, Sutton, Elliott, Harris, Braniff. Subs: Gueret, Chadwick, McCammon, Sweeney, Cogan.

Referee: M Cowburn (Lancashire).