Millwall missed the chance to move up into the top six of the Championship as they were held to a stalemate at Derby.
Both sides had chances to secure all three points but were guilty of wasteful finishing as the Lions made it four consecutive away draws.
Steve Morison twice headed good chances for Millwall off target, and Jack Smith dragged a fine late opportunity wide.
Kris Commons wasted Derby's best chance when he was denied one-on-one as the Rams slipped into the bottom half.
Their fall away from the promotion places has coincided with a run of no wins in their last three home matches, having won their previous six at Pride Park.
By contrast, Millwall stretched their unbeaten league run to eight matches - thanks in no small part to a defensive record of just two goals conceded in that time.
And it could have been even better had Morison not twice spurned good heading opportunities, the first while unmarked at the back post and the second from James Henry's corner.
Tamika Mkandawire also headed a decent Lions chance wide before Smith almost broke the deadlock against the run of play 18 minutes from time, only for the defender to skew his shot horribly.
Derby had their chances too, and it took a fine save from Millwall keeper David Forde to deny Commons, through on goal, in the 53rd minute.
Chris Porter was also off target with two efforts for the hosts, and Alberto Bueno narrowly failed to test Forde with a 25-yard free-kick as both sides had to settle for a point.
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Monday, 3 January 2011
Npower Championship
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Derby
0-0
Millwall
FT
(HT 0-0)
Derby
01 Bywater
02 Brayford
05 Barker
21 Moxey
04 Green
08 Savage (Addison 86)
16 Bailey
10 Commons
12 Porter
23 Doyle (Cywka 46)
27 Bueno (Pearson 71)
Substitutes
13 Deeney,
06 Leacock,
20 Addison,
11 Pearson,
18 Pringle,
19 Cywka,
07 Davies
Millwall
01 Forde
15 Craig
16 Barron
17 Mkandawire yellow card
18 Ward
21 Smith yellow card
06 Trotter
07 Schofield (Robinson 72)
14 Henry
26 Abdou
20 Morison (McQuoid 71)
Substitutes
23 Mildenhall,
05 Robinson,
04 Carter,
12 Hackett,
24 Laird,
30 McQuoid,
09 Harris
Ref: WrightAtt: 24,239
DERBY
MILLWALL
Possession
Derby47%
Millwall53%
Attempts on target
Derby2
Millwall1
Attempts off target
Derby5
Millwall10
Corners
Derby6
Millwall9
Fouls
Derby4
Millwall15
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+3:59 The referee brings the game to a close.
90:00+2:44 Tamika Mkandawire challenges Chris Porter unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Green takes the free kick.
90:00+2:44 Booking The referee books Tamika Mkandawire for unsporting behaviour.
90:00+0:59 Miles Addison challenges Nadjim Abdou unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by David Forde.
85:44 Substitution (Derby) makes a substitution, with Miles Addison coming on for Robbie Savage.
82:32 Unfair challenge on Robbie Savage by Liam Trotter results in a free kick. Stephen Bywater restarts play with the free kick.
81:34 Dean Moxey challenges James Henry unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by David Forde.
79:27 Josh McQuoid gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Brayford. Direct free kick taken by John Brayford.
76:20 Outswinging corner taken by Kris Commons, Shaun Barker concedes a free kick for a foul on Tony Craig. David Forde takes the
free kick.
75:52 Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Kris Commons, clearance by Tony Craig.
74:31 Stephen Pearson fouled by Jack Smith, the ref awards a free kick. Kris Commons takes the free kick.
74:31 Booking Jack Smith shown a yellow card.
73:41 The offside flag is raised against Scott Barron. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen Bywater.
72:11 Jack Smith produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
71:11 Substitution Paul Robinson joins the action as a substitute, replacing Danny Schofield.
70:51 Substitution Josh McQuoid is brought on as a substitute for Steve Morison.
70:24 Substitution Alberto Bueno goes off and Stephen Pearson comes on.
68:18 Kris Commons decides to take a short corner.
67:36 Liam Trotter is caught offside. Free kick taken by Stephen Bywater.
66:02 Unfair challenge on Tomasz Cywka by Scott Barron results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Robbie
Savage from right wing.
63:57 Foul by Steve Morison on John Brayford, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by John Brayford.
62:38 Nadjim Abdou concedes a free kick for a foul on Robbie Savage. Alberto Bueno shoots direct from the free kick.
61:14 The referee blows for offside against Steve Morison. John Brayford takes the free kick.
60:27 Shot from outside the box by Danny Schofield goes wide right of the target.
59:21 Unfair challenge on Chris Porter by Tony Craig results in a free kick. Kris Commons crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed
from right channel, clearance made by Nadjim Abdou.
56:21 Tomasz Cywka has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.
54:21 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Scott Barron, Nadjim Abdou takes a shot from just outside the penalty area
which clears the crossbar.
53:40 Kris Commons takes a shot. Save made by David Forde.
51:22 The referee blows for offside against Steve Morison. John Brayford takes the indirect free kick.
51:13 Centre by David Forde.
50:25 Foul by Scott Barron on Tomasz Cywka, free kick awarded. A cross is delivered by Robbie Savage, Headed effort from inside
the area by Chris Porter misses to the left of the target.
47:46 Jack Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on Robbie Savage. Stephen Bywater takes the free kick.
45:27 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Dean Moxey.
45:01 The referee gets the second half started.
45:01 Substitution Conor Doyle leaves the field to be replaced by Tomasz Cywka.
Half Time
45:00+1:02 The match has reached half-time.
44:28 Shot by Danny Schofield from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.
43:07 Chris Porter produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the target.
39:56 James Henry produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.
33:33 Unfair challenge on Robbie Savage by Nadjim Abdou results in a free kick. Free kick taken by John Brayford.
30:03 Outswinging corner taken by James Henry from the right by-line, Tamika Mkandawire produces a header from inside the area that
goes over the crossbar.
27:57 Handball by Liam Trotter. Free kick taken by Stephen Bywater.
Correction - 25:26 Corner taken by Kris Commons from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Jack Smith.
25:26 Kris Commons takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Jack Smith manages to make a clearance.
25:07 Steve Morison gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Green. Paul Green takes the direct free kick.
23:40 Liam Trotter produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
22:47 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Conor Doyle played to the near post, Tamika Mkandawire manages to make a clearance.
22:22 Corner taken by Conor Doyle played to the near post, clearance made by Steve Morison.
20:01 Outswinging corner taken by James Henry, clearance made by Dean Moxey.
18:40 Foul by Darren Ward on Chris Porter, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Kris Commons.
18:01 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by James Henry, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Steve Morison misses to the
left of the goal.
17:43 Steve Morison takes a shot. Blocked by Robbie Savage.
17:01 Corner taken by James Henry from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Robbie Savage.
15:48 Steve Morison concedes a free kick for a foul on Shaun Barker. Robbie Savage restarts play with the free kick.
13:46 Corner taken by James Henry played to the near post, Robbie Savage manages to make a clearance.
13:11 Corner taken by James Henry, Paul Green makes a clearance.
12:48 The referee gives a free kick against Kris Commons for handball. David Forde takes the direct free kick.
12:06 Danny Schofield takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.
8:40 James Henry takes the outswinging corner, Foul by Steve Morison on Shaun Barker, free kick awarded. Stephen Bywater restarts
play with the free kick.
7:15 Chris Porter takes a shot. Save made by David Forde.
6:00 Steve Morison has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
4:53 Shot by Alberto Bueno from outside the box goes over the target.
2:15 Corner taken by James Henry from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Dean Moxey.
1:03 Handball decision goes against Liam Trotter. Dean Moxey takes the direct free kick.
0:29 Foul by Chris Porter on Tony Craig, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by David Forde.
0:00 The referee starts the match.
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