Derby County blew their chance of returning to the automatic promotion spots last night, after falling to a 2-0 defeat at struggling Sheffield Wednesday.

The Rams had looked to bounce back from a disappointing home draw with Norwich City on Saturday, but fell behind when Portuguese forward Lucas Joao found the back of the net midway through the first half.

The 24-year-old then made sure of the victory just after the break, bagging his second to ensure the Owls picked up only their second win over their counterparts from the East Midlands in twenty attempts.

Gary Rowett’s side now lie a point behind second-place Aston Villa, with Steve Bruce’s men now holding the advantage of a game in hand over their automatic promotion rivals.

Defender Curtis Davies took to Twitter to lament the result, with fans quick to have their say on the defender’s performance…