Welsh wonder Lawrence on target as Derby crack top six

WELSH wonderkid Tom Lawrence scored his first goal for DERBY

COUNTY in a 2-0 win at home to QPR. The 23-year-old scored the winner for his country against Georgia last month, but a rifled shot brought his first goal for Derby since a £7million move from Leicester in the summer. Matej Vydra scored his ninth goal of the season as County edged into the play-off places.

BOLTON WANDERERS looked set to move out of the relegation zone before READING’S late flurry. Reece Burke and Darren Pratley scored for the home side, before Liam Moore and Leandro Bacuna made it 2-2. Phil Parkinson, whose side are unbeaten in seven, said: ‘It is hugely disappointing we weren’t able to see the game through. However, the team is vastly improved from where we were at the start of the season.’

CARDIFF moved up to second with a late winner at BARNSLEY. Callum Paterson scored in the 83rd minute after a goalmouth scramble. BURTON’s Ben Turner made it 1-1 at

BRENTFORD after Florian Jozefzoon had scored a superb free-kick. Brentford boss Dean Smith said: ‘It was a very poor performance, definitely the poorest of the season.’

NORWICH’S dire form continued with a 1-0 defeat at NOTTINGHAM

FOREST courtesy of Daryl Murphy’s seventh goal of the season.

HULL drew 0-0 at MILLWALL. Both are now on five-match winless runs.