Brighton & Hove Albion’s last meeting with Derby County on the south coast came in the opening home game of the 2013/14 season.
Leo Ulloa gave Albion an early lead inside the opening twenty minutes, but a Chris Martin double ensured that Derby claimed a first ever victory at the Amex.
But the Rams had left Sussex empty-handed in their two previous visits, as first-half strikes from Ashley Barnes and Andrea Orlandi secured a 2-1 win in January 2013, while Barnes was in goal-scoring form again the previous season to help Albion to a 2-0 win in March 2012.
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That particular victory ended a run of three winless games in this fixture for the Seagulls, with the next most recent coming in a 1-0 win back in November 2002.
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Kerry Mayo was the hero on that occasion, netting an 89th minute winner in a season which Albion were relegated to the third tier of English football.
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The very first home meeting between the two sides came in the FA Cup fifth round in February 1946, when Albion were beaten 4-1.
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The Seagulls waited another 13 years for their first victory in this fixture, defeating the Rams 3-1 in a second division match back in April 1959 at the Goldstone Ground.
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Leo Ulloa gave Albion an early lead inside the opening twenty minutes, but a Chris Martin double ensured that Derby claimed a first ever victory at the Amex.
But the Rams had left Sussex empty-handed in their two previous visits, as first-half strikes from Ashley Barnes and Andrea Orlandi secured a 2-1 win in January 2013, while Barnes was in goal-scoring form again the previous season to help Albion to a 2-0 win in March 2012.
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That particular victory ended a run of three winless games in this fixture for the Seagulls, with the next most recent coming in a 1-0 win back in November 2002.
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Kerry Mayo was the hero on that occasion, netting an 89th minute winner in a season which Albion were relegated to the third tier of English football.
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The very first home meeting between the two sides came in the FA Cup fifth round in February 1946, when Albion were beaten 4-1.
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The Seagulls waited another 13 years for their first victory in this fixture, defeating the Rams 3-1 in a second division match back in April 1959 at the Goldstone Ground.
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