"It stings": A proud Derby County boss reflects on devastating loss to Peterborough United

Derby County's 10 game unbeaten run has finally come to an end with the Rams suffering a heartbreaking loss to promotion rivals Peterborough United yesterday.

Paul Warne's side conceded the fifth goal of the game in the 94th minute which was a bitter blow to the Rams who had the chance to move into third place with a win.

The Posh now sit ahead of the Rams in third, with Bolton Wanderers in second behind Portsmouth. Derby are in fourth and find themselves four points away from the automatic promotion places after their good run of games.

Derby boss Paul Warne was still proud of his players despite the loss. Speaking to Rams TV after the game, he said: "I'm really proud of the efforts but we just came up short.

"It was probably the worst opposition to play at the end of a busy Christmas period. We looked a little bit leggy and a little bit jaded. They are a young and athletic side and they caused us problems, as we did them, and we started really well.

"I thought the game was pretty even, it was a bit end-to-end which makes it more physical but I thought we were looking okay."

His side scored within 30 seconds and went ahead again in the second half with a penalty from James Collins. But two late goals from the Posh left the Rams empty handed following what was a gripping 90 minutes.

Derby have had three games in the space of six days and have won two of those three games, something that Paul Warne is pleased with. He added: "These three games, against Wigan Athletic, Oxford United and Peterborough United, if you'd have offered us six points we'd have probably taken it.

"However, when you're 2-1 up at home and you've already got six in the bag, you want that other three. We won't go to the end of the season undefeated but that doesn't mean we don't want to be.

"It stings that we've lost it so late on but I've been really proud of the lads in recent weeks. There were some good performances today and there wasn't a lot wrong. If we win at the weekend at Fleetwood, everything is great again."

His side make the trip to Fleetwood Town on Saturday in the hope of boucing back from yesterday's defeat at Pride Park.

The manager believes that his side can bounce back and will be in position come the end of the season. He said: "As a footballer, if you win you feel invincible and if you lose it can go back to zero if you're not careful. It's up to me and the staff to keep everyone upbeat.

"The players have been on a really good run and if we'd have come in today with the score 2-2, we'd have said it was a good point against a good team.

"The lads will endure the pain for a couple of hours and then come back and attack the last 20 or so games. We need to stay together as a group, keep believing and do the right things more often than not. If we do that, we'll be up and around there."