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Stoke will have gone into tonight all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after winning their past two matches and going unbeaten in their last four league games - Derby ended all of that.

And the major reason for it was the performance of Rams captain Wayne Rooney, who pulled the strings in midfield and curled in a 20-yard free-kick to help his side to a dominant win.

In south Wales it was much more nip and tuck, with Reading and Cardiff drawing 1-1 for the second time in seven days following their FA Cup fourth-round meeting on Saturday - they'll do it all again on Tuesday night for the replay.

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Derby captain Wayne Rooney has also been speaking to Sky Sports after the full-time whistle.

"I'm enjoying playing here and feel like I'm getting up to speed," he said.

"I've enjoyed playing in lots of different roles during my career, and playing deeper in midfield here is just another example of that."

Derby midfielder Duane Holmes has been awarded the man of the match award by Sky Sports and has given a touching tribute to his friend Jordan Sinnott, who was tragically killed last weekend.

"Anyone who knew Jordan knew he would do anything for anybody," he said.

"He'd never hurt anyone. I'm just glad we could go out there and perform like that for Jordan tonight like we did."

Right, we'll have some reaction coming up from Pride Park...

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An emphatic win for Derby.

Two goals in each half - Martyn Waghorn and Chris Martin before the break, then Wayne Rooney and Jayden Bogle after it.

Rooney with a superb free-kick from 20 yards is probably what takes goal of the night, but Bogle pushed him close.

It's 1-1 again between Cardiff and Reading - just as it was at the Madejski in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Yakou Meite gave the visitors an early lead, but Cardiff get a point thanks to Callum Paterson's close-range finish midway through the second half.

They'll do it all again on Tuesday in their FA Cup replay - if it's 1-1 for a third time, it'll be pens!

Three minutes of injury time at Pride Park. Stoke's players will just want to get on that bus, and forget tonight ever happened.

Into five added minutes in Cardiff. Will someone find a winner?

Petering out as you'd expect at Pride Park.

Stoke's Sam Clucas just had a decent opportunity with a free-kick 20 yards out, but it deflected off the top of the wall and away.

Leandro Bacuna's the next player to go close for Cardiff.

He shoots from the edge of the area, but it hits a Reading body and flies just over the bar.

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Wayne Rooney is taken off now that Derby have the job done, and the Rams captain is given a standing ovation as he claps all sides of Pride Park.

Jack Marriott takes his place.

This was probably the night Wayne Rooney really arrived at Derby County.

Cardiff almost score again!

Rafael Cabral with a superb save to deny Danny Ward's shot on the spin. Reading are rocking.

A change apiece - Stoke take off Josh Tymon and bring on Thibaud Verlinden, Derby take off Chris Martin and bring on Graeme Shinnie.

The visitors going more aggressive and the visitors more defensive.

But, Derby have a free-kick 20 yards out now and guess who's going to take it...

Stoke are having a real spell now, and Derby are falling deeper and deeper.

They haven't created anything, but it's enough to get the Derby fans very frustrated. The moans and groans of nerves are audible from the stands.

Cardiff are continuing to push, but Reading look organised and are holding firm.

Another cross is sent in by the hosts and Jazz Richards tries to turn it home but can't quite get on the end of it.

Right, in the first half I said it was poor and that had the desired effect.

It's poor again.

We have our first effort since the break!

Derby are pretty well organised and seem happy enough to let Joe Allen have a shot with his weaker foot from 25 yards. They were right to, as he never really got hold of it, and it dribbles into Ben Hamer's midriff.