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Blayney's stop spared the blushes of Brighton defender Gary Hart, who conceded the penalty by fouling Marc Edworthy. It was a let-off for Hart following his controversial late red card in the 3-2 home defeat by Crystal Palace the previous Sunday.
The penalty incident was one of the few highlights of a dour encounter between two teams labouring in the wrong half of the table. It was surprising to see Idiakez place the penalty-kick too close to the centre of the goal. He is a renowned set-piece specialist and had earlier twice gone close to giving Derby the lead.
His in-swinging corner in the 17th minute curled over Blayney and had to be headed off the line at the far post by Brighton full-back Paul Reid. Idiakez also went close with a free-kick into the side netting from 25 yards shortly before his spot-kick blunder.
Chances were few and far between for next-to-bottom Brighton, who have now won only once in their last 16 home matches. A dangerous cross in the first half by midfielder Dean Hammond eluded his team-mates inside the Derby box in a rare foray forward.
The south coast club almost snatched the points after manager Mark McGhee made a double substitution. Jake Robinson, one of the replacements, exploded a 35-yard shot against the crossbar seven minutes from the end.
Blayney's stop spared the blushes of Brighton defender Gary Hart, who conceded the penalty by fouling Marc Edworthy. It was a let-off for Hart following his controversial late red card in the 3-2 home defeat by Crystal Palace the previous Sunday.
The penalty incident was one of the few highlights of a dour encounter between two teams labouring in the wrong half of the table. It was surprising to see Idiakez place the penalty-kick too close to the centre of the goal. He is a renowned set-piece specialist and had earlier twice gone close to giving Derby the lead.
His in-swinging corner in the 17th minute curled over Blayney and had to be headed off the line at the far post by Brighton full-back Paul Reid. Idiakez also went close with a free-kick into the side netting from 25 yards shortly before his spot-kick blunder.
Chances were few and far between for next-to-bottom Brighton, who have now won only once in their last 16 home matches. A dangerous cross in the first half by midfielder Dean Hammond eluded his team-mates inside the Derby box in a rare foray forward.
The south coast club almost snatched the points after manager Mark McGhee made a double substitution. Jake Robinson, one of the replacements, exploded a 35-yard shot against the crossbar seven minutes from the end.