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Mohammed Fuseini scores late to rescue Derby draw against Burnley

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Owuraku Ampofo

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Mohammed Fuseini scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw for Derby County against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fuseini-mohammed/WGjCvAZ0/"]Fuseini[/a] came off the bench in the 66th minute, replacing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hedges-ryan/tAwgsMp0/"]Ryan Hedges[/a], and made a decisive impact late in the game.[/p][p]With [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/derby/Iug0YO0Q/"]Derby[/a] trailing after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amdouni-mohamed/4xAOYC7g/"]Zeki Amdouni[/a]'s first-half header, the Ghanaian forward found the breakthrough in the third minute of added time.[/p][embed guid="2f377b42-ae20-4379-b25e-4674deb139ea" url="https://x.com/dcfcofficial/status/2101339828633702432?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]After a quick Derby counter-attack, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brewster-rhian/hdXhlDUa/"]Rhian Brewster[/a] played the ball into Fuseini, who drove into the right side of the penalty area before firing a right-footed shot across goal and into the bottom-left corner.[/p][p]The goal was Fuseini's first for Derby since joining the Rams on a season-long loan from Belgian side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/royale-union-sg/407h8Ird/"]Union Saint-Gilloise[/a] on transfer deadline day.[/p][p]The 24-year-old had joined John Eustace's side as an attacking option, having previously helped Union Saint-Gilloise win the Belgian Pro League and Belgian Cup.[/p][p]Fuseini also came close to making an impact earlier, seeing a shot blocked in the 77th minute before setting up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ward-joe/OpP8ZEM7/"]Joe Ward[/a] for an effort two minutes later.[/p][embed guid="6daed922-f701-48c5-9aa3-5b08f4388ad2" url="https://x.com/_owurakuampofo/status/2101360729165013383?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Speaking after the match, Fuseini was pleased with his contribution but focused on the importance of helping Derby avoid defeat.[/p][p]“It was a really nice goal to help the team draw. It was a good strike from me.”[/p][p]The result ended Derby's run of three consecutive Championship defeats, although the Rams remain in the relegation zone after the draw.[/p][p]Derby will now have a break from league action for the international window before returning to Championship football with a home fixture against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wrexham/IgO7K1ZA/"]Wrexham[/a].[/p][image alt="Owuraku Ampofo" id="345f5fd0-6a26-4f45-8078-6462582c5da7" credit-line="Flahscore" guid="aa423a50-4ed4-430b-8632-5d3da37dcf4d" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]

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