How the Irish fared: Cyrus Christie ends 62-game drought for Derby

He may have only needed two games for Ireland to net for the first time but Cyrus Christie’s wait for a maiden goal for Derby was a far longer one.

Nineteen months and 62 games into his time at the club, Christie, whose goal for Ireland came in the 4-0 win over Gibraltar last September, got off the mark from close range for his club, as the Rams struck three times in the final 10 minutes to beat Brentford 3-1 in Saturday’s Championship action.

The full-back’s intervention was a timely one too, coming just four minutes after Ireland team-mate Jeff Hendrick had cancelled out a superb solo goal from another Irishman in Brentford’s Alan Judge.