VIDEO: Derby defeat Palace to seal promotion to the Premier League

Derby County were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history when they beat Crystal Palace back in 1996 - check it out here!

Sturridge opened the scoring for the hosts after just three minutes, although Palace soon drew the game level just two minutes later through Brown. Derby had to wait until just over the hour mark for the winner, Van der Laan scoring on 66 minutes to make it 2-1.

This season, Derby find themselves in an unexpected battle to stay up in the Championship. They are currently 4 points off the drop with four games to play, although Rotherham who are behind them in 22nd do have a game in hand. All to play for at the end of the season!