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Conceding a goal from over halfway 'horrific' - Warne

Derby boss Paul Warne pictured on the touchline, wearing a woolly hat with the club's logo
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Derby County boss Paul Warne says his side did not deserve to start 2025 with a 4-2 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday - which included conceding a goal from their own half.

The incredible strike from Josh Windass put the Owls 2-0 up just after the hour mark.

"That goes down as one of the most horrific times of being a football manager, when he hits it and you think 'oh my, that has a right chance'. And it was an unbelievable bit of skill - I don't want to congratulate the opponents, but it was," Warne told BBC Radio Derby.

"But I still don't think that took the game away from us.

"I'm frustrated with the scoreline and I'm disappointed with the third goal especially, because that's when the game goes away from you a bit.

"I don't regret anything we did tactically, I do regret how we started the game. And after the first 10 or 15 minutes I thought we grew into the game really well and on the chances we created, we score two goals away from home again but came away with nothing. But still I think we should have had four or five - that's my honest truth.

"I'm not so disappointed, I just don't think we deserved a defeat today."

You can listen to more from Warne, as well as post-match analysis from BBC Radio Derby's Rams Daily podcast on BBC Sounds.