Glimpses of positivity despite Rams defeat

[Getty Images][BBC]Derby County do not have the best opening day record, with their last win coming in July 2022, when they secured a 1-0 victory at home to Oxford United in League One.It felt as though they were on course to break that curse after 45 minutes at The Valley on Saturday, as they took a 1-0 lead into the interval courtesy of a well-worked breakaway and a composed finish from Sam Szmodics.However, despite Derby's lively start, history did in fact repeat itself. A second-half turnaro