Derby County recovered from an early Scott Twine goal to secure a 1-1 draw with Bristol City, ending a pointless start to the Championship season. Twine scored in the 35th minute with a cool side-footed finish after a positive first-half showing from Bristol City. Derby improved after half-time, increasing possession from 44.6% to 60.7% and raising second-half xG to 0.32, and Carlton Morris equalised in the 86th minute from a rebound. The team displayed resilience under home pressure following two opening defeats; Derby have one point from three matches while Bristol City have five.
"We're very proud of the effort of the group to keep going in the way we did. There's big pressure at home when you've lost two in a row," Eustace told BBC Radio Derby.
"The way the lads carried on and went about their business was really pleasing. The goal really knocked the stuffing out of us on the back of two defeats."
"At home, when you go 1-0 down it can get a bit nervy, but the lads got together at half-time, and after a few little tweaks, we finished the second half much better. We were a much better team."
"There were some difficult times in that second half to keep going and do what we wanted to do, but in the end, we got our reward."
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