**Derby County’s Under-21s were beaten 4-0 at Fulham in Premier League 2 on Friday evening.
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Callum Osmand put Fulham ahead after 12 minutes to open the scoring in West London.
Osmand went on to double the home side’s lead on 19 minutes to leave the Rams with a mountain to climb.
Kristian Sekularac added a third for Fulham just after the hour mark before Aaron Loupalo-Bi netted in added time to seal the victory for the Cottagers.
Next up for the Under-21s is a trip to local non-league side Heanor Town in the Derbyshire Senior Cup on Wednesday 18th December (7:45pm kick-off) in their final outing ahead of Christmas, while they will return to Premier League 2 action in 2025 on Friday 10th January on home turf against Tottenham Hotspur (7pm kick-off).
**Derby County Under-21s:** Thompson (GK), I Gordon, Gill, Turley (C) (Tola 60), Rooney, K Robinson, McAndrew (Osayande 79), Allen, Oguntolu (Agustien 68), Eames (Ilesanmi 60), Osong.
**Substitutes Not Used:** Evans (GK).
