Doncaster moved above Derby in the table after coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Wilson volleys home winner to keep up Doncaster's good form
Doncaster Rovers moved above Derby County in the Championship table after coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Robbie Savage's first goal for the Rams put the visitors ahead early in the second half, but Paul Heffernan equalised after scoring for the fourth home game in a row.
And Rovers' comeback was complete 20 minutes from time when Mark Wilson volleyed home from outside of the box after a corner was headed out to the midfielder.
Doncaster's defeat at Swansea last week was their first in nine Championship games and they seemed eager to put that right from the off as Derby were forced onto the back foot.
James Coppinger had the first opportunity to break the deadlock when he raced clear down the left channel before forcing Stephen Bywater to save at his near post.
Chris Porter was presented with the Rams' first opportunity 13 minutes in after Rob Hulse made a nuisance of himself in the box, but the former Motherwell striker fired over from 14 yards out.
Doncaster stroked the ball around with the confidence of a side challenging for promotion, but it was Derby who came close once again when Gary Teale stung the palms of Neil Sullivan after 23 minutes.
Porter came close to opening his account when his measured header looked to be looping into the far corner of the net but rebounded off the bar.
Moment of class
But the visitors were in front four minutes into the second half courtesy of a moment of class which had been missing in the first period.
After Hulse was brought down on the edge of the area, Savage curled a free-kick over the wall and into the corner of the net, giving Sullivan no chance.
But Doncaster responded positively to going behind and drew level six minutes later.
Wilson was allowed too much time to line up a cross on the right flank and Derby paid the price as Heffernan rose to guide a header inside Bywater's left-hand post.
There were strong claims for a penalty after 62 minutes when Jay McEveley jumped strongly with Heffernan, but referee Russell Booth saw nothing untoward.
But Rovers were in front 19 minutes from time courtesy of a mistake from Bywater.
Derby failed to clear a corner from the left and Wilson found the bottom corner from 25 yards out with a right-foot strike that Bywater really should have got at least a hand to.
Bywater was back to his best nine minutes from time, producing a superb reflex save to deny Heffernan a second goal, but the damage had already been done.
