Adam Armstrong put his side ahead after just seven minutes at Pride Park, but their next shot of any kind did not follow for another 20 minutes.

Derby's equaliser through Patrick Agyemang did not come until towards the end of the first half, but Saints had missed a chance to kill off the contest.

It followed Saints nervously hanging on to a one-goal lead in their 2-1 win at Sheffield United, and letting a lead slip against Middlesbrough last week.

Jander, 22, who started his fourth consecutive Championship match at Derby, insisted he believes Saints will "get there" under boss Will Still.

He told us: "I think we did a great job at the start. After we scored, we maybe sat back a little bit too much, but I think in total we played a good game.

Only Welington makes more tackles per 90 minutes than Caspar Jander(Image: PA)

"Maybe we did not have the big chances we wanted, and we are just missing a little bit, but we will get there. We don't miss commitment or energy.

"The manager believes we [the...