Derby County left it late to make it two wins from two at Pride Park this season with a 2-1 victory over Plymouth Argyle this afternoon.

The Rams fell behind early on to Alan Judge's penalty but Jake Buxton - who had given the spot-kick away - drove home the equaliser five minutes before half time.

Derby dominated the second half with Stephen Pearson and sub Rob Hulse both going close before Miles Addison scored the winning goal - his second of the season - from a corner with just a minute left on the clock.

Steven Davies returned from injury to start in attack at Pride Park while loan signing Jake Livermore was handed a debut in midfielder after serving suspension carried over from Tottenham Hotspur.

Rob Hulse and Kris Commons reverted to the bench after making their comebacks from injury in midweek at Blackpool.

In Action: Steven Davies Brings The Ball Down

Derby got the game underway in glorious Derbyshire sunshine and Gary Teale registered a shot on goal inside the opening three minutes, but Larrieu saved easily at his near post.

Jim Paterson came close to opening the scoring for Plymouth in the tenth minute when a ball in from the right fell kindly to the left-back on the edge of the box, but his long-range blast took a deflection and whistled just wide over Bywater's right-hand post.

On sixteen minutes Jamie Mackie's pace down the left for Plymouth got the better of the Rams backline and after his low drive rebounded back off the post Buxton brought down Alan Judge with a trailing leg inside the area.

Referee Mr Pawson instantly pointed to the spot and Judge made no mistake from twelve yards by crashing the ball into the back of the net.

Derby sought an immediate response and worked the ball out to Croft on the right, but Larrieu palmed his cross away with Davies and Pearson lurking inside the six-yard box.

The Rams were piling on the pressure, but Argyle were also looking dangerous on the break and Mackie twice went close with long-range shots which were only just off target.

In The Thick Of It: Goalmouth Action

Derby had a good shout for a penalty when Lee Croft's cross from the right looked to be handled by Paterson on the half-hour.

However, the Referee and his Assistant on the near side waved away the appeals for a second penalty of the game.

After a neat passing move Jake Livermore got a shot away from just inside the box but a Plymouth body blocked the shot.

Gary Teale was next to try his luck with a low effort from just inside the box as Derby continued to pile on the pressure, this time a deflection took the ball wide.

A goal wasn't far away, and five minutes before the break the Rams had their goal.

A deep free-kick wasn't cleared by Argyle and after Larrieu kept out Davies' header the ball found its way to Buxton and he atoned for giving away the penalty by driving the ball home from eight yards out for his first Rams goal.

Derby could have had another before the break as they finished the half strongly, but Addison's looping header was cleared off the line.

Half-time came at the right time for Argyle as they were having to soak up an awful lot of pressure - and Sturrock sought about resolving that at the break by replacing McNamee with Clark.

A few minutes later Duguid was replaced by Summerfield after Derby started the second period strongly and Stephen Pearson's volley whistled just wide with the first effort of the half.

Watching: Nigel Clough On The Sidelines

Speaking ahead of this afternoon's game Manager Nigel Clough had spoken about getting through to the international break with no further injuries - but five minutes into the half he was dealt another major injury blow when Steven Davies was carried off the field on a stretcher with a knee injury.

After four minutes of treatment and his head in his hands, he was replaced by Rob Hulse up front.

Rory Fallon had low effort drift just wide in a rare attack for Plymouth as Derby enjoyed the majority of the possession.

A fine intervention by Arnason denied Hulse a goal on his Pride Park return when Livermore's flicked pass picked out the bustling centre-forward as he powered towards goal.

Crosses were flying into the Plymouth box but somehow the ball wasn't falling for Derby and time-after-time green shirts got back to help out the Argyle defence.

Hulse tried his luck again on seventy minutes with a glancing header from Connolly's ball into the area which went wide.

Kris Commons was introduced into the action with sixteen minutes to go in place of Lee Croft, a move which saw Teale move to the right of midfield and Commons operate on the left.

Stephen Bywater was called into action in the closing stages to make a fine stop at his near post from Jamie Mackie.

The frontman almost bagged the winner when he evaded the challenge of Moxey to burst clear on goal with only Bywater to beat, but Robbie Savage displayed his never-say-die attitude and he sprinted back to make a superb challenge and deny the former Exeter City striker a certain goal.

Super Fans: The Rams Faithful Support The Team

Influential midfielder Green replaced debutant Jake Livermore for Derby while Johnson replaced Judge as both sides made changes in the final few minutes.

Derby forced two corners in a row in the final minute - and it was from that second one that the winning goal came.

Argyle had been shaky defending corners all afternoon and with sixty seconds left Miles Addison's flying header from Gary Teale's excellent delivery.

Larrieu came and totally missed the ball, leaving the towering Addison to head the ball home and send Pride Park wild.

Four minutes off added time were signalled and one a breakaway Gary Teale could have added another - but Addison's goal was enough and the Rams can look forward to next week's local derby at Nottingham Forest off the back of another home win which they certainly deserved.

Derby County: Bywater, Connolly, Buxton, Addison, Moxey, Croft (Commons 74), Savage, Pearson, Livermore (Green 86), Teale, Davies (Hulse 55)
Subs: Deeney, Leacock, Barker, McEveley
Goals: Buxton (40), Addison (90)

Plymouth Argyle: Larrieu, Duguid (Summerfield 51), Paterson, Fletcher, Mackie, Arnason, Fallon, McNamee (Clark 46), Saywer, Seip, Judge (Johnson 88)
Subs: Letheren, Gow, Maclean, Barnes
Goals: Judge (17 - Pen)
Booked: Clark

Referee: Mr C Pawson

Attendance: 26,186 (526 Plymouth Argyle Fans)