Luke Leahy scored a 96th minute penalty as Wycombe Wanderers drew 1-1 against promotion-pushing Derby County at Pride Park.

The opening half was an even affair as both sides went close to taking the lead.

Whilst no keeper had to make a save, Garath McCleary, who of course spent some time at Nottingham Forest, saw his attempt from 12-yards go wide, whilst Kieran Sadlier fired over.

For the Chairboys, it was all about the link-up play as Sadlier, McCleary, Lyle Taylor (who was booed every time he touched the ball due to his connections with Forest), and Killian Phillps were pulling the strings.

This build up of play nearly gave Wanderers the lead on 34 minutes, but the on-loan man from Crystal Palace couldn’t connect a McCleary cross from close-range.

For Derby, they enjoyed large portions of possession and were very dangerous just outside the penalty area, with Conor Hourihane and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing making things tick for the hosts, but goalkeeper Max Stryjek wasn’t called into action.

The second period saw the tempo increase dramatically as both teams pushed to try and find a winner in what was a nervy half for each side.

For the Chairboys, Sam Vokes, who came on from Lyle Taylor fired wide, whilst Phillips, Sadlier, McCleary and Harry Boyes all tried their luck but to no avail.

Down the other end, Derby pushed on with James Collins, Mendez-Laing Louie Sibley and Curtis Nelson all going close.

And on 77 minutes, the Rams found their opening goal through substitute Tom Barkhuizen.

Mendez-Laing’s low cross was parried into the six-yard box by Stryjek, but only to the ex-Preston North End man to tap in.

It was his fourth of the season and his second in as many games.

Wanderers pushed on for their equaliser as Vokes, McCleary and Kan Vincent-Young, who was making his first appearance in exactly three months, all went close, but in the final seconds of the match, drama unfolded.

David Wheeler was brought down in the box by Joe Ward, and up stepped Luke Leahy who converted his seventh of the season.

It was the last kick of the match as Pride Park was stunned into silence.

Despite the point, Wycombe are winless in nine in the league and have dropped to 18th, and are winless in three visits to Pride Park.

Up next for Wycombe is Port Vale at home on December 23.