Derby vs Birmingham suspended as Henrik Meister goes down with nobody near him and medics rush on

DERBY striker Henrik Meister was stretchered off after going down off the ball during today’s lunchtime clash with Birmingham. Meister, a recent loan signing from Pisa, was treated for around seven minutes after falling to the turf early in the second half. Derby’s clash with Birmingham was momentarily paused Credit: Sky Sports Fans applauded as Meister was stretchered off Credit: Sky Sports Meister had been involved in a clash of heads moments earlier during the early exchanges of the second half. There was silence around Pride Park as the 22-year-old Dane was attended to by medical staff before being carried off down the tunnel. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Meister was making his first home start for John Eustace’s side after being handed his debut in a 3-0 Championship defeat at West Ham last weekend. He was given a standing ovation by both sets of fans. The score was level at 1-1 at the time of Meister’s withdrawal. Bobby Clark had fired the Rams in front on 40 minutes. But Blues levelled via Carlos Vicente barely two minutes later. Birmingham boss Chris Davies turned to Paik Seung-ho on the hour mark, replacing Jhon Solis. Most read in Football Henrik Meister is a recent loan signing from Pisa Credit: Shutterstock Editorial And it proved to be an inspired decision, with Paik giving his side the lead just four minutes later. Birmingham went into the weekend looking to climb up towards the play-off places, while Derby were hoping to avoid falling into the bottom three. Comment now