Lampard

By Nigel Philips 

A bill has surfaced online appearing to show the cost of derby county side managed by Frank Lampard celebrating after they booked their spot in the Championship play-off final.  

Lampard's side overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first-leg to beat Leeds 4-2 away on Wednesday and secured an eagerly-anticipated Wembley showdown with Aston Villa  on May 27.

At the blast of  the final whistle, Derby County celebrated in a grand style with their travelling fans at The Kings Head pub, and on Thursday a picture was posted online showing a bill for £2,800 at the same venue.  

It is yet to be confirmed that it was Derby's players and staff who spent the money, but the caption of the viral photo read: 'Lampard's bar bill good lad.' 

Drinks flowed among the squad members after the momentous win at Elland Road with the receipt showing 209 beers was merely the start for the evening. 

The receipt shows 65 shots of Grey Goose vodka, 54 shots of Sambuca and 38 shots of tequila on a long list of 40 items.  

While some kept it low-key with one Diet Coke suggesting, it was not a night for total mayhem for all, some squad members clearly did not take Alcoholic drinks yet 29 fireball shots were ordered. Fireball is a Canadian whisky which is 33 per cent in strength.

Despite the focus on spirits, there was still room on the bill for five celebratory bottles of Prosecco to mark the day they sealed a spot at Wembley.  

In a video that emerged on the Duffield pub's Facebook page, Lampard and his squad could be seen bouncing up and down to their popular new chant.  

In the background of the social media video, a Villa supporter can be seen walking away as he looked to escape the euphoric celebrations. 

Derby more than made the most of their moment as they got revenge on Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds side on Wednesday night.    

Lampard had lost to Leeds on all three previous occasions this season, including the first-leg, and was being goaded by the home support as Derby fell 2-0 behind on aggregate on Wednesday.

A chant, to the tune of Oasis, 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out', had been adapted by Leeds fans to 'Stop Crying Frank Lampard', in reference to the Derby boss' complaints about 'Spygate' earlier this season. 

Lampard was honest when he was asked whether it was extra sweet that it was Leeds who Derby had beat to reach the Championship play-off final at Wembley.

'I'm not gonna lie because it is,' Lampard said. 'I heard a lot of people saying that we were crying about Spygate.

'I haven't thought about Spygate for a long time and we played them and we prepared for it, we prepared and we got a result.'