 After two goals in five games for Brighton , Bent was loaned to another Championship side , Derby County , on 2 January 2015 . He was signed by his former international manager Steve McClaren on a deal lasting until the end of the season . With his fourth goal in five games , he equalised in a 2 – 2 draw away to then league leaders Bournemouth on 10 February . Bent scored 12 goals from 17 appearances as Derby finished in eighth place in the Championship table , missing out on a play @-@ off place by one point . He was released by Villa on 8 June 2015 , ahead of a permanent transfer to Derby on a two @-@ year contract , with a one @-@ year option . 
