2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁loan ed ▁out , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁Derby ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Division . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁integral ▁role ▁in ▁Derby ' s ▁successful ▁bid ▁to ▁avoid ▁re leg ation , ▁and ▁manager ▁George ▁Bur ley ▁tried ▁to ▁buy ▁him ▁from ▁Ever ton . ▁Instead , ▁Os man ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁parent ▁club ▁with ▁three ▁matches ▁remaining ▁in ▁Ever ton ' s ▁season . ▁Manager ▁David ▁Mo yes ▁gave ▁Os man ▁his ▁first ▁start ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁at ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁W ander ers , ▁and ▁he ▁head ed ▁Ever ton ▁into ▁the ▁lead ▁within ▁three ▁minutes ▁from ▁a ▁James ▁Mc F ad den ▁cross , ▁although ▁they ▁eventually ▁lost ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁ ▁First - team ▁break through ▁Os man ▁became ▁a ▁first - team ▁regular ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 , ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁wing ▁of ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 – 4 – 1 ▁formation . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁seven ▁goals ▁including ▁two ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁A ston ▁Villa . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season , ▁Os man ' s ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Ever ton ' s ▁first ▁team ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁signing ▁Simon ▁Dav ies . ▁However , ▁Os man ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁first - team ▁regular ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0