Derby County will kick-start the second half of their Sky Bet Championship campaign at Bramall Lane on Boxing Day against Sheffield United, kick-off: 3pm.
Frank Lampard’s side have been unbeaten in the last four outings and will look to continue that. Here, dcfc.co.uk has gathered all the information you will need ahead of the clash with Chris Wilder’s side.
TEAM NEWS…
The Boxing Day fixture will come too soon for Tom Lawrence who picked up a knock against Nottingham Forest.
There are no new injury concerns, however Curtis Davies, Craig Forsyth, Mason Bennett, Joe Ledley and Marcus Olsson remain out of action.
WHAT THE BOSS HAD TO SAY…
HOW TO SECURE YOUR SEAT…
Tickets for this fixture are completely sold out.
The allocation of 2,253 seats for the game have been snapped up by Rams fans to make it a complete sell out.
The Derby County Ticket Office is, however, running a waiting list should they have any tickets returned.
Those interested in being added to the waiting list should email ticket.office@dcfc.co.uk with their name and Fan ID.
LAST TIME OUT…
Derby County 2-1 Sheffield United
20th October 2018
It took just 19 seconds for Craig Bryson to put the Rams ahead of the Championship’s second-placed team at the time, who were riding a four-game winning run heading into the fixture at Pride Park Stadium.
Chris Basham tucked United level before half-time but there would only be one winner as the Rams looked in control.
Jack Marriott grabbed a second goal in as many games with a clever, flicked finish to move Derby up to fifth in the table.
Derby County: Carson, Bogle, Keogh, Tomori, Forsyth, Bryson (Lawrence, 36), Huddlestone, Waghorn (Jozefoon, 71), Mount, Wilson, Marriott (Davies, 86)
Unused Substitutes: Johnson, Roos, Nugent, Malone
Sheffield United: Henderson, Basham (Washington, 80), Egan, O’Connell, Freeman, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, Duffy (Coutts, 65), Sharp (Clarke, 65), McGoldrick
Unused Substitutes: Stearman, Johnson, Moore, Cranie
WHO’S THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
Geoff Eltringham will be the man in the middle on Boxing Day when the Rams face the Blades. He has taken charge of 13 Sky Bet Championship fixtures so far this term producing 35 yellow cards and is yet to show a straight red.
Eltringham has officiated one fixture involving Derby so far this term, a 1-1 draw with Norwich City at Pride Park Stadium.
He will be assisted by Billy Smallwood and Matt Foley on the lines, whilst Ross Joyce has been appointed as the fourth official.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION…
Build-up across the club’s website, official app and YouTube channel will feature exclusive interviews with Frank Lampard and Martyn Waghorn, as they discuss how the team are preparing for their match-up with the Blades.
RamsTV will then be on air from 2.30pm on Boxing Day as Owen Bradley is joined by former Rams defenders Michael Johnson and Marc Edworthy for Matchday Live.
Available for FREE on dcfc.co.uk, through the DCFC app and Derby County’s official Facebook page, the half hour pre-match show will include exclusive pre-match interviews, clips and stats as well as lively studio discussion on what it will take for the Rams to claim three points.
As this fixture has been selected for live international TV coverage and due to international broadcasting rights, RamsTV will only be able to broadcast the match live in select countries, although a live audio stream of the game will also be available. Please click here for more information.