Derby County will welcome Barnsley to Pride Park Stadium on Saturday in their first home fixture for the month of March.
dcfc.co.uk has gathered all the information you need to know ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match (3pm kick-off).
TICKET NEWS…
Tickets for the game will be on sale right up until kick-off.
Supporters are advised to buy tickets as early as possible and if they wish to purchase match tickets on arrival ahead of kick-off, please do so as early as possible to avoid queues and potentially missing the start of the game.
Fans wishing to purchase a ticket on arrival at Pride Park Stadium are requested to ensure they have a Fan ID created on dcfc.co.uk to avoid the time-consuming process and to help provide a smooth customer service process.
Derby County Vs Barnsley
Saturday 5th March 2022 (3pm kick-off)
Sky Bet Championship
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Important Ticket Information...
* 2021/22 Season Ticket Holders' cards are now active and available to use.
* Derby County Membership Holders have the chance to purchase a ticket with 10% Discount off the General Admission Match Ticket Price.
* Match Tickets are available until 1pm online on the day of the match and until kick-off from the Ticket Office in person.
* Please ensure you use your Fan ID when logging in to the club’s ticketing platform.Car Parking
In conjunction with Derby City Council, an online booking system for Pride Park Stadium matchday car parking, priced £8.50 per car.
Seasonal Parking Pass holders are not required to book online but must continue to display their car park hanger on the day to avoid incurring a fine.
Non-Seasonal Parking Pass holders are advised that parking in Car Park A or B without booking via the link provided below risk incurring a fine.
For more information and to reserve your space in advance of attending any first team match, visit secure.mipermit.com/derby/Account/PayAndStayAdd.aspx.
If you have any questions regarding the matchday parking ticket, please email businessdev@derby.gov.uk.
Contact Information/Current Ticket Office Opening Hours
Ticket Office Counters (located at Pride Park Stadium with parking available in the West Stand car park)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 10am-4pm
Home Matchday - 10am-Kick-Off
Ticket Office Phone Lines (by calling 0871 472 1884 - Calls cost 13p per minute, plus your phone company's access charge)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 10am-4pm
Ticket Office Email Helpdesk (by emailing Ticket.Office@dcfc.co.uk)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 9am-5pm
COVID PASS RULES CHANGES...
From 27th January 2022, it was no longer mandatory for venues to require attendees to be checked for their COVID-19 status and this applies for matches at Derby County Football Club.
However, some venues or events may still choose to require proof of COVID-19 status as a condition of entry and supporters attending away matches are recommended to check each club’s policy in advance.
Supporters are recommended to keep up to date with the latest UK Government guidelines in relation to COVID-19 by visiting gov.uk/coronavirus.
TEAM NEWS…
Skipper Tom Lawrence is available again after serving a three-match ban following his red card in 1-0 home win against Peterborough United last month. Lawrence sat out the recent defeats against Millwall, Luton Town and Cardiff City, but is set to return straight to the fold.
Winger Kamil Jozwiak will again miss out with an ankle injury sustained in the 2-2 draw at home to Birmingham City at the end of January.
MANAGER'S THOUGHTS…
Manager Wayne Rooney offered his pre-match views to RamsTV and he said: “We’ve got the probably the perfect game to come into; Barnsley at home.
“It’s an important game to us and we have to come away with three points, it’s as simple as that.
“That is our mindset and we will go and attack the game and try and get three points. Being at home against a team which is around us, it’s the perfect opportunity for us to try and bounce back.
“Barnsley have got a few good results of late so we know it’s not going to be an easy game and we will have to be at our best.
“We need to be more clinical, that’s the one thing which has been missing of late. We need to be clinical in front of goal and when it really matters.”
He added: “I keep saying it, but the players deserve an enormous amount of credit for putting themselves in the position where it’s still possible for us to stay in the league.
“We know it’s made more difficult with recent results but after the season we’ve had and the players have gone through all they have gone through is a credit to them to be in this position where there is still a fighting chance.
“We’ll keep going, fight until the end and if we do it, it is an incredible achievement. If we don’t, then it’s still a great achievement for what the players have put in this season.”
FROM THE DRESSING ROOM…
Forward Tom Lawrence spoke to RamsTV at Moor Farm Training Ground as the Rams prepare to host the Reds at Pride Park Stadium.
“I have missed the last few games but I’m ready to go now,” he said. “It’s been very tough watching from the sidelines but I made sure I’ve been doing the work off the pitch to make sure I’m ready when the Barnsley game comes around.
“From my personal point of view, I made a decision that I shouldn’t have made and I’ve not been able to help the team on the pitch.
“I
need to do everything I can now to help the lads on the pitch, but they
have been brilliant and have given everything every week and we will
continue to do that until the end of the season.”
MATCH OFFICIALS…
Robert Jones will oversee Saturday's game at Pride Park.
Jones has overseen 17 games so far this season in all competitions, showing 56 yellow cards and one red card.
His
last Derby match was the 2-1 loss at Oakwell against Barnsley back in November.
He will be assisted by Darren Cann and Nick Greenhalgh on the lines, whilst Josh Smith has been appointed as the fourth official.
EFL SUBSTITUTE RULES…
The five substitutions rule has been scrapped for the 2021/22 season, the English Football League confirmed in July.
The rule allowing clubs to make five changes, as opposed to the usual three, was brought in following football's restart in June 2020 after a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Given that games had to be condensed into a short period of time it was thought beneficial and allowed managers to make as many as five changes in three intervals during a match.
Clubs had a longer post-break between seasons this time around and so the temporary rule has been changed.
Teams will be able to name seven substitutes but only use a maximum of three.
STREAMING INFORMATION…
With
COVID-19 capacity restrictions lifted and EFL fixtures being played in
front of full crowds once again, the temporary change in streaming rules
is no longer valid.
If you can't make the game in person, other options to catch up with the action on the pitch – including live TV, live radio, streaming of selected matches alongside highlights on TV and online of every Sky Bet EFL game.
Live TV (Domestic)
In the UK, Sky Sports will show 138 Sky Bet EFL matches, 15 Carabao Cup ties and the Semi Finals and Final of the Papa John’s Trophy.
In the case of Weekend Fixtures, the EFL’s designated kick-off times* for Sky Live Matches are usually scheduled as follows:
* Friday evenings at 7:45pm or 8pm
* Saturdays at 12:30pm; Sundays at 12-noon
Within the Sky contract there are other kick-off times that are available to the broadcaster
In the case of scheduled Midweek Matches, live Sky fixtures will be between 7:30pm and 8pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Radio
TalkSPORT offer exclusive live commentaries on national radio across the Sky Bet EFL as well as non-exclusive rights to the Carabao Cup that are shared by the BBC.Both TalkSPORT and the BBC have the ability to broadcast score flash updates across all competitions.BBC Local Radio also have individual commentary deals with selected EFL clubs.
Live TV (International)
Any match shown live on Sky Sports in the UK is made available overseas via the League’s international broadcast partners.As well as this fixture, a minimum of 36 Championship fixtures taking place on Saturdays at 3pm, will be distributed for international coverage, alongside selected League One and Two fixtures, Carabao Cup ties, and action from across the Sky Bet Play-Offs.
A full list of the EFL’s international broadcast partners are available here:efl.com/iFollow/international-broadcasters/
Highlights
In the UK, Quest will continue to be the home for all highlights of matches in the Sky Bet EFL, Carabao Cup and Papa John’s Trophy, with action from a full weekend schedule of matches broadcast at 9pm on Saturdays, and midweek League highlights and Carabao Cup midweek highlights also screened on applicable weeknights. Internationally, a number of the EFL’s broadcast partners show repeat transmissions and highlights.
Streaming
In respect of domestic streaming, the EFL will return to the position as was prior to the pandemic when the live broadcast or streaming of any match in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is prohibited between the hours of 2:45pm-5:15pm on Saturday afternoons.
EFL clubs will have the right to live-stream midweek matches on iFollow or Club equivalent service, with Sky Sports also able to stream the same Championship fixtures to subscribers across their Red Button interactive and digital services.
The position in each Sky Bet EFL division is as follows:
Championship - Domestic
* All scheduled midweek matches (unless selected as one of Sky Sports Exclusive midweek selections)
* Displaced weekend matches – matches which are moved from Saturday 3pm kick-offs for non-TV purposes (at the discretion of the Home club)
* Bank Holiday matches (at the discretion of the Home club)
Championship - International
Overseas supporters can watch live all EFL Championship league games provided that they have not been selected for international television broadcast in a territory that has an overseas broadcast partner