Derby County will welcome Coventry City to Pride Park Stadium on Saturday in their last fixture ahead of the fourth and final international break of the 2021/22 season.
dcfc.co.uk has gathered all the information you need to know ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match (12:30pm 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 Coventry City
Saturday 19th March 2022 (12:30pm 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 10:30am 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…
Striker Colin Kazim-Richards will miss out after picking up an ankle injury in the side's 3-1 loss at Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday night. He is still undergoing assessment to determine how long he will be out of action for, but will certainly miss the meeting with the Sky Blues and the rest of the season.
Defender Lee Buchanan also picked up a knock in the game at Ewood Park and he is classed as a doubt for the meeting with Coventry.
MANAGER'S THOUGHTS…
Manager Wayne Rooney offered his pre-match views to RamsTV.
“You can get carried away when you lose a game or when you win, I’ve said that all season, and we have an opportunity now to put right the last two matches,” Rooney said..
“People also forget that in the last two games we’ve played the teams that are second and fourth in the table away from home.
“In large portions of those matches we dominated the play with a group of Academy players and a sprinkling of senior players. What they are achieving, and what they are doing, is incredible so we just have to find a way to win games.
“It’s easy
to forget just how well they have done. For instance, in November, we
were on minus three points, so if you would have told all of us that
going into the March international break we would be six points off it,
and potentially three points off it, then we would have all taken that
in a heartbeat.
“The lads have been great; we’ve got an opportunity to end this run of games on a positive. We want to go into that international break on a high and ready to roll our sleeves up on the pitch for those final seven games of the season.”
FROM THE DRESSING ROOM…
Forward Tom Lawrence spoke to RamsTV at Moor Farm Training Ground ahead of the meeting with the Sky Blues.
“It hurt on Tuesday night,” he said. “The first half performance was really good, I think it’s one of the best halves we’ve played this season.
“To have a bad spell in the first 20 minutes or so of the second half, where we gave the game away, hurt a lot. We need to learn from that and we need to improve our game management from now on.
“It’s down to the senior players, myself especially, to read the situation and help the team. We need to make sure we do that from here on in.
“We know that every game we play is a big one and we need to start winning matches again. We’ve had a few setbacks throughout the season, so we need to bounce back on Saturday before the international break.
“If we get a win on Saturday, it will stand us in good stead for the rest of the season.”
MATCH OFFICIALS…
Darren Bond will oversee Saturday's game at Pride Park.
Bond has overseen 11 games so far this season in all competitions, showing 35 yellow cards and one red card.
His
last Derby match was the 2-1 away defeat at Swansea City in the Rams' last away fixture of the 2020/21 season.
He will be assisted by Mark Russell and George Byrne 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