Manager Wayne Rooney has named an unchanged starting line-up
for this afternoon’s Sky Bet Championship clash against Queens Park Rangers
(3pm kick-off).
The Rams head to the capital full of confidence following Friday night’s impressive 2-1 victory over league leaders Fulham at Pride Park Stadium.
Striker Luke Plange scored his fourth of the season to level the game at the start of the second half, whilst an own goal from Fulham defender Toisin Adarabioyo ensured Derby kept their hopes of Championship survival alive for another week.
Rooney’s side sit nine points behind Reading with only four games left to play, so the odds are firmly stacked against the Rams. But, as we’ve seen throughout the campaign, the Rams will continue to fight as they face Mark Warburton’s R’s side.
The manager has elected to stick with the same starting line-up from Friday’s victory, whilst the two changes come on the bench as Ravel Morrison has recovered from his illness to feature.
Louie Watson is also named as a substitute as Carlos Richards and Festy Ebosele come out of the squad.
Max Bird serves the last of his three-match suspension following his dismissal against Preston North End earlier in the month.
Queens Park Rangers: Westwood, Amos, Dykes, Chair, Thomas, Field, McCallum, Dozzell, Dunne (C), Odubajo, Sanderson.
Substitutes: Mahoney, Kakay, Johansen, Austin, Ball, Gray, Adomah.
Derby County: Allsop, Byrne, Bielik, Lawrence (C), Buchanan, Ebiowei, Davies, Knight, Cashin, Thompson, Plange.
Substitutes: Roos, Forsyth, Morrison, Stearman, Sibley, Cybulski, Watson.