Derby County Head Coach Paul Warne has named the same starting line-up for the third successive Sky Bet League One fixture as his side prepare to take on Oxford United at Pride Park Stadium this evening (7:45pm kick-off).
After the 3-0 away win at Burton Albion at the weekend, Warne has elected to name the same starting line-up to face the U’s under the floodlights.
Striker Conor Washington, who came off the bench to score late on at the Pirelli Stadium, is once again on the bench.
Conor Hourihane, who scored and registered an assist in the win at Burton, will be looking to continue his good form in a fixture in which he marked his Rams debut with a goal just over 12 months ago. The Republic of Ireland international netted in the 1-0 win over Oxford on the opening day of the 2022/23 season in the club’s first game under the ownership of Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd.
Louie Sibley and Tom Barkhuizen are making good progress after recovering from calf injuries but are not yet in a position to be considered for matchday involvement.
Derby County: Wildsmith (GK), Forsyth, Hourihane (C), Bradley, Cashin, Bird, Collins, Mendez-Laing, Smith, Ward, Nelson.
Substitutes: Vickers (GK), Wilson, Rooney, Elder, Thompson, Waghorn, Washington.
Oxford United: Beadle (GK), Long, Brown, Moore (C), Brannigan, Harris, Bodin, Browne, McGuane, Goodhram, Negru.
Substitutes: Eastwood (GK), Mills, Smyth, Stevens, McEachran, Rodrigues, O'Donkor.