Head Coach Paul Warne has named his first Derby County line-up of the 2023/24 Sky Bet League One season.
Derby’s campaign will get underway at Pride Park Stadium against Wigan Athletic, who were relegated from the Championship last term, this afternoon (3pm kick-off).
Warne has handed summer signings Sonny Bradley, Joe Ward and Curtis Nelson their first starts whilst Josh Vickers, Kane Wilson, Conor Washington and Callum Elder are all on the bench.
Tom Barkhuizen and Louie Sibley miss out with calf issues, but otherwise Warne has a fully fit squad to call on.
Conor Hourihane, after being named as the Rams’ skipper on Thursday, will lead the team into the new campaign.
Derby County: Wildsmith (GK), Forsyth, Hourihane (C), Bradley, Cashin, Bird, Collins, Mendez-Laing, Smith, Ward, Nelson.
Substitutes: Vickers (GK), Wilson, Washington, Thompson, Elder, Robinson, Rooney.
Wigan Athletic: Tickle (GK), Pearce, Morrison, Hughes, Clare, M Smith, Wyke, Aasgaard, Lang (C), Humphrys, McManaman.
Substitutes: Amos (GK), Watts, S Smith, Sze, Balagizi, Adeeko, Brennan.