Derby County's starting line-up for this evening's Sky Bet Championship fixture at Oxford United has been confirmed (7:45pm kick-off).


Paul Warne’s Rams are on the road for the second time in as many games, after picking up a point in a 1-1 draw at The Den against Millwall on Saturday.

Opponents Oxford enter the fixture off the back of a trio of score draws against West Bromwich Albion, Portsmouth and Luton Town.


Warne has made four changes from the draw at the weekend, with Kane Wilson coming into the starting line-up in the place of Ryan Nyambe, who left the field of play injured in the first half against Millwall.


Nathaniel Mendez-Laing will captain the Rams from the first whistle, after being introduced from the bench in South Bermondsey after playing three games for Guatemala in the recent international break.

Midfielder Ben Osborn and defender Callum Elder also come into the side with Kayden Jackson, Marcus Harness and Craig Forsyth the trio reverting to the bench.

Former Derby Academy graduate Louie Sibley will start on the bench for Oxford after joining the U’s from Derby over the summer.

The Teams

Derby County Starting XI: Zetterström (GK), Wilson, Nelson, Cashin, Elder, Goudmijn, Adams, Osborn, Mendez-Laing (C), Blackett-Taylor, Yates.

On The Bench: Vickers (GK), Forsyth, Bradley, Ward, Phillips, Collins, Harness, Jackson, Brown.

Oxford United: Cumming (GK), Brown, Vaulks, Moore (C), El Mizouni, Nelson, Goodrham, Rodriguez, Dembele, Kioso, Scarlett.

On The Bench: Ingram (GK), Long, McEachran, Harris, Ebiowei, Sibley, Dale, Leigh, Teravest.