Johnson Returns To Starting Line-Up To Face Former Club

After scoring off the substitutes bench last weekend, Bradley Johnson returns to the Derby County starting line-up for this afternoon’s meeting against his former club Norwich City, kick-off: 3pm.

The 30-year-old replaces Johnny Russell, who misses out on the trip to Carrow Road with a minor groin injury sustained in training.

Johnson is one of two players in the Rams’ starting XI facing their former club – with Andre Wisdom, a one-time Canaries loanee, also starring for Gary Rowett’s side.

Curtis Davies and Matej Vydra have both been passed fit to keep their starting positions in East Anglia.

The only other change comes on the substitutes bench with Sam Winnall, who was ineligible to face his parent club last weekend as Derby ran out 2-0 winners over Sheffield Wednesday, returning to the matchday fold.

Norwich City: Gunn, Pinto (C), Reed, Zimmermann, Jerome, Murphy, Hoolahan, Klose, Stiepermann, Trybull, Maddison

Substitutes: McGovern, Husband, Vrancic, Oliveira, Watkins, Wildschut, Hanley

Derby County: Carson, Wisdom, Keogh (C), Davies, Forsyth; Huddlestone, Ledley; Lawrence, Vydra, Johnson; Nugent

Substitutes: Mitchell, Martin, Baird, Pearce, Winnall, Weimann, Thorne

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