3/1 To Win
The traditional Boxing Day football is here and Derby County will travel to East Yorkshire with the aim of maintaining their perfect December record against Hull City.
The Rams will also be looking to stretch their seven-game unbeaten run on the road against the Tigers (kick-off: 3pm) and here, dcfc.co.uk has collated all the information you need ahead of the visit of the Villans…
WHAT’S THE LATEST TEAM NEWS
The Rams have no new injury concerns from their 3-0 win over Millwall so will go into their meeting with Hull City with a fully fit squad to call upon.
David Nugent, who scored two goals in the win over the Lions, got a whack in the second half, but has declared himself fit to play against the Tigers.
Other than that, Derby will have a similar squad to call upon.
WHAT WAS SAID AHEAD OF THE TRIP TO HULL?
Speaking to RamsTV about Boxing Day’s trip to the KCOM Stadium, David Nugent said: “The game with Hull is going to be tough.
“They have had a new manager recently and I feel we can expect a change of form from them very soon.
“I’m sure they will have our 5-0 win over them in the back of their mind too so there could be a sense of revenge on their part.
“We climbed up to third before Christmas and also managed to get to within three points of Cardiff in second too.
“If we don’t back that win up against Millwall against Hull, it will be meaningless. These games are vital and we have to be prepared to put in good performances and good shifts.”
ONE TO WATCH
Jarrod Bowen is enjoying his finest season to date on the professional stage and enters the second half of the 2017/18 season as Hull City’s leading scorer.
Already with 10 goals to his name from just 18 shots on target, the wideman is four ahead of Kamil Grosicki and you have to wonder where the Tigers would be without his goals this term.
An exciting talent who joined Hull’s academy at the age of 14 from Hereford Town and after bursting on to the scene this season, those days on the fringes must feel an awful long time ago for Bowen now.
Bowen’s rise has been remarkable and still it shows no sign of levelling out. The winger is proving to be a real gem in the Championship rough and whilst City did well to tie their academy graduate down until 2020, it is thought that interest in January will be rife. Premier League clubs will be watching with interest.
HOW DO I SECURE MY SEAT
Derby County supporters without a ticket for our Boxing Day clash with Hull City are being urged not to travel to the KCOM Stadium this afternoon.
Seats went off sale before Christmas at the Ticket Office, presented by Showcase Cinema de Lux, after it was confirmed that pay on the day would not be available.
Fans without a ticket are advised not to make the journey to Hull City as they will be unable to gain entry to the stadium.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME?
DERBY COUNTY 5-0 HULL CITY
Friday 8th September 2017
Ruthless, clinical, emphatic! Derby County returned to winning ways with a benchmark performance as they swept Hull City aside with a 5-0 victory under the Pride Park Stadium floodlights back in September.
Matej Vydra struck a brace in a stunning first half showing, after which the Rams held a four-goal lead at the interval.
Curtis Davies added a third with a header against his former club, before Bradley Johnson added his name to the scoresheet just before the interval.
The midfielder then added a fifth with a fine finish in the second half as the Rams recorded their biggest win of the campaign to date.
Derby County: Carson, Baird Keogh (C), Davies, Olsson; Huddlestone, Johnson; Lawrence, Vydra (Martin, 80), Weimann (Russell, 73), Nugent (Winnall, 73)
Substitutes not used: Mitchell, Forsyth, Pearce, Bennett
Hull City: McGregor, Hector, Grosicki (Meyler, 75), Dicko (Diomande, 73), Toral (Irvine, 70), Larsson, Bowen, Dawson (C), Henriksen, Kingsley, Aina
Substitutes not used: Marshall, Luer, Clark, Tomori
Attendance: 25,107 (1,054 Away Supporters)
WHO’S THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE?
Tony Harrington has been appointed to take charge of Derby County’s Sky Bet Championship Boxing Day clash with Hull City.
Harrington has officiated 21 games so far this term across the EFL, from which he has produced 73 yellow and three red cards.
This will be the first time that he has officiated a Rams game this season – his last game back in October 2016 when he was the man in the middle for Derby’s 1-0 victory over arch-rivals Leeds United.
Notably, he was the man in the middle when the Rams defeated Hull 4-0 at Pride Park Stadium back in April 2016.
In total, Harrington has taken charge of six matches involving Derby ahead of the weekend, of which four games have been won, one drawn, whilst defeat has been tasted only once.
Harrington will be assisted by Matt Foley and Akil Howson on the lines, whilst Darren Drysdale has been appointed as the fourth official.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Coverage will then switch to the KCOM Stadium and supporters based outside of the UK and Republic of Ireland will be able to watch every kick of the action as the Rams look for a Christmas bonus by picking up another three points on the road.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s coming up on RamsTV…
TUESDAY – BOXING DAY
- Matchday Live: Hull City Vs Derby County (14.30pm) – Join Matchday Live presenter Owen Bradley and Marc Edworthy as they build-up to the big Boxing Day fixture. They’ll go through all the key talking points in the run up to the game.
- International RamsTV subscribers will be able to watch the full game with live commentary and half-time and full-time analysis from the RamsTV studio.
- Post-Match Extra: Hull (17.30pm approx.) – Following the conclusion of Matchday Live, Owen Bradley will be joined LIVE on Facebook with former Ram, Shane Nicholson, as they analyse the Rams’ performance against and share your comments on the result.
WEDNESDAY
- Full Match Highlights: Derby County Vs Hull (12pm) - RamsTV will have all the goals, incidents and key match action from the match the day before.
- Matchday Relived: Derby County Vs Hull (6pm) – Catch up with RamsTV’s full coverage of the Boxing Day clash, including pre-game build-up, full match action, half time and full-time analysis and all the post-match reaction.
THURSDAY
- Festive Review Show: Millwall & Hull (6pm) – Owen Bradley will be joined by Roy McFarland and Shane Nicholson as they look back on both the Millwall and Hull games, before taking a look ahead to the Rams’ clashes with Ipswich Town and Sheffield United.
The RamsTV streaming service is available to all supporters who register on dcfc.co.uk.
To access the full RamsTV streaming service will cost the following:
First-Team Match Streaming (outside UK) - £110 annual subscription or £12.50 per month
First-Team Audio Commentary (worldwide) - £45 annual subscription or £5 per month
First-Team Pay Per Game - Match Streaming (outside UK) - £5 for the individual game
A link to packages can be found here.
The two premium services are in addition to the regular pre-match and post-match interviews on RamsTV.
Supporters will also be able to follow all of the action, as usual, across our social media channels.
We will be providing behind the scenes content across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, where we will also provide a blow-by-blow account of proceedings at KCOM Stadium.
