Derby County’s Under-23s will kick start their 2018/19 Premier League 2 Division 1 campaign against Blackburn Rovers at Pride Park Stadium.
The Rams face the newly promoted Rovers – last season’s Division 2 champions – on Monday 13th August, kick-off: 7pm.
Darren Wassall’s side will also travel to face Swansea City and Chelsea in the opening month of the 2018/19 campaign.
On top of the opener against Blackburn, Derby have also pencilled in three other games to be played at Pride Park Stadium.
The Rams will face East Midlands rivals at the club’s main stadium on Monday 3rd September as well as their penultimate fixture of the new season – against West Ham United – on Monday 15th April. They will also face Paris St Germain, in the Premier League International Cup, on Friday 28th September.
* Please note that these initial fixture dates are subject to change.
AUGUST
Monday 13th – Blackburn Rovers (H) PPS
Monday 20th – Swansea City (A)
Friday 24th – Chelsea (A)
SEPTEMBER
Monday 3rd – Leicester City (H) PPS
Monday 17th – Everton (H)
Saturday 22nd – Manchester City (A)
Friday 28th – PSG (H) PPS
OCTOBER
Monday 1st – Brighton & Hove Albion (H)
Sunday 21st – Liverpool (A)
Monday 29th – Tottenham Hotspur (H)
NOVEMBER
Monday 5th – West Ham United (A)
Monday 26th – Arsenal (H)
DECEMBER
Friday 7th – Manchester City EDS (H)
Saturday 15th – Everton (A)
Tuesday 18th – PSV Eindhoven (H)
JANUARY
Monday 7th – Swansea City (H)
Monday 14th – Blackburn Rovers (A)
FEBRUARY
Monday 4th – Chelsea (H)
Monday 18th – Leicester City (A)
MARCH
Monday 4th – Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
Monday 11th – Liverpool (H)
APRIL
Monday 8th – Arsenal (A)
Monday 15th – West Ham United (H)
Monday 29th – Tottenham Hotspur (A)
The format for the competition will remain the same as last year.
There are 12 teams in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2, with every club playing each other once at home and once away
In Division 1, the team who finish first are crowned Champions.
The bottom two teams in Division 1 get relegated to Division 2.
In Division 2, the league winners get automatic promotion to Division 1. There is no relegation from Division 2.
Full fixture details for Derby’s Under-23s for the forthcoming season can be found here.
