3/1 To Win
Derby County will return to Sky
Bet Championship action on Wednesday night when they head to Oakwell to face Barnsley.
dcfc.co.uk has gathered all the information you need to know ahead of the game (7:45pm kick-off).
TICKET NEWS…
Derby supporters will be
able to purchase tickets right up until kick-off at Oakwell.
Tickets were previously available to purchase in advance from the Ticket Office at Pride Park Stadium until 4pm on Tuesday, with online sales concluding at the end of last week, and around 2,000 tickets have been snapped up.
Barnsley have confirmed that away supporters will be able to purchase tickets at Oakwell and payment is by CASH ONLY.
There is a matchday price increase of £2 across age bands,
compared to purchasing in advance, and supporters should note that’s Adults,
Senior 65+ and Under-22s tickets will be on sale from the North Stand turnstiles
only, while Under-19s and Under-12s tickets will be available to buy from the
Barnsley Ticket Office only.
Matchday ticket prices are as follows:
Adults (22-64) - £25
Seniors (65+) - £18
Under 22s (19-21) - £18
Under 19s (12-18) * - £12
Under 11s (2-11) * - £7
* Supporters aged 12 and below must be accompanied by someone aged 18 or above
Need to know more ticket information for Wednesday's game at Oakwell? Visit Barnsley's official website, barnsleyfc.co.uk.
2021/22 Memberships
Membership packages for Derby County’s 2021/22 season, where you can be first in line to purchase away tickets, are still available.
Memberships can be purchased here: membership.dcfc.co.uk/home.
Concessions
Proof of age may be required on entry for any concessionary tickets.
TEAM NEWS…
Strikers Colin Kazim-Richards and Sam Baldock are pushing to start after the pair came off the bench at half-time against Blackburn at the weekend.
Midfielder Jason Knight remains a doubt after missing the Rams' last two matches against Coventry City and Blackburn with a thigh problem, but it is hoped that he could return to the fold.
Polish
international midfielder Krystian Bielik, who suffered an ACL knee
injury in January of this year, is making good progress in his rehabilitation work
but is still not yet in a position to return to full training.
MANAGER'S THOUGHTS…
Manager Wayne Rooney offered his pre-match views to RamsTV on Tuesday afternoon and he said: “It’s never nice when you lose a game, especially at home and in the manner that we did on Saturday.
“As I said after the game, the first half wasn’t good enough. We must dust ourselves off and we have a very big game coming up at Barnsley.
“We know it’s a game where it can lift us off the bottom of the table so we have to give everything to win.”
He added “Barnsley have just lost their manager and played in different ways this season.
“It is quite difficult to analyse what they are going to do so we have to have trust in ourselves and in our game plan of how we want to play and if we do that well enough then we are more than capable of getting three points.”
PLAYER THOUGHTS…
Colin Kazim-Richards spoke to RamsTV after training on Tuesday at Moor Farm Training Ground.
The striker said: “It’s never easy to be out injured, not for me anyway personally. I’m not the type of player who doesn’t like being involved, not being capable and not being in and around it.
“It’s been very difficult but being able to be in and around the team, people and staff feels good.
“Little by little, I’ve been able to get my fitness back because I did have quite a bad injury which turned out lucky enough for us for me to get back quicker than we thought.
“We would have taken that any day of the week; it’s nice to be back.
“I put it in my mind that it was going to be long term so anything that was shorter than I put in my mind was going to be a bonus.
“To get the actual results and it confirmed that it was going to be this - then it was ‘go’ time. There was no time for rest and I needed to get back.”
He added: “I’ll be ready when I’m called upon.”
MATCH OFFICIALS…
Kevin Friend will oversee Wednesday's game at Oakwell.
Friend has overseen eight games so far this season in all competitions, showing 27 yellow cards and no reds.
The Premier League official last oversaw a Derby game back in September as the Rams drew 0-0 at West Bromwich Albion.
Friend will be assisted by Edward Smart and Simon Beck on the lines, whilst Matthew Donohue has been appointed as the fourth official.
EFL SUBSTITUTE RULES…
The five substitutions rule has been scrapped for the 2021/22 season, the English Football League confirmed in July.
The rule allowing clubs to make five changes, as opposed to the usual three, was brought in following football's restart in June 2020 after a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Given that games had to be condensed into a short period of time it was thought beneficial and allowed managers to make as many as five changes in three intervals during a match.
Clubs had a longer post-break between seasons this time around and so the temporary rule has been changed.
Teams will be able to name seven substitutes but only use a maximum of three.
STREAMING INFORMATION…
With
COVID-19 capacity restrictions lifted and EFL fixtures being played in
front of full crowds once again, the temporary change in streaming rules
is no longer valid.
If you can't make the game in person, other options to catch up with the action on the pitch – including live TV, live radio, streaming of selected matches alongside highlights on TV and online of every Sky Bet EFL game.
LIVE TV (DOMESTIC)
In the UK, Sky Sports will show 138 Sky Bet EFL matches, 15 Carabao Cup ties and the Semi Finals and Final of the Papa John’s Trophy.
In the case of Weekend Fixtures, the EFL’s designated kick-off times* for Sky Live Matches are usually scheduled as follows:
* Friday evenings at 7:45pm or 8pm
* Saturdays at 12:30pm; Sundays at 12-noon
Within the Sky contract there are other kick-off times that are available to the broadcaster
In the case of scheduled Midweek Matches, live Sky fixtures will be between 7:30pm and 8pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
RADIO
TalkSPORT offer exclusive live commentaries on national radio across the Sky Bet EFL as well as non-exclusive rights to the Carabao Cup that are shared by the BBC.Both TalkSPORT and the BBC have the ability to broadcast score flash updates across all competitions.BBC Local Radio also have individual commentary deals with selected EFL clubs.
LIVE TV (INTERNATIONAL)
Any match shown live on Sky Sports in the UK is made available overseas via the League’s international broadcast partners.As well as this fixture, a minimum of 36 Championship fixtures taking place on Saturdays at 3pm, will be distributed for international coverage, alongside selected League One and Two fixtures, Carabao Cup ties, and action from across the Sky Bet Play-Offs.
A full list of the EFL’s international broadcast partners are available here:efl.com/iFollow/international-broadcasters/
HIGHLIGHTS
In the UK, Quest will continue to be the home for all highlights of matches in the Sky Bet EFL, Carabao Cup and Papa John’s Trophy, with action from a full weekend schedule of matches broadcast at 9pm on Saturdays, and midweek League highlights and Carabao Cup midweek highlights also screened on applicable weeknights. Internationally, a number of the EFL’s broadcast partners show repeat transmissions and highlights.
STREAMING
In respect of domestic streaming, the EFL will return to the position as was prior to the pandemic when the live broadcast or streaming of any match in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is prohibited between the hours of 2:45pm-5:15pm on Saturday afternoons.
EFL clubs will have the right to live-stream midweek matches on iFollow or Club equivalent service, with Sky Sports also able to stream the same Championship fixtures to subscribers across their Red Button interactive and digital services.
The position in each Sky Bet EFL division is as follows:
CHAMPIONSHIP - DOMESTIC
* All scheduled midweek matches (unless selected as one of Sky Sports Exclusive midweek selections)
* Displaced weekend matches – matches which are moved from Saturday 3pm kick-offs for non-TV purposes (at the discretion of the Home club)
* Bank Holiday matches (at the discretion of the Home club)
CHAMPIONSHIP - INTERNATIONAL
Overseas supporters can watch live all EFL Championship league games provided that they have not been selected for international television broadcast in a territory that has an overseas broadcast partner
