3/1 To Win
Derby County will go head-to-head with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on New Year’s Day for their first fixture of 2025 in the Sky Bet Championship (3pm kick-off).
A late winner from Wednesday saw the South Yorkshire outfit come out on top in a 2-1 victory when the teams last met in a competitive match-up at Pride Park Stadium at the start of December.
The Rams will be looking to return to winning ways when they head north after falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat against league leaders Leeds United at Pride Park in their last outing of 2024 on Sunday.
Danny Röhl’s side will also enter the fixture off the back of a defeat as they were on the wrong end of a 3-1 reverse against Preston North End on Sunday. The Owls sit in 11th place after 24 games - with nine wins and six draws to their name.
Team News
Midfielder Liam Thompson has been out of action for the recent festive fixtures after picking up a minor hamstring issue in mid-December but could make a return against the Owls. Fellow midfielder Ben Osborn is also being monitored after missing the last two matches with a muscle issue.
Centre-back Eiran Cashin remains on the sidelines after sustaining a hamstring injury in the Rams' 4-0 win over Portsmouth at Pride Park Stadium.
Right-back Ryan Nyambe is continuing to progress in his recovery from a knee injury suffered in September, while midfielder David Ozoh remains out with a quad problem.
Ticket Information
Tickets for the Rams' away trip to Hillsborough are now OFF SALE.
Supporters without a ticket are advised not to make the trip to Sheffield, as they will be unable to gain access to the stadium.
Pre-Match Thoughts
Head Coach Paul Warne caught up with RamsTV before the New Year's Day Championship clash with the Owls.
Match Officials
Referee Lewis Smith will oversee the Championship clash. The fixture will be his 11th in the second tier this season.
Smith has handed out 14 yellow cards and no red cards in the league so far this term. He has refereed Derby three times and was the man in the middle for last season's League One clash at home to Leyton Orient, which ended in a 3-0 win for the Rams.
Darren Williams and Rob Smith will be the Assistant Referees while Scott Jackson will conduct Fourth Official duties.
RamsTV Coverage
Live audio commentary for all of Derby County’s first team matches in the 2024/25 season - both league and cup fixtures - is available to RamsTV Audio subscribers based both in the UK and Internationally.
Information about RamsTV's Video Live Streaming and other services for this game can be found here.
Highlights & Match Replay
Full match reaction will be available on dcfc.co.uk and the Derby County App shortly after full time, with highlights and a full match replay available from 12am the day following the fixture.
