3/1 To Win
Derby County will travel to Teesside for their Sky Bet
Championship clash against Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon (3pm kick-off).
John Eustace will take charge of his third game since joining the Rams as Head Coach in mid-February.
After falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Millwall last Saturday, Eustace and his coaching staff have had a full week on the training pitch with the squad as they look to instil the confidence and belief into the group to turn around their fortunes in the league.
Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough side sit 11th in the Championship after 34 games this season - with 13 wins and eight draws to their name. Boro returned to winning ways against Stoke City on Tuesday night with a 3-1 win that put an end to a five-game spell without picking up points.
Derby were 1-0 winners at Pride Park Stadium earlier in the season, thanks to a first-half goal from Kayden Jackson.
Team News
Right-sider Kane Wilson is progressing in his rehabilitation from a hamstring issue sustained against Sunderland at Pride Park Stadium in January and could return to training next week.
Striker Kemar Roofe, who joined John Eustace’s squad as a free agent last week, made his first appearance from the bench against Millwall on Saturday and is expected to be available once more.
Matt Clarke is being assessed after departing the field with a hamstring injury against Millwall last Saturday and is a doubt to face his former club.
Midfielder David Ozoh is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season following a quad injury sustained against Millwall that saw him stretchered off the Pride Park pitch.
Defender Nat Phillips pickedup a knock in the 0-0 draw against Oxford United in the middle of February and has sat out the side's last two matches, but could return to the fold.
Winger Corey Blackett-Taylor and striker Dajaune Brown are still out until the end of the season as they recover from hamstring issues while centre-back Curtis Nelson is also carrying on with his long-term rehabilitation from a cruciate ligament injury and right-sider Joe Ward remains out of action with a knee issue.
Ticket Information
Tickets for the Rams' trip to Middlesbrough are now OFF SALE from the Derby County Ticket Office.
Middlesbrough will sell any remaining tickets from the away allocation on the day of the game. Payment will be by cash ONLY from their Away Ticket Office.
Find out more by clicking here.
Pre-Match Thoughts
Derby's Head Coach John Eustace spoke to RamsTV ahead of the clash on Teesside.
Striker Jerry Yates spoke to RamsTV to discuss Saturday's game at the Riverside Stadium.
Match Officials
Referee Gavin Ward will oversee the Championship clash and the fixture will be his 19th match in the division this season. Ward has handed out 79 yellow cards and four red cards so far this term.
Lee Venamore and Darren Williams will be the Assistant Referees while David Webb 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 RamsTVAudio subscribers based both in the UK and Internationally.
Information about RamsTV'sVideo 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.
