Derby County will look to bounce back quickly from their defeat to Rotherham United on Tuesday night against Blackburn Rovers.
Frank Lampard’s side will return to Pride Park Stadium for the first of two Sky Bet Championship home fixtures this week when they take on Blackburn (kick-off: 7:45pm), and here, dcfc.co.uk has gathered all the information you need ahead of the clash with Tony Mowbray’s side.
TEAM NEWS…
Tom Lawrence will miss the meeting after being shown a red card on Saturday.
Curtis Davies and George Evans remain out of contention with their respective hamstring and knee injuries.
WHAT THE BOSS HAD TO SAY…
Manager Frank Lampard said: "We played two really good games before the break and before Hull and it shot us up the table. We must use that atmosphere that the fans create and the confident feeling we have at Pride Park.
"We understand that we have two in-form teams coming. Blackburn are in really good form, same with Brentford so it will be two difficult games.
"We need to use the home advantage to help us and more than that, our performances need to be as good as they were in the second half against Preston.
"We need to be full of energy and have quality in our play and if we replicate that then we will be alright."
He added: "Blackburn’s strength is probably where we are in transition at the moment due to the turnover in players. They have brought up a squad who are confident playing with each other and they have added a couple of loans and strengthened as a whole.
"[Bradley] Dack is a threat, he is confident and scoring goals at the moment and they have threats all over the park.
"They are organised, hard working and have good quality as well so, as all games, they bring different challenges and we need to combat those but use our own strengths."
HOW CAN I SECURE MY SEAT…
Not secured your ticket yet ahead of Tuesday’s game?
Matchday ticket prices have been confirmed ahead of Derby County’s return to Pride Park Stadium.
The Rams will be looking for a return to winning ways when they take on Blackburn Rovers in what is the first of two home matches for Frank Lampard’s side this week.
Ticket prices are increased on the day of a game, so pre-purchasing prior to matchdays is recommended.
Tickets are available for Derby County supporters from:
Adults - £26
Senior Citizens (aged 65+) – £19
Under-18s - £15.50
2 to 12 Year Olds - £9.50
* Category D & E prices are listed above.
A £1 per ticket booking fee applies when purchasing by either telephone or online.
For matchday ticket enquiries and purchases, please visit the Ticket Office at Pride Park Stadium or call 0871 472 1884 (option 1).
Alternatively, supporters can also buy tickets online right here on dcfc.co.uk.
* Calls cost 13p per minute, plus your phone company's access charge.
WHAT’S TO COME IN THE RAM
The Ram sat down for an exclusive interview with Craig Forsyth ahead of the clash under the lights at Pride Park Stadium.
Spanning six pages, we spoke to the Scotland international about his long road to recovery after two serious knee injuries, his memories of joining the club and how he is flourishing in Frank Lampard’s system.
As ever, The Ram will be jam-packed with news and features and retails at just £3 from around Pride Park Stadium.
THE LAST MEETING…
BLACKBURN ROVERS 1-0 DERBY COUNTY
Tuesday 28th February 2017
Craig Conway scored the only goal of the game to help the home side’s Championship survival hopes when he converted a penalty after Sam Gallagher was brought down by Alex Pearce.
Bradley Johnson almost supplied the equaliser late on, but his header hit the bar as the Rams failed to record a win that February. Derby were in sixth position following the match.
Blackburn Rovers: Steele; Nyambe, Lenihan, Mulgrew, Williams; Feeney (Bennett, 69), Lowe, Guthrie (Tomlinson, 87), Conway; Emnes (Mahoney, 70); Gallagher
Unused Subs: Graham, Joao, Brown, Raya
Derby County: Carson; Christie, Baird, Pearce, Lowe (Anya, 86); Hughes (Camara, 64), De Sart, Johnson; Ince, Nugent, Russell (Vydra, 64)
Unused Subs: Bryson, Butterfield, Olsson, Mitchell
WHO’S THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
Darren England will be the man in the middle when the Rams take on Rovers in Tuesday evening’s kick-off.
England has taken charge of seven games this campaign and has dished out 20 yellow cards and one red.
Last season, England refereed thee matches involving Derby County, all at Pride Park Stadium. He was in charge of 3-0 victories over Millwall and Bolton as well as the 0-0 draw against Bristol City.
England will be assisted on the lines by James Mainwaring and Nick Greenhalgh whilst John Brooks has been appointed as the fourth official.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION…
Fans who can’t make it to Pride Park Stadium for Tuesday's Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackburn Rovers can watch the best LIVE coverage of the game by hitting the 'black and white button' and logging on to RamsTV.
Due to an EFL rule change at the beginning of this season, clubs are now allowed to broadcast mid-week league games to audiences in the UK – as long as the matches have not already been selected for traditional television coverage.
The fixture will be available to stream in the UK through both dcfc.co.uk and the club’s official app for the one-off pay-per-view charge of £10 (a price set by the EFL).
RamsTV subscribers located outside of the UK will still be to stream the game or make a one-off purchase at the regular international pay-per-view cost of £5. Existing overseas video subscribers will have all domestic streams included in their subscription. Domestic audio subscribers will not have access to live video with their subscription and will need to purchase a pay-per-view package.
As with each of the games that RamsTV has been broadcasting to international territories, Tuesday’s edition of Matchday Live will include a packed programme of content to complement full match coverage.
Rams fans can login to the club’s website or download the official DCFC App to ensure they never miss a thing.
Purchase your RamsTV package today here!
