Derby County return their focus to the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday when they face Bolton Wanderers and look to earn a third consecutive victory.
Frank Lampard’s side travel to University of Bolton Stadium on Saturday (kick-off: 3pm) following an impressive 3-1 win over Brentford and a thrilling Carabao Cup victory over Manchester United and here, dcfc.co.uk have gathered all the information you need ahead of the clash with Phil Parkinson’s side.
TEAM NEWS…
Tom Lawrence will be available for the match after completing a three-match ban for the red card he was shown against Rotherham.
Curtis Davies, who has been out with a hamstring since the opening game of the season, is back training with the squad but it will be too early for him to feature on Saturday. George Evans will also miss the game with the knee injury he sustained against Ipswich Town, but Lampard said he is close to his return to training.
WHAT THE BOSS HAD TO SAY…
Frank Lampard told RamsTV: “I’ve quickly realised in the Championship that the form of the other team means absolutely nothing. You can try and read into form and results but when you come up against teams like Bolton, Rotherham, Millwall, those teams will give you a hard game.
“Bolton have started very well but the focus has to be on us. The way we have played in two games recently, the focus is on us to reproduce that.”
He added: “We need to remember the basics that got us the result on Tuesday and that got us the result against Brentford, which is hard-work, team-work, team-effort and quality. The players need to take that forward.
“I loved the way we played the other night and the personality of everyone involved but we need to fight against being over-confident. So that’s the message, take it in a good way, but we must start bringing that game-in, game-out.”
HOW CAN I SECURE MY SEAT…
Still not secured your seat at the University of Bolton Stadium?
There is still time to get your ticket and pay on the day details have been confirmed. There will be no price increase on the day and tickets will be available for 2pm at Block G of the South Stand. Only cash payments will be accepted.
Tickets have been confirmed at the following prices:
Adults: £32
Seniors (65+): £26
Under 23s (18-22): £26
Under 18s (12-17): £12
Under 12s (2-11)*: £10
*Must be accompanied by someone aged 18 or above
THE LAST MEETING…
Saturday 7th April, 2018
Derby County 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
Derby County last faced Bolton Wanderers in the closing stages of last season as the Rams were looking to book their place in the play-offs. A 3-0 win at Pride Park Stadium over Bolton certainly helped their case.
Alex Pearce opened the scoring for the Rams when he headed home Joe Ledley’s corner. Matej Vydra then doubled the lead when he scored his 20th goal of the season when he rolled the ball into an empty net after Ben Alnwick had denied David Nugent.
Tom Lawrence sealed the three points with a 30-yard shot that he fired into the corner after the break.
Derby County: Carson; Wisdom, Pearce, Davies, Baird; Ledley, Huddlestone; Weimann, Vydra (Palmer, 69), Lawrence (Thomas, 85); Nugent (Jerome, 69)
Unused Subs: Forsyth, Keogh, Roos, Hanson
Bolton Wanderers: Alnwick; Little, Burke (Noone, 45), Wheater, Beevers, Robinson; Vela, Henry (Derik, 75), Karacan; le Fondre, Wilbraham (Ameobi, 45)
Unused Subs: Taylor, Dervite, Howard, Clough
WHO’S THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
Scott Duncan will be the man in the middle when Derby take on Bolton on Saturday. He has taken charge of nine fixtures so far this term, producing 28 yellow cards and two red.
One of those fixtures involved the Rams, when they defeated Ipswich Town 2-0 at Pride Park.
Duncan will be assisted by Michael George and Mark Dwyer on the lines, whilst Matthew Donohue has been appointed as the fourth official.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION...
Fans can follow all the build-up, match action and reaction on RamsTV as Derby County return to league action with a trip to take on Bolton Wanderers this Saturday.
With content available right here on dcfc.co.uk, along with the official DCFC App and Derby County’s YouTube channel, a busy RamsTV schedule has already begun with exclusive interviews available to watch now from manager Frank Lampard and Welsh winger Harry Wilson.
Owen Bradley will be LIVE in the RamsTV studio from 2.30pm on Saturday where he will be joined by regular guest Michael Johnson alongside club legend and former Rams manager Colin Todd.
The trio will build up to kick-off with clips, stats, exclusive interviews and of course, lively studio discussion. RamsTV’s pre-match show is FREE to watch for all, through both dcfc.co.uk and the official DCFC app.
Supporters based outside of the UK and Republic of Ireland will then be able to watch every kick of the game (kick-off 3pm) with commentary from Jack Woodward and Shane Nicholson. For Streaming options please click here.
For the full schedule, click here.
