Derby County continue a busy festive period on Saturday when they travel to Carrow Road to face Norwich City (kick-off: 3pm) for the last fixture of the calendar year.
Frank Lampard’s side will look to quickly bounce back from a Boxing Day defeat against Sheffield United and here, dcfc.co.uk has gathered all the information you will need ahead of the clash with Daniel Farke’s side.
TEAM NEWS…
Lampard said that Scott Malone will be out for a few weeks with a muscle injury so has been ruled out of action for the trip to Carrow Road. Tom Lawrence has missed the past two fixtures after picking up a knock against Nottingham Forest and will be looking for his return.
Curtis Davies, Craig Forsyth, Mason Bennett, Joe Ledley and Marcus Olsson remain out of action.
WHAT THE BOSS HAD TO SAY…
Speaking of Norwich City, Lampard said: “We know they’re a very good team and they deserve to be where they are at this stage.
“They are a good side and they played well against us at Pride Park back in October.
“It was a very close game and we know we’ll have to be on top form against them.”
He added: “We have to recover and be ready to go again and the players have to feel the reaction that I want from them.
“They’re a good bunch, as we’ve seen this season so far, and it’s important that we react.
“We’ve done it after defeats so far over the course of the campaign and it’s down to us to go and do it again at Carrow Road.”
HOW TO SECURE YOUR SEAT…
There will be no pay on the day option for tickets for this fixture.
An allocation of 1,626 tickets were offered to Derby County fans and advanced sales finished at 4pm on Friday 28th December
LAST TIME OUT…
Derby County 1-1 Norwich City
Wednesday 3rd October 2018
In the reverse fixture, Craig Bryson equalised late on to earn Derby a share of the points at Pride Park.
Timm Klose gave the visitors the lead midway through the second-hald when he met Emi Buendia’s corner and headed past Scott Carson from six-yards.
With four minutes to go, Martyn Waghorn whipped in a cross which Bryson bundled in off his knee to deny the Canaries a fifth league win in a row.
Derby County: Carson, Bogle, Keogh, Tomori, Malone, Bryson, Johnson, Bennett (Lawrence, 60), Mount, Wilson (Waghorn, 71), Nugent (Marriott, 65)
Unused Subs: Forsyth, Pearce, Roos, Huddlestone
Norwich City: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Klose, Lewis, Tettey, Leitner, Buendia (Thompson, 85), Stiepermann (Vrancic, 83), Cantwell (Rhodes, 90), Pukki
Unused Subs: Godfrey, Trybull, Srbeny, McGovern
WHO’S THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
David Webb will be the man in the middle at Carrow Road on Saturday. So far this season, Webb has taken charge of 14 Sky Bet Championship fixtures in which he has produced 33 yellow cards and is yet to show a red.
Webb has refereed one match this season involving the Rams – their 2-0 victory against Preston North End at Pride Park Stadium.
Webb will be assisted by Lee Venamore and Robert Hyde on the lines, whilst Lee Collins has been appointed as the fourth official.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION…
Frank Lampard’s side head to Norwich to take on the high-flying canaries this Saturday and Derby fans can follow comprehensive coverage of the game on RamsTV.
Matchday Live will begin from 2.30pm with Owen Bradley joined in the RamsTV studio by former Rams Marc Edworthy and Shane Nicholson. They’ll build-up to the game with exclusive interviews, match clips and a healthy dose of discussion on what it will take for the Rams to bring back the points from Carrow Road.
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 former Derby County captain Michael Johnson. Streaming options can be found here.
Once the final whistle has been blown, RamsTV will be THE place to be get all the best post-match reaction, including interviews with Frank Lampard and his players, as well as comprehensive highlights packages and a chance to watch the entire game once more.
