Derby County are back on the road on Tuesday evening when they take on Blackburn Rovers, kick-off 7.45pm.
Frank Lampard’s side will be looking to return to their winning ways following a draw on Saturday against Brentford and here, dcfc.co.uk has gathered everything you need to know ahead of the clash with Tony Mowbray’s side.
TEAM NEWS…
Manager Frank Lampard will be without Scott Malone on Tuesday night after he revealed the full back had suffered a rib injury against Brentford on Saturday.
Malone was forced off early into the game after a challenge with Bees midfielder Said Benrahma. Ashley Cole came on and is expected to feature against Mowbray's side tomorrow evening.
Meanwhile, there is positive news in attack as Martyn Waghorn will be fit to face Rovers.
The striker limped out of Saturday's game after picking up a dead leg, however, Lampard admitted he will be fine for tomorrow's clash.
WHAT THE BOSS HAD TO SAY…
“Brentford gave us a really tough game at the weekend and I expect the same from Blackburn.
“I know people will talk about Blackburn winning once in so many games, but you can’t rely on form in this league.
“We can only rely on ourselves. I thought we played well at Brentford on Saturday, we should have won, and we will need to go to Blackburn with a similar mindset.
“When I say that, I mean we must know that they are dangerous and have players that can hurt you - but also have belief in ourselves.”
“I know it’s easy to look elsewhere and at what other teams are doing but we need to focus on us.
“We have seven games left, in a short space of time, and they bring different types of challenges to get the points that we need to make the play-offs.
“Make no bones about it, we know that we need to win a big portion of those seven games.”
HOW TO SECURE YOUR SEAT…
There is still time to secure your seat to catch all the action at Ewood Park. Derby have been allocated 1,529 tickets for the game against Tony Mowbray's men.
Matchday prices are as follows:
Adults: £27
Seniors (65+): £20
Under 22s (18-21): £14
Under 18s (12-17): £9
Under 12s (2-11)*: £7
* Supporters aged 11 and below must be accompanied by someone aged 18 or above
Tickets are on sale from 6pm at the Away End Ticket Office and payment is accepted by cash and card.
THE LAST MEETING…
Derby County 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
Tuesday 18th September 2018
Derby County were forced to settle for a draw at Pride Park in the reverse fixture earlier this season despite having the better of the chances.
Florian Jozefzoon headed over in the first-half before an acrobatic shot by Fikayo Tomori was blocked while Jayden Bogle was denied by Rovers’ keeper David Raya.
Mason Mount the struck the crossbar from his free-kick effort following the break while Bradley Dack struck the side netting for the visitor’s best chance of the evening.
WHO’S THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
Jeremy Simpson will be the man in the middle when the Rams take on Blackburn at Ewood Park. Simpson has officiated 34 matches this season, producing 136 yellow cards and three straight red.
He has refereed one fixture involving the Rams this season, their 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
Simpson will be assisted by Andrew Fox and Billy Smallwood on the lines, whilst Scott Duncan has been appointed as the fourth official.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION…
Owen Bradley will be joined by former Derby stars Michael Johnson and Marc Edworthy as they build-up to the game with a packed programme of content including exclusive interviews, match clips and studio discussion.
Fans based in the UK & Ireland will be able to stream the game LIVE on dcfc.co.uk, and through the official DCFC App, for the one-off payment of just £10 - which is a price set by the EFL. Streaming options can be found here.
Fans outside of the UK will be able to stream the game as part of their RamsTV subscription or for the usual one-off pay-per-view price of £5.
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