Cocu Makes Two Changes For Bristol City Clash

Manager Phillip Cocu has made two changes to the side which drew 2-2 with Stoke City on Saturday for this evening’s Sky Bet Championship encounter against Bristol City (7:45pm kick-off).

Recent signing Krystian Bielik will make his full home debut for the Rams tonight as he is named in the starting XI, whilst Mason Bennett also comes in for his first start of the season.

George Evans and Florian Jozefzoon revert to the bench as Cocu prepares for his first midweek home league fixture as Derby boss.

There is a place on the bench for Curtis Davies, who was not named in the squad for Stoke, whilst Jason Knight and Lee Buchanan are also named amongst the substitutes.

Here are the teams:

Derby County: Roos, Bielik, Keogh (C), Dowell, Waghorn, Lawrence, Clarke, Bennett, Lowe, Huddlestone, Malone.

Substitutes: Hamer, Jozefzoon, Marriott, Evans, Davies, Knight, Buchanan.

Bristol City: Bentley, Hunt, Baker, Brownhill (C), Weimann, Kalas, Moore, Rowe, Afobe, Massengo, Palmer.

Substitutes: Gilmartin, Diedhiou, O’Dowda, Szmodics, Semenyo, Eliasson, Pereira.