Lyons Names Side For FA Cup Third Round Clash Against Chorley

It’s a historic day for Derby County in the FA Cup Third Round this afternoon as 11 players make their competitive debut for the club.

With the first team isolating due to a COVID-19 outbreak, Pat Lyons is taking charge of the Rams for the game against National League North side Chorley (12:15pm kick-off).

Six players come from the club’s Under-23s squad, whilst five are from the Under-18s. Only one player has league experience.

That is Isaac Hutchinson who joined the club from Southend United in the summer. He captains the side this afternoon, whilst fellow summer recruit Bobby Duncan starts in attack.

Here are the teams:

Chorley: Urwin, Birch, Halls, Leather (c), Baines, Tomlinson, Calveley, Shenton, Newby, Cardwell, Hall.

Substitutes: Smith, Reilly, Henley, Putnam, MacKenzie, Roberts, Marah, Miller.

Derby County: Yates, Bardell, Williams, Solomon, Jinkinson, Bateman, Aghatise, Thompson, Duncan, Hutchinson (c), Cresswell.

Substitutes: Sykes-Kenworthy, Ebosele, Ibrahim, Cybulski, Thompson, Rogers, Rutt, Christie.