Manager Wayne Rooney has made one change to his Derby County side for this afternoon’s crucial Sky Bet Championship clash against Sheffield Wednesday (12:30pm kick-off).


All eyes are on Pride Park Stadium as Derby know a victory against the Owls will secure their status in the Championship for another season.

A draw could be enough, should Rotherham United fail to beat Cardiff City, whilst a defeat would see the Rams drop into Sky Bet League One.

It’s set to be a tense day and Rooney has made one change to the side which faced Swansea City a week ago as Patrick Roberts replaces Kamil Jozwiak, who reverts to the substitutes' bench.

Big news comes in the form of club captain Curtis Davies, who is named as a substitute and features in the matchday squad for the first time since suffering an Achilles injury against Brentford in December.


Derby County: Roos, Forsyth, Shinnie (C), Edmundson, Waghorn, Lawrence, Byrne, Kazim-Richards, Clarke, Roberts, Knight.

Substitutes: Marshall, Jozwiak, Bird, Sibley, Cashin, Buchanan, Ebosele, Davies, Watson.

Sheffield Wednesday: Westwood, Palmer, Paterson, Hutchinson, Pelupessy, Bannan (C), Reach, Borner, Windass, Rhodes, Dunkley.

Substitutes: Wildsmith, Harris, Green, Dele-Bashiru, Urhoghide, Shaw, Hunt, Brennan, Kachunga.