Manager Wayne Rooney has made one change to the side which faced Swansea City last weekend for this evening’s Sky Bet Championship clash against Fulham (8pm kick-off).


The Rams know they need victories to have any chance of staying in the division, whilst visitors Fulham could secure promotion to the Premier League should they get the three points.

And Rooney has made one change to the side which was beaten 2-1 by Swansea City last weekend for the game against Marco Silva’s side.

Midfielder Jason Knight returns to the starting line-up as Ravel Morrison who misses out with an illness.

Max Bird serves the second of his three-match suspension following his dismissal against Preston North End in Derby’s last home fixture.

Derby County: Allsop, Byrne, Bielik, Lawrence (C), Buchanan, Ebiowei, Davies, Knight, Cashin, Thompson, Plange.

Substitutes: Roos, Forsyth, Stearman, Sibley, Ebosele, Richards, Cybulski.

Fulham: Rodak, Reed, Wilson, Mitrovic, Cairney (C), Ream, Decordova-Reid, Adarabioyo, Williams, Bryan, Carvalho.

Substitutes: Gazzaniga, Hector, Kebano, Chalobah, Muniz, Seri, Robinson.