Derby County Head Coach Paul Warne has made three changes to the side that drew 0-0 with Exeter City in midweek for today’s match against Bristol Rovers at Pride Park Stadium (3pm kick-off).
James Collins, David McGoldrick and Lewis Dobbin all come into the starting eleven in place of William Osula, Louie Sibley and James Chester.
Collins is thrown straight back into action following his three-game league suspension whilst McGoldrick also makes his first start in the league since 17th September against Wycombe Wanderers.
Dobbin impressed in his second-half cameo against the Grecians and in turn, is rewarded with a place from the start.
James Chester hobbled off in that game with a calf injury and is unavailable. He joins Jason Knight, Curtis Davies, Tom Barkhuizen and Joseph Anang in the Rams’ treatment room.
Derby County: Wildsmith (GK), Forsyth, Hourihane, Cashin, Bird (C), Collins, McGoldrick, Mendez-Laing, Smith, Roberts, Dobbin.
Substitutes: Loach (GK), Thompson, Sibley, Stearman, Osula, Oduroh, Rooney.
Bristol Rovers: Belshaw (GK), Gordon, Finley (C), Collins, Rossiter, Evans, McCormick, Gibbons, Hoole, Thomas, Coburn.
Substitutes: Jaakkola (GK), Westbrooke, Kilgour, Saunders, Connolly, Clarke, Sinclair.
