PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW: Eustace looks forward to Pride Park clash with QPR

Head Coach John Eustace hailed the ‘outstanding’ Pride Park Stadium support as he looked ahead to Derby County’s clash against Queens Park Rangers in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday (3pm kick-off).

Midfielder David Ozoh’s well-taken second-half strike was enough to claim a 1-0 home victory over Norwich City under the Pride Park floodlights on Tuesday night in the Rams' last outing.

The victory saw the Rams pick up three points on home turf for the first time this season, and they will be looking to build momentum when they go head-to-head with QPR on Saturday afternoon.

Eustace caught up with RamsTV to preview Saturday’s meeting with Queens Park Rangers at Pride Park.

On Tuesday night’s 1-0 win over Norwich…

I was delighted. After a disappointing performance in the defeat at Oxford United on Saturday, to win on Tuesday was the most important thing. Obviously, in the first half, we were under a lot of pressure. We defended the box really, really well. I thought the team's attitude was fantastic to make sure that we came in at the end of a hard time, and we tweaked a couple of things at half-time. The second half performance was much more like us. I was pleased with the efforts and the way we won the game.

On Sondre Langas making his return to action after knee surgery in May…

Sondre is such a lively character and a lovely person. Most importantly, he's a really good human being, and he's been fantastic with the group since he's been injured. He's a player that we're all very, very happy to have back involved with the squad, and hopefully now he can stay fit and make a big impact.

On Saturday’s opponents, Queens Park Rangers…

They're a really good team who have recruited very well. They are well-coached. I went to their game on Wednesday night (a 1-0 away win at Swansea City). They are a very well-organised team that will be hard to play against. It's going to be a difficult game, but it’s another one we're really looking forward to.

On his message to the fans ahead of the weekend…

I thought the support on Tuesday was outstanding. The way we stuck to our task was key. The supporters really got right behind the group second half. On Saturday, we will stick together through thick and thin, and we can keep building. Hopefully we can have another positive performance and see where it takes us.