TEAM NEWS: Blackburn Rovers Vs Derby County

Derby County’s starting line-up has been confirmed for this afternoon’s Sky Bet Championship meeting against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park (12:30pm kick-off).

The Rams go into the clash off the back of four successive victories in the second tier while the hosts, who celebrated exactly 150 years since their formation earlier this week, are also in strong form and have won three in a row.

Head Coach John Eustace has opted to name the same starting line-up and substitutes from the 2-1 home win over Hull City in midweek.

Former Blackburn players Ben Brereton Díaz and Dion Sanderson are named in the Rams' starting XI, while former Rovers pair Danny Batth and Andi Weimann are also on the bench.

Striker Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, who came off the bench to score the winner against Hull on Tuesday, is again on the bench.

Today’s game is the final round of fixtures in the second tier before the third international break of the 2025/26 campaign.

Blackburn Rovers: Pears (GK), Alebiosu, Miller, McLoughlin (C), De Neve, Henriksson, Gardner-Hickman, Morishita, Hedges, Ohashi, Gudjohnsen

Substitutes: Michalski (GK), Pickering, Ribeiro, Tavares, Gueye, Carter, Forshaw, Montgomery, Pratt.

Derby County: Zetterström (GK), Clarke, Langås, Agyemang, Morris (C), Ozoh, Elder, Ward, Brereton Díaz, Sanderson, Clark.

Substitutes: Vickers (GK), Forsyth, Batth, Brewster, Blackett-Taylor, Weimann, Salvesen, Jackson, Adams.