TEAM NEWS: Derby County Vs Portsmouth

Derby County’s starting line-up has been confirmed for this afternoon’s Sky Bet Championship clash against Portsmouth at Pride Park Stadium (3pm kick-off).

For what is Derby’s final home fixture of 2025, Head Coach John Eustace has opted to make one change from the 3-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday on Monday night, with Callum Elder coming into the starting line-up in place of Craig Forsyth.

That means Rhian Brewster makes his second successive start in attack after returning from a hamstring injury he sustained in November.

The only change to the matchday squad from the win at Hillsborough sees experienced centre-back Danny Batth return to the fold in place of fellow defender Ryan Nyambe on the bench.

Defender Max Johnston and midfielder Lewis Travis are not involved but are upping their workload as they edge towards their respective returns from injury, while striker Carlton Morris, midfielder David Ozoh and defender Owen Beck remain out injured.

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

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

Portsmouth: Schmid (GK), Devlin, Matthews, Poole, Williams, Kosznovszky, Dozzell, Lang, Chaplin, Murphy (C), Bishop.

Substitutes: Bursik (GK), Pack, Le Roux, Swift, Blair, Segečić, Minhyeok, Umeh, Kirk.