DERBY COUNTY v CARDIFF CITYWednesday 28th October, 7.45pm
Sky Bet Championship
Pride Park Cardiff City XI (4-2-3-1): Smithies; Bacuna, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett; Pack, Vaulks; Ojo, Ralls, Hoilett; Moore.
Subs: Phillips, Bamba, Bagan, Murphy, Whyte, Harris, Glatzel.
Cardiff City have the best away record and Derby County have the worst home record.
Derby County have lost every home game this season in the Championship.
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What's the team news
Cardiff City will be boosted by the possible return of Lee Tomlin for tonight's clash with Derby County.
The playmaker missed the clash with Bournemouth owing to suspension before struggling with a groin issue for the weekend draw with Middlesbrough.
However, manager Neil Harris said he has been extremely pleased with Tomlin's progress over the last week and the 31-year-old could feature tonight. He might even play alongside Harry Wilson for the first time, an exciting prospect indeed.
Elsewhere, Filip Benkovic is set to miss this one, having played in the Bluebirds' under-23s match against Hull City yesterday as he tries to work his way up to match sharpness. He could come into the fray for QPR this weekend.
The Bluebirds are still sweating on the fitness of Jordi Osei-Tutu, who limped off again with a hamstring injury on the weekend, and Joe Bennett, who is also struggling with a hamstring problem.
Both were due to be assessed yesterday ahead of tonight's clash.
Isaac Vassell is still the long-term absentee for City, while Greg Cunningham is also out of contention for a few more weeks with his own hamstring issue..
Derby will be without Wayne Rooney for the clash, with the former Manchester United and England star in quarantine until Friday.
29/10/20
NEIL HARRIS:
NEIL HARRIS:
Lee Tomlin?
"Tommo has been on the training pitch, that’s a real positive for us. We certainly hope for some game involvement this week.
"Possibly (on the bench tomorrow night). What we can’t do is push Tommo too soon and he falls off the edge of a cliff. We are really pleased with how he’s gone the last seven days really."
Joe Bennett?
"Yeah, there’s a chance. Again, another one who needs to be on the training pitch today.
"But in his absence I thought Joel was excellent and will go strength to strength.
"I’m hopeful of having Joe back in the group. You want your important players as well."
26/10/20
INJURY UPDATE:
Greg Cunningham has had a scan on his foot and he will be out for four to six weeks.
After a new injury,Isaac Vassell out till January 2021
Jordi [Osei-Tutu] is fully fit.
Joe Bennett is back in training.
Tommo [Lee Tomlin] is getting closer but not for Derby game.
Injury News:
Greg Cunningham out for up to a month
Lee Tomlin our for 2 weeks injured
Isaac Vassell our till January 2021
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About Derby County Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, and has played its home matches at Pride Park Stadium since 1997.
Notable for being one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888, Derby County is one of only 10 clubs to have competed in every season of the English football league system, with all but four of those being in the top two divisions. In 2009, the club was ranked 137th in the top 200 European football teams of the 20th century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
The club was founded in 1884 by William Morley, as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Its competitive peak came in the 1970s when it twice won the First Division and competed in major European competitions on four occasions, reaching the European Cup semi-finals as well as winning several minor trophies. Additionally, the club was a strong force in the interwar years, winning the 1945–46 FA Cup.
The club's home colours have been black and white since the 1890s. The team gets its nickname, The Rams, to show tribute to its links with the First Regiment of Derby Militia, which took a ram as its mascot. Additionally, the club also adopted the song "The Derby Ram" as its regimental song. They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Nottingham Forest, with whom they contest the East Midlands derby.
Previous Meeting We beat Derby 2-1 at home in July.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups Derby County: Marshall, Wisdom, Davies, Clarke, Byrne, Knight, Shinnie, Buchanan, Jozwiak, Lawrence, Waghorn
Cardiff City: Smithies, Osei-Tutu, Morrison, Nelson, Bagan, Vaulks, Ralls, Murphy, Ojo, Wilson, Moore
Form - Last Three Games Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County
Huddersfield Town 1-0 Derby County
Derby County 0-1 Watford
Cardiff City 1-1 Middlesbrough
Cardiff City 1-1 AFC Bournemouth
Preston North End 0-1 Cardiff City
Match OddsDerby County - 19/10
Cardiff City - 6/4
Draw - 21/10
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