DERBY COUNTY v CARDIFF CITYFriday 13th September 2019, 7.45pm
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12/09/19
Team news
“We’ve had an indifferent break It’s been good for the longer term injuries, Bamba, Etheridge, Pack have all done well. Connoly has had another op.
“We’ve had a few little knocks which haven’t helped us. We are a long way from knowing what our team is for tomorrow.
“Leo (Leandro) is not even flying back until this afternoon, it’s scandalous how countries can get away with that. Friday night after an international break doesn’t help us.
“You need a manager like Ryan Giggs who doesn’t play Lawrence on the monday when they are playing us on Friday.
“Leandro Bacuna could fly to the East Midlands to meet us at the hotel. Will Vaulks has come back so that’s a plus for us.
“We’ve had one or two other little knocks as well.
“It’s a bit up in the air.”
NEIL WARNOCK:
“Jazz Richards has picked up another knock. He is so unlucky – just a challenge with Aden Flint. He has a swollen ankle. It’s been a bit like Casualty.”
Junior Hoilett is 50/50
NEIL WARNOCK:
“He’s got a personal problem. One of the family is seriously ill and we will just have to keep in touch. What I’ve said to Junior that family is more important than Derby County. So he will let me know if he is available or not.
“The next 24 hours are going to be hard on him. There’s no pressure on him. We’d love him to play but we’re not going to push him to that.”
11/09/19
INJURY UPDATE:
Neil Etheridge is back in full training on grass and is said to be progressing well following the grade three hamstring tear he sustained against Wigan on the opening day of the season / but will miss the Derby game.
Marlon Pack is two weeks behind the Bluebirds No 1 and is yet to train on grass, instead working on his rehabilitation in the gym / will miss the Derby game.
Sol Bamba, last Thursday took part in his first five-a-side game during training. City's players were given strict instructions not to make contact with the defender, who wore a bright orange bib during the session / but will miss the Derby game.
An injury like Bamba's usually means eight to nine months on the sidelines, so it is understandable that, just six months after the player's surgery, City are tempering his expectations.
Danny Ward is training and running on grass this week as he steps up his rehabilitation from an Achilles injury.
The striker is yet to make an appearance this term following an injury he sustained ahead of the campaign and it could be a little while yet before we see him back in a City shirt / but will miss the Derby game.
Jazz Richards is back in training.
Yes, the match is live on Sky Sports.
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 and, in 2009, 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; it has spent all but four seasons in the top two divisions of English football. Its competitive peak came in the 1970s when it twice won the First Division and competed in major European competitions on four separate 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 adopting the song "The Derby Ram" as its regimental song.
Previous MeetingWe lost 3-1 at Derby in April 2018. Callum Paterson opened the scoring for us but the hosts got the three points thanks to two goals from Cameron Jerome and one by Matej Vydra.
This was the rearranged match after the infamous snowgate.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups Derby County: Roos, Lowe, Keogh, Bielik, Buchanon, Knight, Huddlestone, Dowell, Lawrence, Marriott, Waghorn
Cardiff City: Smithies, Peltier, Morrison, Flint, Bennett, Ralls, Bacuna, Tomlin, Whyte, Murphy, Glatzel
Form - Last Three Games Brentford 3-0 Derby County
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Derby County
Derby County 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Cardiff City 0-0 Fulham
Cardiff City 0-3 Luton Town
Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Cardiff City
Match OddsDerby County - 11/8
Cardiff City - 15/8
Draw - 12/5
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