When Derby County hosts Blackpool at Pride Park, they’ll be trying to get their prospects of automatic promotion back on track.
Derby lost their most recent game 1-0 against Northampton Town, wasting the opportunity to go seven points clear of Bolton Wanderers in third place.
That still left the Rams holding a four-point gap on Ian Evatt’s side and with six games left, there is little room for error in what promises to be a fascinating climax to the season.
Paul Warne hasn’t been helped by an injury pile-up this term as the former Rotherham boss admitted he could name a starting XI made up of just injured players, such is the problems he’s faced.
Derby were boosted by two significant pieces of injury news this week, though, with top scorer James Collins and electric winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing declared fit.
Collins has returned after a six-week absence while Mendez-Laing’s scan came back all clear, which means he’s in contention to face the Tangerines.
There is also likely to be a change in formation, reverting to a 4-3-3 formation after Sonny Bradley received a red card and Craig Forsyth suffered an injury.
