Derby County vs Wrexham - prediction, team news, lineups

Aiming to unafraid lone their 2nd triumph of the caller second-tier campaign, Derby County invited playoff-chasing Wrexham to Pride Park for a Championship clash connected Saturday afternoon.

The Rams snatched a constituent astatine the location of basement dwellers Burnley anterior to the extended planetary break, whilst the Red Dragons enjoyed a much-needed location triumph implicit Southampton.

Match preview

Following 3 consecutive defeats by West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City by an aggregate scoreline of 6-1, Derby County avoided 4 consecutive losses with a precocious revival astatine Burnley past clip out.

Joining the Rams connected deadline time of the summertime transportation model aft his projected determination to Birmingham was called off, Mohammed Fuseini netted a freakishly-good 93rd-minute equaliser for the East Midlanders astatine Turf Moor connected September 19.

Winning conscionable 1 of their opening 8 second-tier battles of 2026-27, John Eustace's broadside are presently occupying 22nd spot successful the Championship standings, 2 points from the comparative information of 21st position.

A origin for East Midlands interest up of this weekend, Derby person the worst location grounds successful the part to date, with the Rams collecting conscionable 1 constituent from 4 Pride Park contests, losing each of the past 3 games astatine the venue.

Alongside Lincoln City, Charlton Athletic and Watford, Eustace's broadside person scored the fewest goals successful the Championship truthful far, uncovering the nett connected lone 7 occasions crossed 8 matches amid Patrick Agyemang's continued absence.

Whilst 1 people antheral nurses an contented successful the aesculapian room, Wrexham's cardinal striker was the difference-maker astatine the Racecourse Ground past clip out, with Kieffer Moore scoring successful the 2-1 occurrence implicit Southampton.

That triumph successful North Wales was the cleanable cure for the hangover of the Red Dragons' astir caller distant trip, with the Hollywood-backed boys deed for six astatine the London Stadium by West Ham connected September 11.

Results connected the roadworthy person varied wildly for Wrexham, who are sitting successful 14th spot successful the Championship rankings pursuing the planetary pause, 3 points down the top-eight conversation.

Carrying connected a recruitment taxable from past summer, Parkinson's broadside signed a big of Championship-proven stars implicit the off-season arsenic they crippled different playoff push, with Callum O'Hare moving from Sheffield United.

Wrexham finished 1 presumption and 2 points up of Derby during the 2025-26 run and besides had the amended of their 2 meetings, claiming 3 points astatine Pride Park acknowledgment to goals from Sam Smith and Matty James successful January.

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Team News

Derby's wounded woes person worsened during the planetary break, with left-back Charlie Taylor (hamstring) acceptable to beryllium sidelined for astir a month.

Usual first-choice enactment Derry Murkin and seasoned Craig Forsyth are besides unavailable, leaving the Rams with a sizeable full-back dilemma up of Saturday afternoon.

Adding to Eustace's misery, centre-backs Matt Clarke and Eiran Cashin are some missing due to the fact that of calf problems.

A regular sufferer of calf-related setbacks, Wrexham's Liberato Cacace has picked up different wounded and is acceptable to spot a caller specializer successful London.

Elsewhere, Moore should beryllium acceptable and raring this play aft constricted crippled clip for Wales successful the UEFA Nations League implicit the past fortnight.

Derby County imaginable starting lineup:

Vickers; Ward, Langas, Sanderson, Blackett-Taylor; Mowatt, Ozoh, Fuseini, Clark, Szmodics; Morris

Wrexham imaginable starting lineup:

Patterson; Vyner, Hyam, Doyle; Kabore, James, Whiteman, Ekomie; Windass, O'Hare; Moore

We say: Derby County 1-2 Wrexham

With their wounded database someway getting longer implicit the planetary pause, Derby are retired of signifier and astir retired of options successful defence up of this weekend's clash.

As a result, Wrexham volition beryllium sensing an accidental to grounds back-to-back wins for the archetypal clip since April.

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