Derby County 1 - 1 Birmingham City

Saturday
Pride Park
1500

So as one of the Faithful prepares to greet new neighbours with unbridled enthusiasm and the love train 🚂😍 gathers momentum, toe nails not withstanding ....we come to the matter of redemption and a debt to be repaid to the fans after a dismal performance at Bristol.

Joe Ledley has been drafted in on massive wages. If he was so good why is a free agent? . Anyway he's in the squad.

Fitness tests await Mataj Vydra and Brum old boy Curtis Davies.

Just to show that data and stats can cheer you up when you may have undesirables moving in:-
Derby, who hammered Hull 5-0 last time out, have only lost two of their last 21 home league games - and only once since former Birmingham boss Gary Rowett took charge in mid-March.
Derby's Matej Vydra has had a hand in seven goals in his last 10 league starts (six goals, one assist).
Birmingham, 23rd in the Championship, have lost their opening four away league matches of a season for the first time since the 1988/89 campaign, when they were relegated from the second tier under Garry Pendrey.
Derby, 15th in the table, have conceded three penalties this season - more than any other side in the Championship.
Rams manager Rowett and Blues caretaker boss Carsley, former team-mates at Derby, were both born in the spring of 1974 - just six days apart.
Carsley scored the only goal of the game for Blues in a 1-0 win over Derby (at St Andrew's) in January 2009.
Intriguing to see Lee Carsley back, I always appreciated him and I hope we give him a nice round of applause 👏👏👏

Team news as and when.






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