Derby County v Fulham

Published on: 21 February 2020

Aleksandar Mitrovic, the top scorer in the Championship this season with 21 goals, netted when Fulham beat Derby 3-0 in NovemberFollow live text coverage from 19:30 GMT on Friday

Derby County midfielder Duane Holmes will miss the visit of Fulham with a leg injury which he picked up in the draw with Huddersfield on Saturday.

Midfielder Tom Huddlestone is still out with a calf problem but defender Andre Wisdom (hamstring) could return.

Fulham remain without defenders Terence Kongolo (foot), Alfie Mawson (knee) and Maxime Le Marchand (back).

On-loan midfielder Harrison Reed is also a doubt, having been sidelined for over six weeks with an calf injury.

The Whites will move level on points with second-placed Leeds United if they win at Pride Park, while 13th-placed Derby go into the game nine points off the play-off places.

Match facts

    Derby have lost their past two Championship matches against Fulham, losing 2-0 in the play-offs in May 2018 and 3-0 earlier this season. Fulham have lost four of their last five away matches against Derby in the Championship (including play-offs), winning the other in March 2018. Derby have lost just one of their past 15 home league games (W9 D5), with that defeat coming against Millwall back in December. Fulham's 3-0 defeat against Barnsley last time out ended a six-game unbeaten run in the Championship for the Whites (W4 D2), conceding as many goals against the Tykes as they had in those previous six. Derby forward Wayne Rooney has scored nine goals in his past 12 appearances against Fulham in all competitions.

Source: bbc.com

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