Derby County v Hull City

Published on: 17 January 2020

Derby's Krystian Bielik has been ruled out of the rest of the seasonFollow live text coverage from 12:15 GMT on Saturday

Derby were dealt a huge blow after midfielder Krystian Bielik was ruled out of the rest of the season with a "significant" knee injury.

Midfielder Graeme Shinnie (hamstring) is close to a return, though, while George Evans (thigh) and Max Bird (muscle) are progressing.

Striker Josh Magennis could return to Hull's after missing the last 10 matches with a hamstring injury.

And Martin Samuelsen is set to make his debut after arriving from West Ham.

Match facts

Derby have won their last three home league matches against Hull by an aggregate score of 11-0. Hull are looking to complete their first league double over Derby since the 2012-13 season. Derby County have lost just one of their last 12 home league games (W7 D4 L1), winning each of their last two in a row. Hull City haven't won four consecutive away games in all competitions since December 2012. Since his Derby County debut, Wayne Rooney has completed more passes than any other Rams player in the Championship (68). Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen has scored more goals following a ball carry in the Championship than any other player this season (five).

Source: bbc.com

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