Derby County v Stoke City

Published on: 30 January 2020

Wayne Rooney scored his first goal for Derby in Tuesday's 3-2 defeat at LutonFollow live text coverage from 19:30 GMT on Friday

Derby boss Phillip Cocu could make changes after his side's 3-2 defeat at lowly Luton on Tuesday.

Midfielder Tom Huddlestone remains sidelined with a calf injury but Graeme Shinnie (hamstring) could return.

Stoke City boss Michael O'Neill is likely to stick with the same XI that started the win against Swansea.

A run of three wins and a draw in their past four games has seen them climb five points clear of the Championship relegation zone.

Match facts

Derby are winless in three home games in all competitions against Stoke (D1 L2), failing to score in all three such games since a 2-1 win in October 2005. Stoke City are unbeaten in five league games against Derby (W3 D2), with the last two meetings ending as draws. Only Preston North End (32) have won more home Championship points than Derby County this season (29). Stoke City have not won three consecutive away league games since December 2005 under manager Johan Boskamp. Wayne Rooney scored his first Derby County goal in their 3-2 loss at Luton - Rooney has scored six goals in his past 11 league games against Stoke City. Since Michael O'Neill's first game in charge, only Leeds (27) and Brentford (26) have scored more Championship goals than Stoke (23).

Source: bbc.com

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