John Eustace picks his first Derby County team - new era begins with four changes as duo miss out
New Derby County head coach John Eustace makes three changes to the Rams starting line-up as a new era begins under his leadership at QPR tonight,
Having been confirmed as Paul Warne's successor on Thursday, Eustace's first game in the dugout is at Loftus Road as he looks to make an immediate impact on the struggling club.
In the first line-up of his reign, Ryan Nyambe, Jerry Yates and Marcus Harness all come into the side with Nat Phillips and David Ozoh not included in the squad, while Kenzo Goudmijn is on the bench.
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Kayden Jackson also drops to the bench as Ben Osborn also comes into the team.
The changes suggest Derby will play a 4-2-3-1 system, with Jacob Widell-Zetterstrom in goal behind the back four of Nyambe, Sondre Langas, Matt Clarke and Callum Elder.
In midfield, Ben Osborn and Ebou Adams are expected to play in front of the back four with the duty of protecting the defence.
Ahead of that duo, Harness is expected to take his place on the left-hand side while Nathaniel Mendez-Laing will occupy the opposite flank. Yates could play just behind Lars-Jorgen Salvesen or could be pushed up alongside him to make it a traditional 4-4-2.
On the subs bench are Craig Forsyth, Tom Barkhuizen, Liam Thompson, Kenzo Goudmijn, Kayden Jackson, Jake Rooney, Harrison Armstrong, Josh Vickers and Cruz Allen.
Derby: Zetterstrom, Nyambe, Langas, Clarke, Elder; Osborn, Adams; Mendez-Laing, Yates, Harness; Salvesen
