Paul Warne in double Derby County change as he names team to face West Brom
Paul Warne made two changes to his Derby County starting XI as he went in search of a victory against managerless West Brom at Pride Park tonight.
After losing in gut-wrenching fashion to Luton Town last Friday, Sonny Bradley and Ben Osborn, who was not included in the squad, made way from the team that succumbed to two late goals at Kenilworth Road.
Coming into replace them are offensive changes in Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Marcus Harness with the duo expected to be part of a shift in formation from a back three to a back four.
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Jacob Widell Zetterstrom is behind the quartet of ex-Baggie Kane Wilson, Curtis Nelson, Nat Phillips and Callum Elder who had an excellent game at Luton last week.
In midfield, Ebou Adams and Kenzo Goudmijn are expected to play as pivots in front of the back four. Further ahead of that duo are Mendez-Laing who should take his place on the left, with Kayden Jackson on the opposite flank. Marcus Harness is expected to play as a number 10 behind Jerry Yates who leads the attack.
On the bench for Derby are Bradley, Craig Forsyth, Tom Barkhuizen, James Collins, Joe Ward, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Tawanda Chirewa, Josh Vickers and Dajaune Brown.
There was no place in the dugout for Carlos Corberan who has agreed a deal to take charge of Valencia, a move that was confirmed earlier this week.
Derby (4-2-3-1): Zetterstrom; Wilson, Nelson, Phillips, Elder; Goudmijn, Adams; Jackson, Harness, Mendez-Laing; Yates