Paul Warne made five changes to his starting XI as Derby County were boosted by the long-awaited return of David Ozoh to the substitutes' bench against Cardiff this afternoon.

Defender Ryan Nyambe is also included in the team to face the Bluebirds after missing several months of action due to a knee injury with Corey Blackett-Taylor, Eiran Cashin, Lars Jorgen-Salvesen and Ben Osborn also starting.

Dropping to the bench for Derby are Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Marcus Harness, Kayden Jackson and Liam Thompson while Kane Wilson misses out altogether through injury.

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In goal is Jacob Widell Zetterstrom behind the defence of Ryan Nyambe, Eiran Cashin, Craig Forsyth and Callum Elder. Ben Osborn, Ebou Adams and Kenzo Goudmijn are expected to make up the midfield with Jerry Yates, Blackett-Taylor and Salvesen making up the attack.

On the bench, there is a welcome return for Ozoh while Tom Barkhuizen, Jake Rooney, Freddie Turley, Josh Vickers, Jackson, Harness, Thompson and Mendez-Laing making up Warne's options.

Derby: Zetterstrom, Nyambe, Cashin, Forsyth, Elder; Adams, Goudmijn, Osborn; Blackett-Taylor, Yates, Salvesen.

Subs: Barkhuizen, Ozoh Rooney, Turley, Vickers, Jackson, Harness, Thompson and Mendez-Laing.

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