Sounding downtrodden and subdued following a 4-0 home defeat to Norwich, John Eustace could offer little assurance that he will still be in the dugout come Friday night. While he is “not a quitter”, the head coach conceded that, “We'll have to wait and see. The club's much bigger than me.” It was an utterly miserable birthday for the former Rams midfielder, whose side suffered their heaviest defeat since his first game in charge. With further injury blows to Ryan Hedges (ha

This could be a hugely consequential week for John Eustace and Derby County. Already four points from safety after 13 games, two home fixtures present a big opportunity to get their season back on track. They certainly cannot afford another hammering. Speaking to the press on Monday, Eustace said: “I think it's a big week for the football club. We're obviously all in it together and tomorrow night's the most important game. We're not worried about the one after that, tomorr

When Jacob Widell Zetterström dived down to his left to push away Mohamed Toure’s poor penalty after eight minutes, Derby should have woken up. The opening stages had been nervy, sloppy even. The Rams’ number one had already had to dash out of his goal twice, first to beat Liam Gibbs to a loose ball, and then to clear Sondre Langås’ weak backwards header. Making his first start in nearly three months as Dion Sanderson was given a night off playing through the pain barrier

There is a reason Sondre Langås fits in so well at Derby: he’s a Rolls-Royce. Back after months out with a torn meniscus, the Norwegian defender’s impact was transformative; allowing The Rams to switch to a 3-4-3 as they secured a first home win of the season against fellow strugglers Norwich.

Report and analysis as Derby County draw 1-1 at Norwich City just a day after Paul Warne was relieved of his duties as head coach.

Derby County’s club-record-equalling run of home league wins has ended at the hands of Norwich City. Borja Sainz hit a controversial...