Match Day Thread Derby County v Watford

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DERBY COUNTY v WATFORD

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Pride Park
Friday 16th October 2020
Kick Off 1945 BST

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Watford and Derby
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Derby ended their losing streak with their vital 1-0 over Norwich just before the international break. That prevented them from making one of the worst starts in their history, but can things continue to improve for the Rams?

Watford have been in mixed form in the Championship, with goals a major problem for the Hornets. They’ve scored only twice in four matches so far, with just three goals scored in total across their matches.

Watford could put out a team that looks like this, but who knows at present?

Foster; Ngakia, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Wilmot, Sema; Garner, Chalobah, Cleverley; Sarr, Pedro.


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Thanks for the thread.

With the Internationals and domestic transfer deadline on Friday, it's hard to predict the line up.

I am guessing you could be well along the lines there though OFH.

COYH.

 

"Derby County's plans for Friday's encounter with Watford have been thrown into disarray less than 48 hours before the game. Derby have been rocked by the news that manager Phillip Cocu is on the verge of being sacked by the club just four games into the season."

With Rooney being tipped to take over as player-manager, I wonder if he'll play a stinker in an attempt to make sure Cocu is sacked?

 

Or on the other hand play a blinder .

Guess it’s win or bust for them.

 

“Andre Gray is not ready to play yet, we will see in the next few days when he will be available,”
“It’s the same situation for Will Hughes but I believe he will be available a few days before Andre Gray,”
“Étienne is a very experienced player, who has played in previous years in the Premier League and everybody knows his experience and quality can give us a lot. He worked with us the last two weeks and he will be ready to play, yes,” said Ivić.
“With Étienne we have a player for the middle of the pitch, especially after the injury to Tom Dele-Bashiru, who was unlucky because he’s a very quality player and we’ll miss him a lot.”

As well as Dele-Bashiru, Adam Masina and Isaac Success remain unavailable due to ongoing rehabilitation, while Stipe Perica is serving the final game of his three-match suspension for receiving a red card against Newport County.

 

Derby County owner Mel Morris says manager Phillip Cocu will not be sacked if the Rams lose to Watford on Friday as he also denied reports linking their ex-England striker Wayne Rooney with replacing the Dutchman.

 

That will be a happy dressing room.

 

The dreaded vote of confidence. Doesn't such a statement generally follow with the manager looking for a new job come Monday?

 

Here are the highlights from our last visit to Derby - it would be nice to keep 11 on the pitch this time.

 

Be nice to keep a clean sheet too...

What about that pass from Guedioura - magnificent!!

 

Shame we cannot have these 2 up front !!

 

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Capoue (ankle knock picked up in training) and Sarr, who only returned from international duty in Africa yesterday afternoon, miss the trip to Pride Park – with Head Coach Vladimir Ivić also explaining in yesterday’s press call that strikers Andre Gray and Troy Deeney aren’t due back to full training until the coming weeks ahead.

 

After all the excitement, Deeney and Sarr not even on the bench...

 

I can't see us scoring

 

And as for that bench..

I think if we were sat there it wouldn’t look any weaker !!

 

Certainly not from the bench.

 

Well in a way I hope they are valid reasons why Capoue and Sarr aren’t playing.

And not anything more sinister!

Like they are refusing to play.

 

Capoue ankle knock from training and Sarr got back yesterday

 

Sarr had a 'knock'?
I see Hughes is in the hive now?
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