Derby County vs Nottingham Forest. Sky Bet Championship.
Pride Park StadiumAttendance32,600.
Saturday 10 December 2016 14:50, UK
The third game of Sky Sports' 10 in 10 is a huge Midlands derby between Derby County and Nottingham Forest.
Coverage of the midday kick-off starts at 11.30am on Sky Sports 1 with the two sides separated by four points at the start of play.
Derby were ninth going into the weekend, while Forest are 13th and Rams boss Steve McClaren believes the right mentality will be key.
He said: "If our mentality isn't right, we will lose the game. It's all about mentality and the next game, no matter who it is against. The next game just so happens to be a big one, but it's still a game."
Team news
Darren Bent and Max Lowe are doubts for Derby. Striker Bent (hamstring) and left-back Lowe (groin) both missed last weekend's win at Wigan through injury and have yet to resume training but Rams boss Steve McClaren is hoping they will be available.
Midfielder Ikechi Anya is back in contention after a bout of illness while Nick Blackman has handed Derby a boost in his recovery from knee surgery.
The forward went under the knife a month ago and was expected to be out for between six and eight weeks. However, he has made good progress in his recovery and could return to training as early as Friday.
Britt Assombalonga is a doubt for Forest after injuring a hamstring in training on Friday and a decision will be made on the striker's fitness on Saturday.
Defender Hildeberto Pereira comes back into contention after serving a three-match suspension but Reds boss Philippe Montanier remains without a handful of players through injury.
Armand Traore (knee), Daniel Pinillos (knee), Chris Cohen (groin) and Matty Fryatt (Achilles) are still out.
Montanier has the likes of Mustapha Carayol, David Vaughan, Jack Hobbs, Jorge Grant and Apostolos Vellios available should he wish to make any changes to his starting line-up.
Opta stats
Derby won this exact fixture 1-0 last season, though they've not won back-to-back home games against Forest since 2004.
The Tricky Trees have alternated between not scoring and scoring across their last 11 league visits to the iPro Stadium, failing to score in this fixture last season.
Nottingham Forest have used a league-high 20 different nationalities in their Championship matches this season.
The Rams have won five league matches in a row for the first time since April 2014.
There have been more red cards in matches involving Nottingham Forest (10) this season than any other Championship team.
Derby have kept five consecutive league clean sheets at home for the first time since September 1993.
David Prutton's prediction
I've disappointingly gone for a draw but that's not down to any emotional attachment even though I have a fond place in my heart for Forest.
These two are meeting at a good time for it to be honours even. Derby have been fantastic under Steve McClaren, and he has got the most out of players like Bradley Johnson and Tom Ince.
They come up against a Forest side who looked out of sorts, but three wins on the bounce have put them on a more positive note. The more they keep winning on the pitch, the more we focus on the football rather than the business side.
It's not an unstoppable force against an immovable object, but the tension that comes with this derby, there is an edge to the game and I get the feeling that it will be tight.
PRUTTON PREDICTS: 1-1 and Bradley Johnson to score first (Sky Bet odds: 50/1)
Prutton's key men
Jacob Butterfield (Derby)
"A key part of Derby's engine room, he has been revitalised under Steve McClaren. He brings a balance to the team, mixing attack with defence."
Henri Lansbury (Forest)
"Forest's main man, as he has been for the past few seasons. He seems to revel in that role, leading by example as captain."
