Derby County vs Wigan Athletic; Sky Bet Championship
Derby County vs Wigan Athletic. Sky Bet Championship.
Pride Park StadiumAttendance23,655.
Derby County 2
- M Bennett (62nd minute)
- S Malone (78th minute)
Wigan Athletic 1
- G Massey (25th minute)
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Tuesday 5 March 2019 18:37, UK
Harry Wilson could be back in Derby's starting line-up against Wigan in Tuesday's Sky Bet Championship clash at Pride Park.
The attacking midfielder, on loan from Liverpool, was only fit enough to be on the bench at Aston Villa on Saturday because off illness. Striker David Nugent and midfielder Tom Huddlestone should return to contention after missing the 4-0 defeat at Villa Park.
Recent signing Efe Ambrose continues to build up his fitness while Tom Lawrence, Mason Mount, Craig Bryson, Andy King, Marcus Olsson, Craig Forsyth and Curtis Davies are all still out for the Rams, who are looking to get their play-off challenge back on track after three straight losses.
Wigan will have Nick Powell available after he missed the goalless draw with Middlesbrough. The forward was ill last week but has since resumed training and Latics boss Paul Cook must decide whether he goes straight back into the team.
Cook made two changes at the weekend as Nathan Byrne and Cedric Kipre replaced Michael Jacobs and Anthony Pilkington. Wigan are unbeaten in five Championship matches, drawing their last four, and will hope to extend that sequence at Pride Park as they look to keep their heads above the relegation line.
Opta stats
Derby have won three of their last four league matches against Wigan (D1) and haven't conceded a single goal across those matches.
Wigan are unbeaten in their last six league visits to Derby (W3 D3) since losing 0-1 in December 1985.
Derby have lost their last three games in the Championship - they haven't lost four consecutive league games since November 2011 (a run of five defeats).
Wigan are looking for their first away victory in the Championship since August 2018 (3-0 v Stoke), having failed to win on any of their 14 trips since then (D3 L11).
Harry Wilson is Derby's top scorer in the Championship this season (10 goals), however he hasn't netted in any of his last six league appearances.
Wigan striker Josh Windass has scored in each of his last two away games in the Championship; this after not finding the net in any of his first 13 away league appearances this season.
Prutton's prediction
David Prutton predicts: 2-1 (8/1 with Sky Bet)
