Derby County’s Under-21s will play their final away game of the 2022/23 season on Friday night when they travel to Aston Villa.
The Under-21s will face Villa at their Bodymoor Heath Training Ground (7pm kick-off) and dcfc.co.uk has brought together all the key information you will need to know ahead of the game.
Team News...
Defenders Harrison Solomon and Max Bardell have been sidelined due to injury in recent weeks and are set to miss out once again.
Bartosz Cybulksi (AFC Fylde), George Nunn (Cheshunt), Demico Burton (Stourbridge), Harrison Foulkes (Ilkeston Town), Connor Dixon (Farsley Celtic) and Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (Wealdstone) all remain out on loan gaining first-team experience.
The Season So Far...
The Under-21s ended their long wait for their first point of the season in Premier League 2 - Division 2 with a 1-1 draw at Sunderland in February, with winger Sonny Blu Lo-Everton scoring a dramatic late equaliser in the North East.
The draw ended the Under-21s' run of 12 straight losses in the league this term, with Pat Lyons having a young and inexperienced squad to select from, although they have since tasted five league losses in a row against Leeds United (3-0), Stoke City (6-1), Middlesbrough (5-1), Southampton (3-1) and West Bromwich Albion (5-1).
Outside of the league, the Under-21s have enjoyed success in cup
competitions this term and reached the last 16 of the Premier League Cup
before tasting defeat to local rivals Nottingham Forest in February,
while they will host National League - North side Buxton FC at Pride
Park Stadium in the Final of the Derbyshire Senior Cup later this month.
To view the Under-21s' full 2022/23 fixture list, please click here.
Live Stream...
RamsTV is not streaming the game live on Friday night.
Full match highlights from the Premier League 2 - Division 2 clash will appear online on dcfc.co.uk following the match.
