Team News: Derby County, Blackburn Rovers ring the changes

Derby County have made four changes for their Championship clash against Blackburn Rovers at the iPro Stadium this evening.

Lee Grant, Simon Dawkins, Jamie Ward and Ryan Shotton all come into Steve McClaren's starting XI, while forward Johnny Russell misses out because of a hamstring problem.

Meanwhile, Blackburn have made five changes, as Jason Steele, Grant Hanley, Alex John-Baptiste, Corry Evans and Ben Marshall all return to the first team.

David Dunn suffered a calf injury against Swansea City on Saturday and so misses out this evening.

Derby: Grant, Forsyth, Buxton, Keogh, Dawkins, Hendrick, Martin, Ward, Hughes, Shotton, Mascarell Subs: Roos, Christie, Bryson, Bennett, Albentosa, Warnock, Bent

Blackburn: Steele, Baptiste, Hanley, Kilgallon, Olsson, Cairney, Lowe, Evans, Conway, Marshall, King Subs: Eastwood, Duffy, Williamson, Taylor, Rhodes, Brown, Gestede