Rams manager Steve McClaren ends Freeman's time with the Magpies a month early after skipper Richard Keogh was ruled out for a month of action with a knee injury.
Freeman made seven appearances in all competitions for Derby before joining Notts County last month.
He heads back to the iPro Stadium with Derby the form team of the whole country with seven straight victories.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 44 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 75 | 39 | 36 | 94 |
| 2 | Derby CountyDerby | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 37 | 38 | 86 |
| 3 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 44 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 33 | 83 |
| 4 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 43 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 56 | 28 | 80 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 60 | 19 | 75 |
| 6 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 44 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 54 | 22 | 73 |
| 7 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 71 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 70 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 67 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 62 |
| 11 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 59 |
| 12 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 58 |
| 13 | Exeter CityExeter | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 58 | -15 | 58 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 57 |
| 15 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 56 |
| 16 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 52 |
| 17 | Reading | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 65 | -2 | 50 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 63 | -30 | 47 |
| 19 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 43 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 46 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 62 | -26 | 43 |
| 21 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 43 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 61 | -24 | 41 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 72 | -31 | 40 |
| 23 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 44 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 72 | -27 | 37 |
| R | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 76 | -36 | 30 |
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