Date: Saturday 25th January Competition: Sky Bet Championship Venue: Ewood Park Kick-Off: 15:00 Steve McLaren's Derby County will be looking to creep up on third placed Burnley with a win against their arch rivals Blackburn at Ewood Park. Team News Blackburn will be looking to recall veteran goalkeeper Paul Robinson after sitting out the match against Nottingham Forest and the second half of the Manchester City FA Cup replay. Top scorer Jordan Rhodes and captain Scott Dann are both available again, as are Todd Kane and David Dunn. Corry Evans and Dickson Etuhu will sit this one out. DJ Campbell this week joined Millwall on loan. Patrick Bamford could be given his first start for the Rams since joining on loan from Chelsea. Andre Wisdom returns but Johnny Russel will miss out. Stats These sides played out a 1-1 draw at Pride Park in August. Blackburn are unbeaten in the last six meetings in all competitions, winning four. Derby's last win was 1-0 in the Premier League at Ewood Park in December 2001. Derby have won only one of the last six meetings at Ewood Park in all competitions. Blackburn Blackburn have lost their last two games in all competitions, conceding nine goals in the process. Blackburn have kept only one clean sheet in their last six games in all competitions. Blackburn have lost only one of their last eight home games in all competitions. Their only defeat at Ewood Park since October was 3-2 to Birmingham in the Championship late last month. Derby Derby's 1-0 win at home against Brighton in the Championship last weekend ended a run of three successive defeats in all competitions. Derby have scored 50 league goals so far this season - more than any other side in the Championship. Derby have the best away record in the Championship this season, winning eight and drawing two of their 13 games. (BBC Sport/Opta) Likely Line-Ups Blackburn: Robinson, Henley, Dann, Hanley, Spurr, Marshall, Lowe, Cairney, Taylor, Gestede, Rhodes Derby: Grant, Wisdom, Keogh, Buxton, Forsyth, Hughes, Eustace, Bryson, Ward, Bamford, Dawkins Prediction Blackburn 1-1 Derby
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