Derby County

West Bromwich Albion will take on Derby County on Saturday (15:00 BST) as they mark The Hawthorns' 125th anniversary with a repeat of the first fixture to be held there in 1900.

West Brom come into this one unbeaten and second in the Championship and will look to extend their run. Derby County are currently hovering just above the relegation zone on two points looking for a first win of the season.

• West Bromwich Albion have lost each of their last three league games against Derby County, as many as in their prior 12 encounters (W5 D4).

• After beating West Bromwich Albion 3-1 on their last league visit to The Hawthorns in April, Derby County could win on successive trips there for the first time since August 1936.

• West Brom could win as many as four of their opening five league games in successive seasons, after doing so in 2024-25. It would be the second time in their history, previously doing so in 1946-47 and 1947-48.

• Derby have only lost two of their last seven away league games under John Eustace (W3 D2), though have failed to win either away game so far in 2025-26 (D1 L1).

• With three goals and an assist to his name, Isaac Price has been involved in four of West Bromwich Albion's six league goals so far this season.

Dominic Dietrich
BBC Radio Derby journalist

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Derby County enter a reset point coming out of the international break. Four games down - two draws, two defeats - and they now chase that elusive first win of the campaign.

John Eustace arrived at his press conference in a good mood, probably boosted by the fact he's seeing his squad get back to near complete fitness.

The Rams' marquee signing Patrick Agyemang is set to be involved in the squad at the Hawthorns this weekend for the first time since arriving from Charlotte FC in the summer and £4m centre back Sondre Langas is getting closer to a return as well having joined in with "a couple" of sessions so far.

The Derby side we've seen in the first four matches will be night and day with how this squad evolves over the coming season, but Eustace again called for patience and made the point that the players returning may not be the finished article fitness-wise just yet.

With every match Derby have played in the Championship, there has been a progression, most notably at Ipswich Town last time out. They led at Portman Road until the 106th minute after new signings Lewis Travis, Max Johnston, Rhian Brewster and Bobby Clark made their impact.

That was the third time Derby have took the lead in a game this season, totalling 86 minutes in front, and as Eustace has reiterated time and time again, they now need to turn performances and spells in games into three points.

Derby County head coach John Eustace has been speaking to the media ahead of their trip across the Midlands to face West Bromwich Albion on Saturday (15:00 BST).

Here are the main talking points:

• Eustace is proud that a number of players are involved with their national sides. All who were involved during the break have returned to Pride Park with the final player returning on Thursday.

• Max Johnston is "one of the top young talents in Europe" and Eustace was encouraged by witnessing his first two caps for Scotland which included a first start in the 2-0 win over Belarus. He is now looking forward into developing Johnston at club level.

• Eustace has given injury updates on Patrick Agyemang and Lars-Jorgen Salvesen saying they "will be in the squad for the weekend". Sondre Langas and Owen Beck have had some training this week.

• The first game back following the international break offers the opportunity for a reset where Derby can build on good performances so far this season and convert them into points.

• On upcoming opponents West Bromwich Albion, Eustace is wary the game may be a "difficult moment" but that it's one the team are "looking forward to".

• Eustace is excited that new signing Ben Brereton Diaz will bring leadership to the field with his extensive Championship experience.

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"Derby have almost literally signed an entirely new XI. When you look at where the squad was prior to the window starting to where it is now, it is night and day.

"It's well rounded, there's a nice blend of different styles in there and with John Eustace at the helm, I am very exited for what the future holds."

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"There have been so many memorable occasions over the years where you come away as a fan, emotional and in tears of happiness or just miserable"

Former Derby County striker Malcolm Christie joins Ed Dawes as they look back at moments from the past and reminisce about some of the Rams' best players.

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"John Eustace and his coaching staff, I don't envy the decision they've got to make but they're paid to make it - and John Eustace normally makes the correct one."

Former Derby County striker Malcolm Christie and BBC Radio Derby's Dominic Dietrich discuss how the club's summer transfer window has panned out and decide who would go in their starting XI on the latest episode of Rams Weekly.

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Amelia Warren
Fan writer

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Despite picking up their first points of the season, John Eustace's Derby County head into the international break winless in their first four league matches.

Two draws and two losses leave the Rams 21st in the Championship table, with the difficulty in their start to the new campaign epitomised by playing three teams who currently sit within the top six, and one side fresh from Premier League relegation.

Taking that into account, having two points on the board at this stage, despite it not being what many fans would have desired, doesn't seem to be a cause for too much concern.

One thing Derby have shown, particularly over the last two games, is an improvement in their overall performance - the players are clearly starting to gel with one another, becoming fitter and putting into practice Eustace's desired patterns of play.

These green shoots have allowed fans to remain relatively optimistic and excited to see how their team will perform following the international break.

Positivity among fans hasn't just come from glimpses of magic on the pitch, Derby's successful summer transfer window has also lifted spirits.

Described as "one of the best summer windows in years" for the Rams, 13 new signings have made their way through the Moor Farm door, and are gradually making their mark on the pitch.

Rhian Brewster shone brightest at Portman Road in the last game before the international break, getting on the scoresheet for the first time in black and white, with his direct and skilful attacking approach.

Solid and composed debuts were also made by Lewis Travis in midfield, and Max Johnston at right-back.

Bobby Clark took his first goal for the club exquisitely as the Rams proudly bowed out of the Carabao Cup last week, and Carlton Morris has continued his fine goalscoring form since joining the Rams, now striking four goals in four matches.

This along with the news that club record signing of the David Clowes era, Patrick Agyemang, is back in training and expected to be involved in the matchday squad over the next couple of weeks and it becomes a promising outlook for the Rams.

And not forgetting the arrival of the vastly-experienced Ben Brereton Diaz you can understand why there is so much excitement and enthusiasm around Pride Park at the moment.

For the hindsight lovers out there, had all of Derby's matches finished on 90 minutes so far this season, the Rams would be three more points to the good.

Derby are so nearly at the level we all want them to be.

You can catch Amelia Warren, external as a guest on BBC Radio Derby.

"We've got so many forward options, we've also got the strength in terms of the goalkeeping department. Midfield area is the only area that concerns me but we can work around that now that Travis is there."

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Marc Webber
Final Score reporter

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The old phrase "play to the whistle" may need to be painted on to the training room walls at Derby County during this week's international break.

Saturday's 106th-minute penalty at Ipswich was the third time in August the Rams had gifted the game - or a point - to the opposition in injury time.

So the need to keep control beyond 90 minutes must be top of the learning tree for the squad who are around the training ground this week.

In the Bible, verse 13 of chapter one of Corinthians says: "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

Derby County are certainly proving this with their charitable nature by gifting late goals to grateful opponents.

It's heartbreaking stuff for a new squad and fan base full of hope, and given faith by the owners who have bankrolled 13 new signings this season so far.

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Rhian Brewster said Ipswich's last-gasp penalty equaliser made all Derby County's hard work at Portman Road feel worthless.

The Rams were minutes away from securing a precious first win of the Championship season, only to be denied when Jack Clarke salvaged a 2-2 draw from the spot for Ipswich in the 106th minute.

Brewster, who scored his first Derby goal to put John Eustace's side 2-1 up, told BBC Radio Derby: "We put in the hard graft for 98 or 100 minutes and to give away a pen right at the death, all the hard work feels like it wasn't worth it.

"We came here with the aim to get three points and we just felt short right at the end but we can take a lot of positives from the game.

"We're going to stick together as a team and take the positives and also the negatives to make us better.

"We're a team that's only getting better. We're all new and coming together but it does hurt because we go into every game wanting to win it, no matter who the opponent is, or whether it's home, whether it's away and we were so close, yet, so far.

"It's disappointing but we're going to take the positives and the negative and we've got two weeks to work on the training ground and we'll go again against West Brom."

Derby County head coach John Eustace spoke to BBC Radio Derby after the Rams' 2-2 draw at Ipswich Town.

"Really, really disappointed to concede [the equaliser]. I think that's a world record amount of time ever added to any game. I've never seen that amount of minutes before.

"The lads battled, worked their socks off and we deserved the three points. What an effort that was from a group of players who are going to grow throughout the season.

"I think there some really good signs for where we want to get to and I was really proud of the effort.

"We want to build something very special here. We've got some fantastic players, a fantastic squad and we want to build properly. You can see everyone is gathering speed, getting fit.

"The club have been brilliant with the signings we've made. There is lots to be happy with moving forward but we've got to keep working very, very hard the next two, three, four weeks to make sure we've got this group of players fit and ready, hungry and ready to play home and away and start getting some wins."

Dom Dietrich
BBC Radio Derby

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A senior source at Derby County has told BBC Radio Derby all of the club's summer spending has been "entirely funded" by Clowes Developments.

It follows speculation about the source of the Rams' transfer market expenditure.

The club has spent over £13.5million on 12 players during the transfer window, while actively looking for new investors at Pride Park.

"All the expenditure in this transfer window has been funded entirely by Clowes and is absolutely in line with both the existing budget and business plan," a senior club source told BBC Radio Derby.

Ipswich Town host Derby County on Saturday (15:00 BST) with Kieran KcKenna's side still looking for their first win of the new season after a 1-0 defeat to Preston last weekend left them in 18th position in the early Championship standings.

Derby have also had a slow start to the season, though they did pick up their first point at the third time of asking last time out as they snatched a 1-1 draw at home to Bristol City.

• Ipswich Town have won each of their past two league games against Derby County and will be looking to win three in succession for the first time since April 2010 (five wins).

• Derby County have won four of their past six away league games against Ipswich Town (D1 L1), as many victories as across their 15 away matches against them between 1992 and 2014 (L11).

• Ipswich are unbeaten across their past 22 home games in the Championship (W15 D7), a run which has seen the Tractor Boys net 2.5 goals on average per fixture.

• Throughout the opening three matchdays of the 2025-26 Championship, no side has attempted fewer shots than Derby (21), whilst they've also recorded the second-fewest touches inside the opposition's penalty area (45).

• No player has recovered possession for their side more frequently in the Championship this season than Derby's Ebou Adams (21), whilst he also ranks joint-top amongst Rams players for tackles made (eight, alongside Matt Clarke).

Burnley XI: Weiss, Worrall, Edwards, Humphreys, Tchaouna, Flemming, Ramsey, Sonne, Pires, Broja, Laurent.

Subs: Hladky, Tuanzebe, Tresor, Banel, Barnes, Tweety, Delcroix, Leuluai, Pimlott.

Derby XI: Vickers, Forsyth, Osborn, Brewster, Jackson, Elder, Rooney, Ward, Sanderson, Adams, Clark.

Subs: Donnell, Wilson, Clarke, Weimann, Thompson, Goudmijn, Nyambe, Brown, Wheeldon.