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Derby County have well and truly bounced back from their loss at Leeds United by drawing with Burnley and beating Portsmouth 4-0

Derby County manager Paul Warne has admitted some of his players cannot understand the need to rotate the squad as the games come thick and fast.

With a busy festive period of football on the horizon, Warne will be desperate to put a few wins together to steer further clear of the drop zone, as with so much football on the horizon, and so many teams close beneath them, their advantage could soon be eaten up.

Paul Warne made five changes to his starting XI to face Portsmouth tonight as the Rams look to secure a first home win since October. Callum Elder, Joe Ward, Liam Thompson, Dajaune Brown and Nat Phillips all drop to the bench for the Championship clash with Kane Wilson,

At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.