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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.

Derby County bounced back from their humbling defeat at Leeds United to fight their way to a hard-earned point against another promotion hopeful, Burnley. For all the defensive frailty on show at Elland Road last weekend, Paul Warne ’s men dug in and battled to a 0-0 draw that saw Burnley booed off at the end of the game.

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.

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.

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,