Derby County will have to name one "club-developed" player in their match day squad from the start of the 2018/19 season- if they haven't been promoted by then.

And the EFL have made another move to support young players by agreeing to increase the number of homegrown player's on team sheets from six to seven next season (17-18).

A club-developed player is a player who has been registered to the club for at least a year before the end of his under-19 season.

A homegrown player is defined as someone who has been registered with a club in England or Wales for three seasons, or 36 months, before their 21st birthday.

The new rules were discussed at a meeting of all 72 EFL clubs in February and have now been formally approved.

EFL chief executive, Shaun Harvey, said: "I am confident that this decision will have a positive and lasting impact.

"It is imperative that we provide young players not only with a platform, but also with the belief that opportunities will be made available to progress from youth to senior football."