Match thread Derby County v WBA 23 Jan 2026

[stargazer_1962]

Team news should be out shortly
Will post ASAP

[stargazer_1962]

O'Leary

Campbell
Phillips
Bielik
Price

Styles
Molumby
Diakite

Johnston
Grant
Heggebo

[stargazer_1962]

Other SENIOR players on bench

[TipperaryBaggie]

Could be a case of 1,2,3 O'Leary tonight. Younger members may have to look that one up!

[Yarmbaggie]

Will the new goalkeeper have any idea of who his defenders are? Surely massive risk to drop him in straight away?

Also he hasn’t put Price in to play in the back 4 has he? Styles at left back and Price in the midfield?

If not has he lost the plot already?

[Baggie smudge]

I totally agree it was a really strange decision to put the new goalkeeper in straight away. That didn?t really make any sense at all to me.
Overall though I thought we played pretty well tonight considering the amount of pressure on the team to get something from the game and stop the rot. With all the negativity and talk of new records being broken etc I felt the whole team put a shift in and thoroughly deserved at least a point.
The fans who were there obviously felt that too
On to the next cup final!🤞🏻

[baggieal]

Risk to start the Bristol second string keeper straight away considering Griffiths was not at fault against Norwich!

Why Diakite as he?s crap and what has the vanishing man Price done to keep him in the side?

Shocking no Bostock on the bench. Talk about our youngsters being the future. I hope an ambitious club come in for Bostock as it will serve us right!

[Omegstrat6]

Looking at the BBC line up -which has been incorrect before to be fair-it looks like a 5-4-1 formation? Aside from any concerns over playing O'Leary (who surely hasn't had time to build up enough of a relationship with his back 4 (5!), why on earth play Mikey behind Heggabo and play Price on the right wing instead? I also see that Diakite is back in midfield but presume this is because Mowatt is still not fit enough for 90 mins. Disappointing not to see at least Bostock on the bench from amongst our younger players too.

Another strange line up which will surely influence the performance if it feels too alien/ uncomfortable to the players. The main thing tonight, however, will be that the players show passion, togetherness and determination. They owe fans big time. I await with admitted trepidation!🙄

[baggieal]

I will say it first - clumsy useless t wat. Get back to Bristol!

[Bombers right foot]

When was the last time the opposing goalkeeper had to make a save