Two clubs in the top half of the League Championship table will do battle today in a match between Derby County and Watford. The second-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Pride Park Stadium and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Derby County manager Steve McClaren (via Chronicle Live): "It is football, it's newspapers and it is that time of the season. Our focus is on Watford on Friday, and then Wigan on Monday, and the big April we have got ahead."
Watford manager Slavisa Jokanovic (via the Guardian): "I have been in football all my life and the other coaches are quality coaches. Brentford play very good football, Bournemouth play very good football, Derby too, Middlesbrough too. It's what I like. All these people, we arrive from a life in football."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Watford's Juan Carlos Paredes has been a key contributor at right-back this campaign. In 33 appearances, the 27-year-old has four assists and an average of 2.3 interceptions.
Derby County's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Grant; Forsyth, Keogh, Shotton, Christie; Hughes, Bryson, Hendrick; Ward, Lingard, Ince
Watford's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Gomes; Pudil, Angella, Cathcart, Paredes; Tozser, Watson; Abdi, Forestieri, Vydra; Deeney
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
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# |
Team |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Bournemouth |
39 |
21 |
10 |
8 |
82 |
40 |
42 |
73 |
|
2 |
Watford |
39 |
22 |
6 |
11 |
78 |
46 |
32 |
72 |
|
3 |
Middlesbrough |
39 |
21 |
9 |
9 |
59 |
30 |
29 |
72 |
|
4 |
Norwich City |
39 |
20 |
10 |
9 |
76 |
43 |
33 |
70 |
|
5 |
Derby County |
39 |
19 |
10 |
10 |
69 |
43 |
26 |
67 |
|
6 |
Ipswich Town |
39 |
19 |
10 |
10 |
59 |
43 |
16 |
67 |
|
7 |
Brentford |
39 |
20 |
6 |
13 |
64 |
52 |
12 |
66 |
|
8 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
39 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
56 |
45 |
11 |
65 |
|
9 |
Nottingham Forest |
39 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
62 |
54 |
8 |
57 |
|
10 |
Blackburn Rovers |
39 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
51 |
50 |
1 |
54 |
|
11 |
Charlton Athletic |
39 |
13 |
15 |
11 |
48 |
50 |
-2 |
54 |
|
12 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
39 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
36 |
40 |
-4 |
53 |
|
13 |
Leeds United |
39 |
14 |
10 |
15 |
43 |
47 |
-4 |
52 |
|
14 |
Cardiff City |
39 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
48 |
50 |
-2 |
51 |
|
15 |
Birmingham City |
38 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
43 |
55 |
-12 |
47 |
|
16 |
Brighton and Hove Albion |
39 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
43 |
46 |
-3 |
45 |
|
17 |
Bolton Wanderers |
39 |
12 |
9 |
18 |
46 |
57 |
-11 |
45 |
|
18 |
Huddersfield Town |
39 |
11 |
11 |
17 |
48 |
67 |
-19 |
44 |
|
19 |
Reading |
38 |
12 |
8 |
18 |
42 |
61 |
-19 |
44 |
|
20 |
Fulham |
39 |
12 |
7 |
20 |
50 |
68 |
-18 |
43 |
|
21 |
Rotherham United |
39 |
9 |
13 |
17 |
40 |
60 |
-20 |
40 |
|
22 |
Wigan Athletic |
39 |
8 |
11 |
20 |
35 |
52 |
-17 |
35 |
|
23 |
Millwall |
39 |
7 |
12 |
20 |
33 |
64 |
-31 |
33 |
|
24 |
Blackpool |
39 |
4 |
11 |
24 |
30 |
78 |
-48 |
23 |
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