Following QPR’s absence, John Eustace provides an update on the Derby County pair.
John Eustace says Nat Phillips and David Ozoh are “touch and go” for Derby County’s Championship clash against Millwall.
On-loan Liverpool defender Phillips and Crystal Palace midfielder Ozoh both missed the 4-0 defeat to QPR last Friday.Both players had picked up knocks and are now facing a race against time to prove their fitness for the weekend.
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“They are still touch and go really,” Eustace stated in reference to Millwall’s weekend visit.
“It’s very important we manage those guys properly with their injury records in the past. We’ll simply have to wait and see.”
Phillips has not long back from a calf ailment he picked up in the FA Cup defeat to Leyton Orient, but did make the games against Norwich City and Oxford.Ozoh, who has made just 11 appearances this season in a season that has been hindered by hamstring and quad muscle problems respectively, last participated in the goalless draw against Oxford United.
Derby will be missing long-term injury sufferers Curtis Nelson (knee), Dajaune Brown (hamstring) and Corey Blackett-Taylor (hamstring).
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