Derby County may be missing seven important players, raising doubts about Matt Clarke’s reunion with Middlesbrough.
After Hull City’s shocking victory over Sunderland on Saturday left Derby four points outside of safety, Matt Clarke’s reunion with Middlesbrough is in doubt after the defender appeared to have suffered a hamstring injury over the weekend, potentially leaving struggling Derby County without seven key players at the Riverside. Former Boro loanee John Eustace has lost both of his games as manager of the Rams since his shocking decision to leave play-off-chasing Blackburn Rovers earlier this month.
Boro enters the match fresh off of defeating Stoke City on Tuesday night to resume their winning ways. However, Boro is dealing with a bit of a defensive injury crisis in addition to a group-wide illness. Rav van den Berg missed the Stoke trip due to a knee ailment, while George Edmundson then missed time due to an ankle issue. However, Derby already has injury issues, and Saturday’s absence from the game added to the stretchering of David Ozoh, a key Crystal Palace loanee.
Eustace told our sister site Derbyshire Live following Millwall’s loss due to a late goal from Josh Coburn: “David has a muscle issue in his thigh so we will have to.
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