Following back-to-back wins over Bristol City and strugglers Cardiff City either side of the September international break, Derby County have been brought firmly back down to the ground with three consecutive losses in the Championship, reminding them that avoiding a bottom-three finish is set to be very difficult task this season.

Derby County will be hoping to head into the international break with a victory under their belt as they face QPR at Pride Park this afternoon. In what is the final game before a two-week hiatus from the Championship, Paul Warne will look to arrest a run of three successive defeats.