Bristol City host Derby County at Ashton Gate on Friday, January 30th (8pm).
After a winless run of three matches, City ran out 2-0 winners over the struggling Sheffield Wednesday in their last outing to record their second league win of 2026.
Ross McCrorie returned from suspension and assisted top performer Scott Twine, who opened the scoring before Sam Bell bagged his first since returning from his loan spell to seal the deal.
Saturday’s win saw Radek Vítek keep his ninth clean sheet of the season, levelling him with Ipswich’s Christian Walton and Carl Rushworth of Coventry City, who are also leading the league with nine each.
Currently seventh, the Robins are just one point behind sixth-place Wrexham.
Earlier this season the Rams came from a goal down to secure a point, cancelling out Twine’s first-half opener in the reverse fixture.
After Friday evening’s action, Gerhard Struber’s side travels to Hull City on Saturday, February 7th (3pm).
Our Opponents: Derby County
Derby County travel to BS3 after three wins, a draw and a loss in their last five games.
Currently 11th, John Eustace’s side are only two points off their Friday night opponents, sitting on 42 points after 11 wins, nine draws and nine defeats so far this season.
Away from home, the Rams have won seven, including back-to-back victories on their most recent trips to Preston North End and Charlton Athletic.
So far in the January transfer window, Dion Sanderson’s loan spell from Birmingham City has been made permanent while Eustace has also strengthened his attacking forces with the signing of attacking midfielder Oscar Fraulo from Borussia Mönchengladbach, who has made four substitute appearances signing joining early in the month.
Top goalscorer Carlton Morris has been out of action since November with an ankle injury and is expected to remain unavailable for Friday night’s clash.
DERBY COUNTY PROFILE
Formed: 1884
Stadium: Pride Park
Nickname: The Rams
Manager: John Eustace
Finish last season: 19th
MATCH DETAILS
When: Friday, January 30th (8pm)
Where: Ashton Gate
Competition: Sky Bet Championship
Referee: Tom Nield
Assistant referee: Johnathon Bickerdike
Assistant referee: Bhupinder Callum Gough
Fourth Official: Oliver Langford
ONE TO WATCH: PATRICK AGYEMANG
American- born, Patrick Agyemang grew up in Connecticut and began his career at his local side, Hartford Hellions.
He attended Division ||| university Eastern Connecticut State University between 2018-2019 before transferring to Division | school, the University of Rhode Island.
His collegiate career was successful, as he was named the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team in both his junior and senior years, as well as the All-Championship Team in his senior year.
Additionally, Agyemang was named on the MAC Hermann Trophy watchlist during is senior year – a prestigious honour in collegiate sport.
His gradual rise to professional football began in the USL League Two, where he joined Western Mass Pioneers after graduating from university.
Internationally, the attacker made his debut for the US Men’s National Team in January 2025 and has since made 11 further appearances.
From there, the forward joined Charlotte FC, enjoyed a loan spell at Crown Legacy FC before joining Derby County on a four-year contract in July 2025.
The 25-year-old missed the beginning of his Rams career with an injury but made his debut in a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in September.
Agyemang leads his side in goal contributions, sitting on eight goals scored and three assists.
Most recently, the Rams’ number seven scored in his side’s 1-0 win over Preston North End and bagged a 90th-minute equaliser to rescue a point against the Baggies last time out.
MATCH REWIND
Result: Bristol City 1-0 Derby County
When: 04/01/2025
Competition: Sky Bet Championship
HEAD-TO-HEAD: BRISTOL CITY VS DERBY COUNTY
Matches won: 24
Matches drawn: 19
Matches lost: 39
Biggest Win: Bristol City 6-2 Derby County: January 5th, 1980.
Most recent game: Derby County 1-1 Bristol City August 22nd, 2025.