Davies ponders changes for Derby

Derby manager Billy Davies has hinted at changes for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to fellow strugglers Fulham.

Forward Craig Fagan is available for selection after serving a four-match ban for stamping on Liverpool’s Alvaro Arbeloa last month, while Robert Earnshaw scored for Wales in midweek and is pushing for a starting place at the expense of Steve Howard – still yet to get off the mark this season – or Kenny Miller.

Midfield prospect Giles Barnes has continued his rehabilitation from a foot injury during the international break and could be set for his first start of the campaign, while defender Darren Moore (knee) is also ready for action after training fully all week.

Provisional squad: Bywater, Griffin, Moore, Malcolm, Teale, Davis, Camara, McEveley, Todd, Oakley, Mears, Pearson, Barnes, Fagan, Howard, Price, Earnshaw, Miller, Jones, Leacock, Lewis.