Trio set for Derby debuts

Derby manager Paul Jewell is likely to hand debuts to a number of players for tomorrow’s visit of his former club Wigan to Pride Park.

Robbie Savage, Emanuel Villa and Hossam Ghaly could all make their County bows while Danny Mills could be handed a first Premier League start for the Rams after facing Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup last weekend.

Winger Laurent Robert, who signed a short-term deal earlier this week, has got international clearance and will be able to play but captain Matt Oakley is on his way to Leicester for £500,000.

Doubts remain over Kenny Miller (groin), Claude Davis (knee), Andy Todd (groin), although the trio are expected to be fit – but Jay McEveley, Stephen Pearson, Stephen Bywater, David Jones and Dean Leacock all definitely miss out.

Provisional squad: Price, Mills, Todd, Johnson, Barnes, Mears, Moore, Feilhaber, Teale, Savage, Lewis, Robert, Ghaly, Miller, Fagan, Villa, Hinchliffe, Davis.