Rams without duo

08 April 2011 08:00
Derby will be without midfielder Paul Green and defender Gareth Roberts for the visit of midlands rivals Coventry. Both players suffered knee injuries during the defeat at Cardiff last weekend. Green faces around nine months out after seriously damaging cruciate and medial ligaments while Roberts will miss the game against the Sky Blues and the visit of Leeds on Tuesday night after he also damaged knee ligaments in south Wales. John Brayford is set to fill in as an emergency left-back for Roberts, with Daniel Ayala, Dean Leacock and Russell Anderson, fit again after a long lay-off with groin and hamstring problems, in the frame to replace Brayford at right-back. Miles Addison or James Bailey will come into contention to replace Green. Tomasz Cywka was on the bench against Cardiff after a knee ligament injury and the Polish forward is likely to be involved once again.

Source: PA