Follow live coverage as Derby County face Portsmouth in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Derby County bring an emphatic end to their recent winless woes as they cruise to victory against Portsmouth in the Championship.

Latest Derby County news from DerbyshireLive brings you full coverage of the clash against Pompey as the Rams look to end a busy week with a win

Derby County got back to winning ways in style, brushing aside Portsmouth thanks to an impressive first-half attacking display.

Derby County welcome Portsmouth to Pride Park on Friday evening for an important clash in the battle to avoid relegation. The Rams are without a win in six (D3 L3) and are currently 17th in the Championship, four points above the drop zone, following a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Burnley on Tuesday.

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho admitted they got ‘everything wrong’ in their 4-0 defeat at Derby County on Friday night. Pompey made the trip to Pride Park on the back of a four-game unbeaten run that had seen them move out of the relegation zone.

Derby County boss Paul Warne felt his Rams side could have caused more pain for Portsmouth on Friday night at Pride Park as he believes the Rams created enough chances to score more goals in their 4-0 victory.

At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.

Paul Warne made five changes to his starting XI to face Portsmouth tonight as the Rams look to secure a first home win since October. Callum Elder, Joe Ward, Liam Thompson, Dajaune Brown and Nat Phillips all drop to the bench for the Championship clash with Kane Wilson,