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Derby County predicted XI v Crewe: Warne forced to rotate

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Derby County face Crewe Alexandra on Tuesday night in the replay of the FA Cup first round.

The original fixture ended in a 2-2 draw at Crewe’s home of The Mornflake Stadium just over a week ago.

Crewe took a surprise 2-0 lead on the day through Courtney Baker-Richardson and Elliott Nevitt, but they could not hold on.

Derby managed to score two late goals, with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing scoring what originally looked to be a consolation in the 89th minute.

But Conor Hourihane scored in the third minute of injury time to rescue Derby from a cup upset and secure a replay at Pride Park.

The Rams will host Bristol Rovers in the second round should they progress.

Here is how we think Derby County could line up on Wednesday night.

Who is out for Derby?

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Due to the international break, the likes of Tyrese Fornah, Conor Washington, Ryan Nyambe and Darren Robinson will more than likely be unavailable.

Manager Paul Warne also has a number of players injured, with the likes of Callum Elder, Liam Thompson, and Jake Rooney all on the sidelines.

Tyreece John-Jules has returned to training but is still unlikely to feature, whilst Nathaniel Mendez-Laing came off with a knee injury in Saturday’s win over Barnsley, so it will be down to whether he can recover in time for him to be involved.

Joe Ward and Martyn Waghorn may start as they fully return from injuries.

With all these potential absentees, Warne might turn to a number of youngsters who could all start.

Here is how we think Derby will line up against Crewe:

Vickers (GK)

Ward

Bradley

Nelson

Forsyth

Bird

Hourihane

Smith

Weston

Wilson

Waghorn

Kick-off at 7:45 pm on Tuesday, November 14th.