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

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.

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 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.

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.

Derby County picked up no fresh injuries following their midweek draw at Burnley as they face a huge game against Portsmouth tomorrow night. The Rams came through their goalless draw at Turf Moor unscathed as attentions now turn to the visit of Pompey who sit below Paul Warne's side in the Championship.

Burnley are unbeaten across their past 12 league games against Derby County (W9 D3) since a 1-0 loss in January 2007. Derby County have failed to win any of their past eight away league games against Burnley (D3 L5), conceding 2+ goals in six of those matches. The Rams have also failed to score on five of their past seven visits to Turf Moor.

DERBY ENDED A six-game winless run in style with a 4-0 Sky Bet Championship victory over Portsmouth at Pride Park. Kane Wilson, Eiran Cashin and Ebou Adams all struck before half-time as the Rams ran rampant in the opening period.

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,

Reaction from Friday night as the Rams thrash Portsmouth 4-nil at Pride Park.