Tuesday evening at Pride Park provides the setting as The Mighty Tigers take on The Derby Rams in the 14th game of the season and the first away game under the lights with a 7:45pm Kick Off.

City in fine form and will be taking a buoyant squad looking to capitalise on a superb win at Norwich on Saturday and a win that saw an end to 15 years of woe at Carrow Road and only our second win there in 53 years. The last time we visited The Rams in their field was last year, in October under Tim Walter and we slugged out a 1-1 draw thanks to a Simon's goal on 57 minutes. The home leg in April 2025 proved less fruitful losing 1-0 back to the MKM so we have a point to prove.

Derby, on 17 points are looking for their fourth win on the bounce after a slow start to the season and now very much on the up and no doubt relishing the thought of going hoof to claw with The Tigers on Tuesday night and no more so that an in form Carlton Morris who single handedly destroyed Sheffield Utd at the weekend 3-0 at Bramall Lane with his first Hat Trick of his career but worryingly his 8th goal in 13 games and a player we need to shackle.

City played a strong 5-3-2 formation against Charlton a few games ago which saw a solid performance and a well earned point that was just minutes away from being all three. Sergej opted to change for the Norwich game and went 4-2-3-1 and the first 45 proved to be a damp squib. The second half we saw a the change back to 5 across the back when Hadžiahmetović was replaced at half time with Ajayi who set up in the middle alongside Egan and Hughes, freeing up Giles on the left. Coyle, who, up until then, was having a mare against the 6'1 Dane, Oscar Schwartau and once again Sergej Jakirovic worked his magic and we became the attacking force City fans have come to expect in the second half.

I can't call this game one way or the other given that both teams are in a rich vein of form both home and away so I guess it's down to both managers, Hull's Jakirovic and Derby's John Eustace to get the chessboard and out strategize each other.

My starting 11 would be 5-3-1-1

Score prediction 1-1

Pandur.
Drameh. Ajayi. Egan. Hughes. Giles.
Gelhardt. Hadžiahmetović. Ndala.
Slater.
Destan.

Last 5 meetings at Pride Park from recent to older. DLLLL
Last Manager to win at Pride Park. Steve Bruce - 3-0 City - 2016

Manager share - Liam Rosenior.

UTT.