Nottingham Forest beat Derby County 1-0 at the City Ground in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.
Nigel Clough was happy with Derby County's performance despite seeing his side lose 1-0 to Nottingham Forest.
Derby captain Richard Keogh is relishing Saturday's East Midlands derby against Nottingham Forest in the Sky Bet Championship.
Derby County midfielder Paul Coutts has been ruled out for up to five months with a knee injury.
James O'Connor has received a blow with the news he is likely to need thigh surgery and faces months on the sidelines.
Nigel Clough felt Derby did enough to win their Capital One Cup tie at local rivals Leicester, despite a 2-1 loss.
Leicester completed a late comeback to beat local rivals Derby 2-1 in the Capital One Cup third-round tie.
Sunderland began life after Paolo Di Canio with a comfortable win over Peterborough as Tottenham thrashed Aston Villa.
Derby goalkeeper Adam Legzdins faces two months out following an ankle operation.
Peter Beagrie chats Federico Macheda, brittle Bolton and more in his Football League summary.
Pavel Pogrebnyak netted a brace as Reading beat Derby County 3-1 in their Championship clash at Pride Park on Saturday.
Derby's Nigel Clough rued a case of 'deja vu' after a 3-1 loss to Reading, while Nigel Adkins praised Pavel Pogrebnyak.
Derby are waiting to discover the extent of the groin injury Will Hughes suffered against Bolton.
Mark Robins must be credited for the sparkling form of James Vaughan, says Craig Mackail-Smith.