Sheffield United 2 Derby County 1: Billy Sharp puts Blades ahead as they come from behind in EFL Cup clash
United and Derby got through to this stage after seeing off Carlisle United and Salford City respectively in the first round. Keep up to date with every key moment in our live blog, and refresh your page for the latest update.
Blades v Derby County LIVE
The full teamsheet
A couple of familiar names to Blades fans, with Richard Stearman starting for Derby and Ravel Morrison on the bench
TEAM NEWS
and Jokanovic rings the changes again for tonight’s game, making 11 - Verrips comes back in in goal, with David McGoldrick captaining a side containing a number of youngsters. Ex-Blade Richard Stearman is in the Derby side but there’s no sign of Phil Jagielka in the squad
Will Billy feature tonight?
The veteran scored his 250th career goal at the weekend and has a good recent record against Derby, scoring in his last three appearances against them...
Blades trio miss out on Scotland call
Sheffield United trio John Fleck, Oliver Burke and Oli McBurnie have all been left out of Steve Clarke’s squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers.
Sheffield United trio left out of Scotland squad for World Cup Qualifiers
Sheffield United trio John Fleck, Oliver Burke and Oli McBurnie have all been left out of Steve Clarke's squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers.
M A T C H D A Y
Welcome to the live blog for this evening’s Carabao Cup clash with Derby County, a place in the third round at stake for the winners - the Blades’ first-round win was also a chance for Slavisa Jokanovic to have a look at his young guns and it’ll be interesting to see whether the manager takes the same approach again this evening against Wayne Rooney’s men
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