Following a disastrous run of recent results, Wayne Rooney knows that nothing but a win will guarantee his Derby County side their Championship status come the full-time whistle on Saturday.

Having now gone six games without a win in the league - including a gutting 2-1 defeat to Swansea City last time out, a game in which the Rams had taken the lead - Derby now face a relegation showdown with Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, with the loser being consigned to the third tier of English football as of next season.

There are further stipulations - a draw would be enough for survival if Rotherham United fail to beat Cardiff City in their fixture. However, if the Rams simply win their own game, they will have done enough to stay up regardless of what happens elsewhere.

Will Rooney decide to make any changes to his starting XI from the Swansea fixture? Here's our predicted XI, along with the latest team and injury news...

Despite having no new injury concerns, we predict that Rooney will make three changes from the team which started against Swansea last week.

The first change sees goalkeeper David Marshall come back into the side having sat out the club's last two league fixtures, as the 36-year-old's experience in big games - none less so than Scotland's recent Euro 2020 play-off triumph - could help to calm the nerves of a shaky Derby backline. As such, Kelle Roos - who has been in abysmal form over his last two appearances - moves to the bench.

The second alteration sees Max Bird - the Rams' 10th-best performer in the league this season - replacing Jason Knight, who despite a decent performance against the Swans hasn't been all that consistent in his displays over the course of the season.

Finally, after a run of nine games without a goal and a very disappointing performance last time out, Martyn Waghorn drops to the bench for the 24-year-old Patrick Roberts, who has shown in his time at Celtic - with the winger providing more assists against Rangers than against any other side - that he is a big-game player. This switch sees Colin Kazim-Richards move to the centre of the Derby attack, while Roberts slots in on the right-hand side.

The rest of the team remains unchanged, with Tom Lawrence keeping his place in a front three, while Lee Buchanan stays on the bench, with Craig Forsyth starting at left-back.

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