2 Derby County selection dilemmas Wayne Rooney is facing ahead of Huddersfield clash

Derby County will be looking to use the momentum that they gained from their superb comeback against Birmingham City last weekend to seal a positive result in their showdown with Huddersfield Town this evening.

A victory for the Rams in this fixture will allow them to close the gap between them and safety to four points.

Derby will need to be at their best tonight as Huddersfield have embarked on a nine-game unbeaten run in the Championship since suffering a 2-1 defeat to Middlesbrough in November and thus will be brimming with confidence heading into this fixture.

Having witnessed his side’s display against Birmingham, it will be interesting to see whether Wayne Rooney decides to make any significant alterations to his starting eleven today.

Here, we have decided to take a look at TWO Derby selection dilemmas Rooney is facing ahead of his side’s meeting with Huddersfield…

Should Lee Buchanan be brought back into the club’s starting eleven?

Following an underwhelming performance against Nottingham Forest last month, Lee Buchanan was dropped from Derby’s starting eleven for their meeting with Birmingham as Craig Forsyth was handed the opportunity to impress in this particular fixture.

Forsyth ultimately failed to deliver an eye-catching performance against the Blues as he was unable to make a single tackle or interception in this fixture (as per WhoScored).

Having witnessed his side concede two goals in their meeting with the Blues, Rooney may find it beneficial to make some defensive alterations and thus Buchanan could be handed another opportunity to impress.

If he is given the nod to start, the left-back could retain his place in the club’s side for the foreseeable future if he helps the Rams keep a clean-sheet at the