Lawrence starts: The predicted Derby County XI to play Barnsley on Saturday

There is a real relegation six-pointer at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon as the teams in 22nd and 23rd position in the Championship clash in a bid to catch Reading FC directly above them.

Derby County and Barnsley are in contrasting short-term form right now, with the Rams losing their last three matches in the league despite showing promising signs before that.

Barnsley though are on the way up – after struggling for most of the season the Tykes have taken nine points out of their last possible 12 and will arrive in Derbyshire full of confidence.

How is Wayne Rooney going to line his side up though to try and get a result? Let’s take a look at the predicted starting 11.

The main change for this match will simply have to be Tom Lawrence coming back into the fold.

It could be said that the Rams skipper let his side down by getting sent off against Peterborough United – Derby went on to win that contest but the three matches that Lawrence ended up missing, County picked up zero points.

He is such an influence that he has to return though, and it will probably in place of Ravel Morrison who will likely drop to the bench.

In the coming weeks as well, Rooney may have to rely on experience rather than the fearless youth that have been given their chance recently.

That could mean the likes of Luke Plange and defender Eiran Cashin drop out for such an important fixture, and despite having a thread-bare squad, the likes of Richard Stearman and Colin Kazim-Richards could step in to provide some much-needed experience.

There are players that will be itching for another start though – the likes of Liam Thompson and Louie Sibley have had chances but want more, however for Thompson in particular it may not be the kind of game to