Follow live coverage as Derby County face Portsmouth in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Derby County welcome Portsmouth to Pride Park on Friday evening for an important clash in the battle to avoid relegation. The Rams are without a win in six (D3 L3) and are currently 17th in the Championship, four points above the drop zone, following a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Burnley on Tuesday.

Derby have only found the back of the net 22 times, with 11 of them coming from open play, but this efficiency from these other scenarios is very similar to that of Arsenal, who are becoming renowned in the Premier League for their quality from set-plays.