The striker was forced to miss out on Wednesday evening due to the Rams playing his parent club and he was a huge miss.

Follow live coverage as Derby County face Swansea City 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.

A win here would go some way to solidifying that claim, against a Derby side currently one place and one point ahead of the Swans heading into this clash at Pride Park. The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, but you can also catch all the action with our live blog below.

Swansea City will likely be licking their wounds after conceding an added time winner to Leeds United during their 4-3 loss on Sunday and will be hoping not to fall to a third consecutive league defeat as they make the trip east to Derby County on Wednesday.

The final word on Derby County 1 Swansea City 2. First off here are Luke Williams thoughts post match. Then there is the match itself. Extended highlights.

Really good assist for Vipotnik's opening goal. Looked much sharper than Sunday. Pass for Ronald's goal was superb. Worked his socks off as per. Took his goal really well. influence faded as Derby's aggression increased, but an improved performance on the whole.

Early goals from Žan Vipotnik and Ronald helped Swansea City claim all three points as they held off a determined Derby County fightback at Pride Park.

Cardiff threw everything at QPR as they searched for a leveller, and came close numerous times only to be denied by goalkeeper Paul Nardi. And in the four minutes added time, Celar broke clear of the Cardiff defence before calmly chipping the goal over Jak Alnwick to seal the win.

Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Queens Park Rangers 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.