Defender to miss Cup clash

Derby will be without Alan Stubbs for tonight's Carling Cup clash with Lincoln after he picked up a knee injury.

The veteran centre half limped out of the defeat to Doncaster at the weekend and is now awaiting the results of a scan on the knee, which was operated on at the end of last season.

Meanwhile, boss Paul Jewell has stressed how important tonight's clash with Lincoln is, telling the Telegraph: "Lincoln takes on a high importance for us because we want to use it as a springboard to do things in the League.

"Our main focus is the League and nothing will get in the way of that but we need to get a result from somewhere to boost our confidence and boost the confidence of the supporters.

"The most important thing to me is turning this team into a winning team, whatever the competition, and we would like to start with the League Cup."