Derby – Charlton

Derby travel to face Charlton, a clash that pits the 22nd‑placed side with just four points from six games against a seventh‑placed Charlton side boasting twelve points. Derby’s record of one win, one draw and five defeats, leaving them with a –9 goal difference (6 scored, 13 conceded), starkly contrasts Charlton’s more balanced tally of three victories, three stalemates and a single loss, and a modest –1 margin (6 for, 7 against). The disparity in form and league standing suggests Charlton will enter the encounter as clear favourites, while Derby will be desperate to close the widening gap near the bottom of the table.