‘There’s a lot wrong’ - Derby County face struggling Cheltenham Town side in League One clash

Derby County face a second consecutive away trip this weekend as they face a struggling Cheltenham Town side who are yet to score a goal this season.

The Rams will make the 200 mile round trip to Cheltenham on Saturday as Paul Warne’s side search for their second win in a row after an impressive 3-1 victory at Blackpool.

They’ll come up against a Cheltenham Town team who sit bottom of League One ammassing just one point from 11 games.

The Robins have become the first side in EFL history to lose their first five home games of the season without scoring. Darrell Clarke’s men will be hoping for a better showing on Saturday.

Clarke was a recent appointment for the Robins who parted company with their last manager Wade Elliot who left in late September after their poor start to the season.

As well as not scoring, they have conceded the most goals this season and look destined for relegation unless something changes.

In their last game, the Robins lost 2-0 to a struggling Fleetwood side on Tuesday night where former Derby County captain Curtis Davies was sent off after 70 minutes.

This means that the Rams legend won’t feature against his former club for whom he played 175 games scoring six goals along the way.

Similarly to Paul Warne’s system, Darrell Clarke sets up his Cheltenham side in a 3-5-2 formation but with their recent struggles it wouldn’t be a suprise to see some changes before Saturday’s clash.

Speaking about their recent form, manager Darrell Clarke told BBC Radio Gloucestershire: “I’d love to tell the fans it’s going to be a quick fix but it’s not. I’ve done a lot of games as a manager and there’s a lot wrong at the minute.”

The two clubs have only met twice, both came last season and both resulted in Derby wins. The Rams won 3-2 at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium in January this year. They then won the home fixture 2-0 at the end of Feburary.

It will be a game where the Rams should expect to be comfortable winners, however Derby boss Paul Warne has emphasised the fact that at this level “every game is difficult”. More on Paul Warne’s comments ahead of Saturday’s match can be found here.