Eustace praises out of contract Wilson

Derby County boss John Eustace has heaped praise on Kane Wilson ahead of his side's big clash against fellow relegation strugglers Luton Town on Good Friday.

Wilson, 25, is out of contract at the end of the season and before a potentially season-defining Easter period, which also includes a trip to West Brom on Monday, Eustace said he has been a long-term admirer of the defender.

"I think Kane's a fantastic young player who I'm really enjoying working with and who I'd love to keep working with," Eustace told BBC Radio Derby.

"He's been excellent, he's a player I watched a lot when he was younger at West Brom and when I was at Kidderminster, I actually looked at trying to get him on loan."

Eustace also confirmed winger Corey Blackett-Taylor, who has missed the previous 13 league matches with a hamstring injury, is back in first-team training but is not ready to make his long-awaited return to action over the Easter weekend.

"I haven't seen any of Corey since I've been here so that was really exciting to watch him train today," he added.

"It will be a bit too early for him in the next couple of games but it gave everyone a boost to have him on the training pitch."

Eustace also confirmed left-back Callum Elder remains unavailable admitting, "he's not progressing as well as we'd like", while Norwegian defender Sondre Langas is a doubt for the Luton game and will be assessed again on Thursday afternoon.