'Rams looking to back up Pompey romp' - analysis

There was a relaxed feeling around Moor Farm as head coach Paul Warne moved from his club interview into the press conference room and greeted members of the media, despite the fact he knew he was going to be the bearer of bad news in the form of Eiran Cashin and his injury update.

Cashin suffered a twinge in the midweek draw at Burnley seemingly but was deemed fit enough to play on in the game and then start in Friday night's 4-0 victory over Portsmouth.

His evening was cut short though as his hamstring went again, this time there was no chance he could play on and now, according to the head coach, he will almost certainly miss out in the next three games while they await further news on a timeline.

The classic move in these scenarios is to balance out some bad news with a positive and Warne delivered that as he revealed defender Ryan Nyambe is ahead of schedule on his return from a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury.

The Derby boss expects him back in January when it was initially thought he could be out for as long as six months.

No doubt, last Friday night was a huge boost for Derby against Portsmouth but they go to a struggling Luton Town side now with the hope of backing that up and setting the tone as the curtain-raiser for another Championship weekend.

Hear every moment of Friday's game at Kenilworth Road on BBC Radio Derby, Sportscene from 18:00 GMT.