Derby forced into an early change after conceding that goal.

Colin Kazim-Richards replaces Sam Baldock up front.

Dominic Solanke has his first sighter of goal but blazes an attempted right-foot shot well wide of goal from outside the box.

Leif Davis keen to make amends for his lapse in concentration at the back as he bombs on down the left for an overlap with Jaidon Anthony.

Phil Jagielka though cuts out the low cross and clears the danger for Derby.

That's just the second time Bournemouth have conceded away from home this season.

The other came down the A52 back in August at the City Ground against Nottingham Forest.

Corner nodded away from Bournemouth but they force another after Lee Buchanan's good cross frm the left and Jason Knight has a shot deflected behind.

First corner for Derby as Jason Knight gets into some space down the right but Leif Davis recovers well to block his attempted cross.

The left-back is down needing a bit of time to recover after taking a bit of a stinging ball to the face.

Jaidon Anthony not quite able to get on the end of Ryan Christie's ball over the top as it runs out for a goal kick.

Some clear space evident in behind the Derby full-backs already.

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Derby keeper Kelle Roos comes out of his area a couple of times to sweep up possession with his feet and try and get things going for the hosts from the back.

Nothing too much for the Rams in attacking third so far.

Bournemouth force the first corner of the game as Leif Davis gets up the left wing in an advanced position.

The visitors don't really make the most of it as a poor delivery to the near post is cleared.

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Young full-back Liam Thompson making his first start for Derby since last season's FA Cup third round tie against Chorley where the Rams had to field an entire under-23s side due to Covid-19 restrictions.

A very different set of circumstances for him this afternoon.

Both sides seeing an equal amount of the ball in the early stages.

Half the pitch bathed in wintry sunshine, the other in shadow.

And we're off!

Gavin Ward is our referee this afternoon.

Both sides observe a moment's reflection before kick-off in memory of former Derby County director John Kirkland who passed away recently...

Bright blue skies are the order of the day at Pride Park, but it definitely looks like a chilly afternoon in store.

Plenty of woolly hats being donned in the stands from supporters of both sides.

Teams are in the tunnel....

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Recent history certainly offers Derby County plenty of encouragement for their game against second-placed Bournemouth.

They have not lost to the Cherries since a 3-2 defeat at their old Baseball Ground home on 30 January 1985.

The two clubs have not seen a lot of each other since then and today's fixture is only the 10th meeting between the two sides since that game.

Derby took four points against Bournemouth last season, with Krystian Bielik scoring the only goal at Pride Park in January when Wayne Rooney achieved his first win since being confirmed as permanent Rams boss.

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Forty points from 51 to this point really is a remarkable haul, and it’s easily overlooked how thin a squad Scott Parker had to play with in the opening weeks of the campaign.

Anyone who was fit, played, and they had loan left-back Leif Davis making his debut on the right wing at one point.

Now though, the squad oozes class. The additions of Gary Cahill and Ryan Christie in particular, the blossoming of Dominic Solanke and Philip Billing, and the pleasant surprises of previously-untried youngsters Jaidon Anthony and Jordan Zemura.

Parker’s intense pressing style is physically demanding, and the international breaks have come at good times.

There’s no such luxury again until March now, so this next couple of months is going to ask a new set of questions for Parker’s men, physically and mentally, as well as how deep that squad really goes.