Derby v Carlisle: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Derby County are on the brink of a return to the Championship after a two-year stay in League One, with the Rams only needing a draw at home to already relegated Carlisle to confirm automatic promotion.

Paul Warne's side may not even need a point to ensure their promotion, with third-placed Bolton not only needing to win and hope Derby lose in order to sneak into the top two, but also overturn a four-goal deficit.

How to watch Derby County v Carlisle and TV channel

Derby County v Carlisle will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.

Derby County v Carlisle kick-off time, date and venue

Derby County v Carlisle will be played at Pride Park and kick off is at 12:30pm on Saturday 27th April 2024.

Derby County v Carlisle stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Derby County go into the last game of the season in impressive form, having lost just one of their last 10 League One matches to put themselves in pole position to join Portsmouth in achieving automatic promotion.

Visitors Carlisle, on the other hand, have lost four of their last five in England's third tier, with the Cumbrians enduring a season to forget under Paul Simpson following their promotion from League Two last term.

The previous meeting between these two sides this season at Brunton Park in September 2023 saw the Rams prevail 2-0 courtesy of a brace from top scorer James Collins.

Derby County v Carlisle head-to-head record (H2H)

Derby County wins	9
Draws	6
Carlisle wins	8

Derby County v Carlisle team news

Derby County team news

Derby manager Paul Warne could name an unchanged lineup in League One for the third straight match, with no fresh injury concerns for the Rams.

Carlisle team news

Carlisle are once again expected to be without the services of midfielder Jack Robinson, who missed the Cumbrians' 3-1 defeat against Wycombe last time out through injury.