THE East Midlands derby could not have come round at a worse time for Nottingham Forest, who are woefully out of form ahead of their visit to the iPro Stadium on Saturday.
Stuart Pearce's men are on a seven-game winless streak in the Sky Bet Championship and 2/1 title favourites Derby County are expected to maintain their challenge with three points.
The Rams are 7/10 to make it four wins in a row but Forest, in contrast, have lost their last three on the spin, so avoiding another defeat will be the ultimate aim for the visitors.
They're evens (1/1) to manage either a win or a draw but a clean sheet is unlikely at 4/1, with Derby's top goalscorer Chris Martin the 7/2 favourite to break the deadlock.
With Britt Assombalonga and Michail Antionio in their side, Forest do have firepower, and they've scored in three of their last five league defeats, so both teams to score looks a wise bet at 4/5.
Both Martin and Assombalonga to score is available at 11/2, while Derby to win with over 2.5 goals scored in the game is on offer at 13/8.
Meanwhile, Rams boss Steve McClaren appears to be out of the running for the Newcastle job, with Football League sponsor Sky Bet currently making him an 8/1 outsider.
In League Two, Burton Albion are also chasing a fourth successive league win as they travel to a Portsmouth side that are without a win in their last six games.
Four of those six winless games have been defeats for Pompey and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's men are 19/10 to inflict another.
The hosts are 6/4 for a much-needed three points, while a share of the spoils is available at 21/10.
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