DERBY County can move a step closer to achieving their dream of a return to the Premier League today.The Rams have a chance to secure their place in the Championship play-offs at Doncaster Rovers tonight (7.30pm).
Victory for Steve McClaren's men would guarantee a top-six finish, with three games to spare, while a point would effectively be enough, due to goal difference, barring an unlikely turn of events.
And that is without taking into account results elsewhere over the weekend.
Along with Queens Park Rangers and Wigan Athletic, the only other teams who can mathematically catch third-placed Derby are Reading, Brighton & Hove Albion and Ipswich Town.
The Rams last made the play-offs in 2006-07, when they beat West Bromwich Albion in the final at Wembley.
They currently have 75 points, two ahead of QPR and eight clear of Wigan, who have a game in hand.
Reading, Brighton and Ipswich are all on 64 points as they battle it out for one of the four play-off spots.
Brighton are at Huddersfield Town this afternoon, while Reading and Wigan meet at the DW Stadium.
Ipswich, meanwhile, take on Watford at Vicarage Road tomorrow afternoon.
If Brighton and Reading both drop points, the Rams will be assured of a play-off berth before they have even kicked off at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Even if Derby do not get over the line this weekend, they will have three more chances to do so, against Barnsley or Watford at home and Leeds United (away).
Meanwhile, they will also be keeping an eye on how Burnley fare at Blackpool in today's tea-time kick-off.
Burnley are eight points clear of the Rams in second place and can clinch the second automatic promotion spot if they win at Bloomfield Road and the Rams fail to match their result.
