The striker was forced to miss out on Wednesday evening due to the Rams playing his parent club and he was a huge miss.

A win here would go some way to solidifying that claim, against a Derby side currently one place and one point ahead of the Swans heading into this clash at Pride Park. The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, but you can also catch all the action with our live blog below.

Follow live coverage as Derby County face Swansea City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Swansea City will likely be licking their wounds after conceding an added time winner to Leeds United during their 4-3 loss on Sunday and will be hoping not to fall to a third consecutive league defeat as they make the trip east to Derby County on Wednesday.

Really good assist for Vipotnik's opening goal. Looked much sharper than Sunday. Pass for Ronald's goal was superb. Worked his socks off as per. Took his goal really well. influence faded as Derby's aggression increased, but an improved performance on the whole.

Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Queens Park Rangers in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.