Paul Warne provides injury update on key duo ahead of Derby County’s FA Cup clash with West Ham | OneFootball

Derby County manager Paul Warne has provided an injury update on Eiran Cashin and Louie Sibley ahead of their clash with West Ham on Monday.

Derby are in good form heading into the game, with the club on a run of 19 games unbeaten in 90 minutes in all competitions, with their only setback coming on penalties against Liverpool in the League Cup.

With another chance to test themselves against Premier League opposition, Derby will be hoping for a full-strength side.

They will be boosted by the return of Eiran Cashin, but the game against the Hammers will come too soon for Sibley. Speaking about the injury situation, Warne told Derbyshire Live: “Cash is fine. He trained in the last couple of days on the grass with the physio, so he’s in full training today with the squad. It’s too soon for Sibs.

“Hopefully, we can have him back in training with the group before the Morecambe game. But I’m still not sure. I’ve got a funny feeling that he won’t be available for Morecambe, but we can pretend.”

James Chester is also out with a calf problem and is not expected to return until at least March.

As for Cashin being available, it does give Warne the option to go with three at the back, providing his side with additional solidity against Premier League opposition.

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Cashin being back for the Rams is a huge boost.

His ability to progress the ball out of the defence has been a huge miss in their last two games, as well as his drive to push his defence further up the pitch.

That space was exploited by Port Vale in midweek with West Ham likely to look at that as an opportunity although it would be a surprise to see Derby play with as much intensity as they usually would.