The Championship provides three matches this Friday night but we will be focusing on the live televised match from Pride Park where stuttering Derby take on Colchester.

County are now tied in second place with West Brom, a point behind Birmingham and their title aspirations have taken a dent with two league defeats on the bounce, the latest coming in a 2-1 defeat at Sunderland.

In fact, the Rams have not won in four games but this match against the U's offers a more than decent chance to put the pressure back on the front runners ahead of their game on Saturday.

Colchester should not really pose a problem. Realistically, the Essex side are in with a chance of the play-offs but were held to a goalless draw at home to Burnley in their last outing.

With teenage wunderkind Giles Barnes set to start after his superb solo effort against the Black Cats we reckon Billy Davies' side will get their championship hopes back on track and will gladly take Betterbet.com offer of 7/4 for them to be winning at half-time and full-time.