Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers face Derby County 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.

John Eustace takes charge of Derby County for the first time as the Rams head to London to face Queens Park Rangers on Friday (20:00 GMT). While County are fourth-bottom and only out of the relegation zone on goal difference,

Derby County fell to a 4-0 defeat against Queens Park Rangers in the Sky Bet Championship at Loftus Road on Friday night. Ilias Chair struck an impressive effort from a distance to give QPR a goal advantage in the 21st minute, which Koki Saito doubled before the end of the half.

The upcoming clash with Derby offers QPR a big opportunity to halt their negative momentum, as the Rams have lost eight and drawn two of their last 10 across all competitions, and a win could see Cifuentes's men move level on points with eighth-placed Coventry City.

Queens Park Rangers and Derby County will settle scores at MATRADE Loftus Road on Friday to kickstart weekend action in the Championship. Despite a change in the dugout for the Rams, the team is yet to secure a win.

Derby County were emphatically beaten at QPR in John Eustace's first game as boss since returning to the club. The Rams dropped into the Championship relegation zone as their goal difference took a battering at Loftus Road. A rocket from Ilias Chair followed by Koki Saito's second goal of the season put the Rs in control at half-time.

Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers face Derby County 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.