Derby County face Stoke City tomorrow as they look to bounce back from their defeat to QPR in midweek which left them in the Championship's bottom three

Mark Robins knows what to expect from John Eustace's Derby County tomorrow after doing his homework in their 4-1 defeat to Queens Park Rangers in midweek. Robins was able to run the rule over Derby on Wednesday night as the Rams slumped to defeat which has kept them in the bottom three of the Championship.

With injuries decimating Derby to the extent that they have one fit centre-back, Eustace said he needs to find solutions in order to pick up results.

With pressure mounting, Robins said he saw two different sides to Derby in their defeat to QPR and is expecting his Stoke side to face a tough examination.

“They are back at home, we’re away," said Robins.

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"We want to prepare in the best possible way for us and the best way is to recover and give them the information that they need and the encouragement they need too.

“If you watched the Derby game at QPR you’d see two different halves of football. I know what to expect from John’s teams. There are no easy games. I repeat that every week, We’re going to have to work really hard and we intend to do that and try to get the right outcome.”

Derby fans will be hoping for a much-improved performance from what they saw on Wednesday night and captain Lewis Travis demanded they pour their frustration into a positive display tomorrow.

"You've got to channel the energy that you're feeling, the aggression, the disappointment into a really, really positive performance and maybe go and play a little bit angry," he said.

"You've got to run more than you normally run, do things that you don't normally do and show everyone what you're about. Saturday's a massive game, we can't deny that.

"We can't have anyone shying away - everyone’s going to have to stand up and be counted."