QPR vs Derby prediction, odds and how to watch

Birmingham took all three points at Pride Park despite Derby creating more and hitting the woodwork, with Bobby Clark's first-half goal and a Seung-ho Paik equaliser setting up a result that Derby's shot count simply did not deserve.

Derby arrive at Loftus Road on Wednesday evening having lost four of their last five Championship matches. QPR smell blood.

Derby arrive at Pride Park having shipped nine goals in their last five Championship matches. Wrexham arrive having lost just once in their last five. Something has to give.

Howard Webb has confirmed that VAR officials suffered 'tunnel vision' and failed to disallow Enzo Fernandez's offside in the build-up to Erling Haaland's Manchester derby winner, admitting the goal 'should've been disallowed'. The error, combined with inconsistent Foden-Fernandes decisions in the same match, raises fresh questions about Pro Ref's competence and VAR's accountability.

Pro Ref has confirmed VAR Matt Donohue wrongly allowed Erling Haaland's derby-winning goal to stand, standing him and assistant VAR Blake Antrobus down for the weekend. But with Manchester City's 1-0 win untouched, the punishment raises hard questions about what officiating accountability actually achieves.

Sunday's Manchester derby pits Enzo Maresca's rigid, Guardiola-inspired structure against Michael Carrick's fluid, trust-based United system, a rare ideological collision in an increasingly homogenised elite game. The Nico O'Reilly fitness subplot underlines how dependent City's structure is on specific personnel, unlike Carrick's more adaptable approach.

Enzo Maresca dismissed City's two extra rest days over United ahead of Sunday's derby, but the real story is a widening form gap: City unbeaten in three, United on four points, and Luke Shaw facing a late fitness test.

Benjamin Sesko has scored in successive starts for the first time since his shin injury, handing Michael Carrick a genuine selection dilemma before the Manchester derby. But Paul Scholes' verdict on United's title chances offers a sobering counterweight.