Will Hughes makes his return to the Derby County starting line-up for this afternoon’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Bristol City, kick-off: 3pm.

The 21-year-old academy graduate has missed the last three games with a minor hamstring injury but returns to the Rams’ midfield today.His inclusion acts as one of eight changes Steve McClaren has made to the starting XI that began in the midweek Emirates FA Cup clash with Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.After shuffling his pack against the reigning Premier League champions, he admitted that he had one eye on today’s clash against Lee Johnson's side and the squad, once again, reflects that fact.The Derby boss has recalled Scott Carson, Chris Baird, Alex Pearce, Marcus Olsson, Craig Bryson, Tom Ince and Darren Bent to face the Robins at Pride Park Stadium.Richard Keogh, the captain, will make his 500th career appearance this afternoon against his former club and he, and Bradley Johnson and Abdoul Camara, are the only survivors from the side that started against the Foxes.From back to front, Carson swaps with Jonathan Mitchell between the goal posts to maintain his 100 per cent league record this term.The 31-year-old will have the same back four in front of him that began the narrow 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United.Chris Baird returns to the right full back position. Marcus Olsson replaces Max Lowe in the left back role, with Richard Keogh and Alex Pearce being partnered together again at centre back.Johnson drops back into the holding midfield position, whilst Craig Bryson and Will Hughes have recovered from their respective injuries to return to the fold.Tom Ince, who was rested entirely against Leicester, returns to the right flank, whilst Abdoul Camara, who scored his first goal for Derby against the Foxes retains his place on the opposite side.They will support Darren Bent, who also comes back into the starting XI to lead the line.McClaren will have his strongest substitutes bench to call upon with Jonathan Mitchell, Jason Shackell, Johnny Russell, Ikechi Anya, Julien de Sart, Jacob Butterfield and David Nugent to call upon should they be needed.With 22 fit players to select from, it does mean four have had to miss out and there is no place in the matchday squad for Matěj Vydra, Nick Blackman, Cyrus Christie and Max Lowe.Carson, Baird, Keogh (C), Pearce, Olsson; Johnson, Bryson, Hughes; Ince, Camara, BentMitchell, Shackell, Russell, Anya, de Sart, Butterfield, NugentGiefer, Little, Bryan, Flint, Brownhill, Abraham, Taylor, Golbourne, Hegeler, Cotterill, Wright (C)Fielding, Tomlin, O’Dowda, Paterson, Pack, Djuric, VynerTweets by @ dcfcofficial