After impressing off the substitutes bench in midweek, Jacob Butterfield is restored to the starting line-up for Derby County’s clash away at Birmingham City today, kick-off: 3pm.

The 26-year-old midfielder makes his 31st start of the campaign and replaces Matěj Vydra in what is a like-for-like swap in the matchday squad.Gary Rowett had named the same starting XI in his first three games in charge of the Rams prior to this weekend’s trip to St Andrew’s.David Nugent, the midweek hat-trick hero against Fulham, has recovered from a dead leg to keep his place in attack, whilst Darren Bent is also deemed fit enough to keep his place on the substitutes bench.Notably, Johnny Russell, who also scored in the win over the Cottagers, celebrates his 27th birthday and will be looking to build on his strong run of recent form.The Blues have named former Derby defender, Ryan Shotton, in their starting line-up, whilst ex-goalkeeper, Adam Legzdins, is named on the substitutes bench.Kuszczak, Nsue, Grounds, Robinson (C), Shotton, Tesche, Gardner, Adams, Jutkiewicz, Davis, BielikLegzdins, Kieftenbeld, Gleeson, Donaldson, Frei, Dacres-Cogley, KeitaCarson, Baird, Keogh (C), Pearce, Olsson; Bryson, Johnson; Ince, Butterfield, Russell; NugentMitchell, Christie, Anya, Bent, Hughes, Camara, VydraTweets by @ dcfcofficial