Derby County are three points off the play-off places before Tuesday's trip to Carrow Road. Norwich City sit eight points behind Hull City with three games left. The norwich city vs derby county match is at Carrow Road on Tuesday 21 April 2026 with kick-off at 3:45pm ET.
Philippe Clement's Injury Update
Philippe Clement said "We have a few issues" after Norwich's weekend win at Bristol City and refused to be drawn on any new injury worries. He also praised one defender ahead of the Derby game, saying "He has been much more consistent and has stepped up." Clement's comments framed both selection headaches and a reliance on players who have recently improved form.
Derby County Play-off Push
Derby arrive after a 1-0 win over Oxford United on Saturday and can move as high as sixth with victory at Carrow Road if other results go their way. The visitors beat Norwich 1-0 in October and a second win would complete Derby's first league double over Norwich since 2009. Derby will be without Patrick Agyemang for the remainder of the campaign because of an Achilles injury, though Jacob Zetterstrom has recovered from a muscular problem; Bobby Clark did not feature last time out because of fitness concerns, and Derry Murkin and Dion Sanderson left the pitch injured last time out.
Sky Sports+ and NOW Coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports+. Sky Sports customers can live stream via the Sky Go app. The fixture is also available on NOW with a day membership (£14.99) or month membership (£34.99). Radio Norfolk will provide live commentary from 3:00pm ET on Tuesday.
Norwich's squad news sharpens the stakes. The Canaries will be without Lucien Mahovo, Gabriel Forsyth, Matej Jurasek, Mirko Topic, Papa Amadou Diallo, Harry Amass, Ante Crnac and Jovon Makama because of injury, a list that deepens selection pressure for the penultimate home match of the season. Norwich have lost three of their last four home league games against Derby County, and they have dropped more home Championship games this season than any side except Sheffield Wednesday, a sequence that complicates their still-theoretical play-off route.
To reach the play-offs Norwich need maximum points from their final three games and help from Wrexham, Derby and Hull — a near-perfect finish. That reality creates the tension at Carrow Road: a win keeps Derby's direct hopes alive and hands Norwich a rare boost, while a loss would leave the hosts relying on others to keep an outside chance alive.
Harry Darling remains the named individual around whom much of this turns; Clement's praise and Darling's recent rise in form put him at the center of Norwich's defensive response. How Darling performs under that pressure could determine whether Norwich salvage a mathematical route into the play-offs and whether Derby leave Carrow Road one step closer to sixth.
