The Imps begin their EFL Trophy group with a fixture at Derby County on Tuesday 19 September (7pm KO).
All the key information ahead of the fixture can be found in this match preview.
TICKET INFORMATION
There will be no on the day sales at Pride Park, with tickets coming off sale from the Imps at 12noon on Tuesday.
Please do not travel to Derby without a valid match ticket.
Click HERE for the full ticket details.
MATCH COVERAGE
The match is available for live streaming domestically for just £10, or the equivalent cost in your local currency if outside the UK and Ireland.
The feed includes expert commentary from the BBC Radio Lincolnshire sports team, including replays of key moments as well as match statistics and latest scores around the competition.
iFollow Imps subscribers can watch all the reaction, including post-match interviews and match highlights.
City supporters unable to make it to Pride Park will also be able to follow the action with regular updates on the club’s official Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages.
Purchase your match pass HERE.
DERBY COUNTY
Nickname: The Rams
Founded: 1884
Stadium: Pride Park
Head coach: Paul Warne
Top scorer: Martyn Waghorn (five goals)
League position: 11th
LAST TIME OUT
Imps 1-1 Carlisle United
Sky Bet League One
Imps: Jensen, Sorensen, Erhahon, Hackett (Duffy 68’), Smith (Adelakun 46’), Bishop (Brown 75’), Hamilton, O’Connor ©, Burroughs, Roughan, Mitchell. Subs (not used): Wright, Eyoma, Gallagher, Makama.
Derby County 1-1 Portsmouth
Sky Bet League One
Derby: Wildsmith, Forsyth, Hourihane © (Embleton 38’), Cashin, Waghorn, Mendez-Laing (Sibley 66’), Smith, Washington (Collins 57’), Elder (Barkhuizen 57’), Fornah (Wilson 46’), Nelson. Subs (not used): Vickers, Bradley.
LEAGUE FORM
Derby: LWWLD
Imps: DWWDD
KENNEDY’S THOUGHTS
Hear from the head coach below…
KITS
Derby: Home
Imps: Third
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Assistant referee: Christopher Husband
Assistant referee: Steve Durnall
Fourth official: Mark Jones
Supporters can watch all of Tuesday’s action live from home with an iFollow Imps match pass HERE.