Derby County have enjoyed a fine start to life under Frank Lampard, with the Chelsea legend making his mark as a manager.

The Rams play a stylish brand of football and look capable of mounting a serious promotion challenge this season.

They currently sit fifth in the Championship, but such is the tight nature of the division, Derby are just two points behind the leaders.

Next up for Lampard's men, they face a tough game against Aston Villa.

The West Midlands side are underperforming down in 17th but they have shown signs of improvement under Dean Smith and have the quality to cause Derby problems.

Therefore, Lampard may consider freshening things up against Villa, despite an impressive 3-1 success over Birmingham last time out.

Here we look at TWO potential changes he could make for the big game...

The youngster came on early in the game against Blues and his introduction made a difference to the side.

He got the crucial equaliser last time out and impressed with his pace, movement and overall performance.

It was certainly enough to give Lampard a dilemma and Bennett will hope he has done enough to start.

Malone and Craig Forsyth have been competing for the left-back slot and in truth, they are both very capable players.

However, as this is a home game, Lampard will want his side playing on the front foot and Malone's pace and drive getting forward could mean he just about gets the nod.

As well as that, Ahmed Elmohamady might line-up on the right flank for Villa, who may not give the left-back that much trouble defensively.

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