Derby County boss gives updates on trio of injury problems following defeat to West Ham | OneFootball

Derby boss John Eustace has explained why Eiran Cashin missed the Rams’ defeat to West Ham following his season-long loan move from Brighton.

Cashin was absent from the squad because of an ankle problem which had also kept him out of action during his final weeks at Brighton.

“Eiran’s struggling a little bit with his ankle,” Eustace said. “I think he’s missed the last couple of weeks at Brighton, so hopefully he’ll be joining in at some point this week.”

Bobby Clark was only fit enough to start on the bench after suffering a hamstring scare, while Filip Bilbija was ruled out with a back injury.

“Bobby had a slight scare after the game on Tuesday,” Eustace added. “That’s why he was on the bench and he’s been really struggling with his hamstrings. We were lucky to get him on for 20 minutes.

“Filip also has a back injury, unfortunately. He’s just struggling a little bit, adapting to the training methods and adapting to the Championship.

“When you’re signing players who aren’t used to the level or the league, it takes a little bit of time to get to grips with it.”

The latest setbacks add further to Derby’s injury woes with several first-team players currently unavailable.