'It'll be' - Derby County man Ebou Adams makes promise ahead of Sunderland clash

Derby County midfielder Ebou Adams has promised that the Rams will ‘make it tough’ for Sunderland on Tuesday night when the sides meet at the Stadium of Light.

The Championship rivals face each other in a busy week of action ahead of the international break with most sides playing three games in eight or nine days. Derby head into Tuesday’s contest on the back of a controversial loss to Norwich City. It was their fourth defeat in seven games since returning to the Championship.

The Black Cats have started the season in better form, winning five of their matches but were beaten by Watford at Vicarage Road last time out as they seek for a big week on home soil before the international break as they take on Derby and then welcome Leeds United to the north east on Friday night.

However, Adams is keen for Derby to showcase their credentials as he looked ahead to tonight’s contest. He said on the Derby County club website: “It'll be the same as every other game; it will be difficult. If we can get a win there, it'll be massive. They're a good team, they're doing really well. They've got a young side and we are looking forward to it. As I said, they'll be tough as any other fixture. I back ourselves and we go there with full confidence.

“We've competed with teams that seem to have the advantage and be favourites, but we've made teams think: 'you're a good team, you'll be alright'. We want to make sure we keep putting points on the board no matter where we go, home or away. It'll be tough, but we'll make it hard for them.”