A lot going wrong for Derby - Nyambe

Derby County defender Ryan Nyambe said "a lot" is going wrong for the squad in the midst of the club's early season struggle.

The Rams suffered their seventh defeat of the campaign at home to Stoke City on the weekend, leaving them second from bottom of the Championship with only one win from 11 games.

Under-pressure boss John Eustace is trying to turn things round despite a lengthy injury list, which grew when Lewis Travis limped out of the match against the Potters.

Nyambe said it feels like they are dealing with "a lot" of issues.

"Obviously, you can see injuries," he told BBC Radio Derby. "Then you lose games, confidence goes down - those are the two main factors.

"Everyone needs to gain confidence somehow whether it's next game we win the scruffy way, just get a win and then maybe it's a start for us.

"We all need to stand up and showcase what we're about. It's a tough league but I think we've just got to compete."

With Derby's injury problems depriving them of key defenders Sondre Langas, Matt Clarke, Craig Forsyth and Eiran Cashin, full-back Nyambe filled in as a centre-half against Stoke.

He said he has only played the position "about five times" in his career but that the team have got to work together.

"It's something I'm kind of used to, at the same time, I'm not.

"The gaffer asked me to step in so obviously I stepped in and took one for the team."

The Rams are next in action on Saturday in an lunchtime trip to Sheffield United (12:30 BST) and Nyambe said they must regroup quickly.

"Let's not do blame games, it's all of us together, we're all letting ourselves down," he said.

"There's obviously individual mistakes in games but we've all got to look at ourselves and as a team as well."