Derby County boss John Eustace is in his first full season in charge of the club

Derby County are approaching their last-day bid to gatecrash the play-offs as if they were playing for Championship survival all over again, according to Rams boss John Eustace.

Twelve months on from avoiding relegation in their final game last season, Derby are challenging for a top-six finish and a shot at Premier League promotion.

The eighth-placed Rams need to beat Sheffield United at Pride Park on Saturday, and have both Wrexham and Hull City above them drop points, for them to leap into the play-off spots.

When asked by BBC Radio Derby how different the mentality is going into the 46th league game of the season with a chance of promotion to play for, rather than salvation at stake, Eustace said: "It's the same.