English League Championship

Derby County vs Preston North End, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Derby County
    FT
    0 - 1
    Preston North End
    • 29': Alfie Devine

    About

    Derby County are hosting Preston North End at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali McCann.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Ebou Adams (Derby County).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
    • 14': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 14': Lewis Travis (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Alfie Devine.
    • 18': Handball by Carlton Morris (Derby County).
    • 25': Carlton Morris (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 26': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
    • 26': Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Bobby Clark (Derby County).
    • 27': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Offside, Derby County. Max Johnston is caught offside.
    • 29': Goal! Derby County 0, Preston North End 1. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
    • 32': Offside, Derby County. Bobby Clark is caught offside.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Thierry Small (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Ali McCann.
    • 33': Offside, Derby County. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
    • 35': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Elder.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a through ball.
    • 44': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 44': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Carlton Morris.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Derby County. Patrick Agyemang replaces Callum Elder.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
    • 48': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 52': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Derby County).
    • 52': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Derby County).
    • 55': Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Dion Sanderson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Derby County).
    • 57': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 59': Matt Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Offside, Derby County. Bobby Clark is caught offside.
    • 62': Carlton Morris (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Craig Forsyth (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Lewis Travis.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Forsyth.
    • 66': Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Bobby Clark.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Harrison Armstrong replaces Lewis Dobbin.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton with a through ball.
    • 70': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 72': Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Thierry Small.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milutin Osmajic.
    • 75': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
    • 75': Ebou Adams (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
    • 77': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
    • 85': Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Alfie Devine.
    • 85': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Lewis Gibson because of an injury.
    • 87': Substitution, Derby County. Joe Ward replaces Ebou Adams.
    • 87': Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 88': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Derby County).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Michael Smith.
    • 89': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
    • 89': Lewis Travis (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Lewis Travis (Derby County).
    • 90'+6': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
    • 90'+6': Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Michael Smith (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Derby County 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Derby County 0, Preston North End 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 5
    52.2 Possession 47.8
    10 SHOTS 7
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    359 Accurate Passes 318
    461 Passes 407
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 55
    19 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    5 Effective Tackles 13
    12 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.9
    8 Interceptions 8
    31 Effective Clearances 19
    31 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Pride Park Stadium
    Location: Derby, England
    Attendance: 29,143

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 11 +23 25
    2 Middlesbrough 10 +7 21
    3 Millwall 11 0 20
    4 Bristol City 11 +8 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    DER Derby County (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
    5 Matthew Clarke
    3 Craig Forsyth
    28 Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
    32 Ebrima Adams Yellow Card
    27 Lewis Travis
    20 Callum Elder
    22 Max Johnston
    9 Carlton Morris
    25 Ben Brereton Díaz
    42 Bobby Clark
    Derby County Substitutes:
    Danny Batth, Patrick Agyemang, Joe Ward, Lars Jorgen Salvesen, Ryan Nyambe, Andreas Weimann, David Ozoh, Josh Vickers, Kayden Jackson.

    PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Iversen (GK) Yellow Card
    19 Lewis Gibson
    16 Andrew Hughes
    14 Jordan Storey
    8 Alistair McCann
    21 Alfie Devine
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    26 Thierry Small
    2 Pol Valentín
    17 Lewis Dobbin
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Liam Lindsay, Mads Frökjaer, Andrija Vukcevic, Michael Smith, Odeluga Offiah, Jack Walton, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Harrison Armstrong, Daniel Jebbison.

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