English League Championship

Derby County vs Watford, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Derby County
  • 36': Dion Sanderson
  • 54': Sondre Langas
FT
2 - 3
Watford
  • 61': Luca Kjerrumgaard
  • 85': Edo Kayembe (P)
  • 88': Edo Kayembe

About

Derby County are hosting Watford at Pride Park, 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': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
  • 1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 8': Bobby Clark (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Carlton Morris (Derby County).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
  • 18': Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Carlton Morris because of an injury.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Sondre Langås (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Ward.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Kévin Keben (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 27': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 29': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Othmane Maamma.
  • 30': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
  • 31': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
  • 35': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Kwadwo Baah because of an injury.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Weimann following a corner.
  • 36': Goal! Derby County 1, Watford 0. Dion Sanderson (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Andreas Weimann (Derby County).
  • 37': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Derby County).
  • 38': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Dion Sanderson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Othmane Maamma (Watford).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
  • 43': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Bobby Clark (Derby County).
  • 45'+2': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Ben Brereton (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 45'+5': Andreas Weimann (Derby County) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Matt Clarke (Derby County).
  • 45'+7': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Derby County 1, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 1, Watford 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 53': Bobby Clark (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 54': Goal! Derby County 2, Watford 0. Sondre Langås (Derby County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hector Kyprianou.
  • 58': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Derby County).
  • 58': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Ben Brereton (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
  • 59': Joe Ward (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Goal! Derby County 2, Watford 1. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
  • 62': Dangerous play by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 62': Matt Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
  • 64': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
  • 65': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Hector Kyprianou.
  • 65': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
  • 67': Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 68': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
  • 70': Substitution, Derby County. Kayden Jackson replaces Ben Brereton.
  • 71': Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces Patrick Agyemang.
  • 74': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
  • 77': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Marc Bola.
  • 77': Offside, Derby County. Dion Sanderson is caught offside.
  • 79': Callum Elder (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
  • 80': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Marc Bola.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Dion Sanderson (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Othmane Maamma.
  • 83': Penalty Watford. Nestory Irankunda draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Joe Ward (Derby County) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Goal! Derby County 2, Watford 2. Edo Kayembe (Watford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bola with a through ball.
  • 87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 88': Goal! Derby County 2, Watford 3. Edo Kayembe (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
  • 90': Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Derby County. Liam Thompson replaces Sondre Langås.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
  • 90'+2': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).
  • 90'+3': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 90'+3': Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 90'+5': Kayden Jackson (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Watford 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Derby County 2, Watford 3.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 9
0 Saves 1
62.2 Possession 37.8
14 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
387 Accurate Passes 173
470 Passes 265
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 7
14 Crosses 28
0.3 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 61
23 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
7 Blocked Shots 1
1 Effective Tackles 8
6 Tackles 15
0.2 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 10
32 Effective Clearances 25
32 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pride Park
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 29,442

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 24 +29 51
2 Middlesbrough 24 +8 43
3 Ipswich Town 24 +17 41
4 Hull City 24 +3 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
28 Dion Sanderson
5 Matthew Clarke
6 Sondre Langas
42 Bobby Clark
32 Ebrima Adams
20 Callum Elder
23 Joe Ward
9 Carlton Morris
7 Patrick Agyemang
25 Ben Brereton Díaz Yellow Card
Derby County Substitutes:
Andreas Weimann, Ryan Nyambe, Craig Forsyth, Corey Taylor, Lars Jorgen Salvesen, Danny Batth, Josh Vickers, Kayden Jackson, Liam Thompson.

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Nathan Baxter (GK)
6 Matthew Pollock
4 Kévin Keben
16 Marc Bola
2 Jeremy Ngakia
39 Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
5 Hector Kyprianou
10 Imran Louza
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
42 Othmane Maamma
34 Kwadwo Baah
Watford Substitutes:
Vivaldo Semedo, James Abankwah, Nestory Irankunda, Tom Ince, Alfie Marriott, Max Alleyne, Mamadou Doumbia, Nampalys Mendy, Moussa Sissoko.

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