English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 6': Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  • 41': Jordan James
FT
2 - 1
Derby County
  • 9': Rhian Brewster

About

Leicester City are hosting Derby County at King Power Stadium, Leicester, 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': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Liam Thompson (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 3': Foul by Ben Brereton (Derby County).
  • 3': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Goal! Leicester City 1, Derby County 0. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
  • 9': Goal! Leicester City 1, Derby County 1. Rhian Brewster (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 23': Offside, Derby County. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
  • 25': Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Handball by Bobby Clark (Derby County).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
  • 28': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 28': Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Derby County).
  • 30': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 33': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 35': Rhian Brewster (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sondre Langås with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Matt Clarke (Derby County).
  • 39': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 40': Liam Thompson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Goal! Leicester City 2, Derby County 1. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas following a fast break.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Ben Brereton (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Rhian Brewster (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
  • 45'+3': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Derby County 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Derby County 1.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  • 51': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Hamza Choudhury because of an injury.
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 58': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 59': Foul by Matt Clarke (Derby County).
  • 59': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 66': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Leicester City).
  • 66': Sondre Langås (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Silko-Amari Thomas.
  • 67': Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces Ben Brereton.
  • 67': Substitution, Derby County. Corey Blackett-Taylor replaces Rhian Brewster.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Ramsey (Leicester City).
  • 69': Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Aaron Ramsey because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Foul by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County).
  • 70': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Bobby Clark (Derby County).
  • 73': Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Bobby Clark because of an injury.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Handball by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County).
  • 77': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Corey Blackett-Taylor.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
  • 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
  • 83': Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
  • 83': Liam Thompson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Jordan James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Jeremy Monga (Leicester City).
  • 86': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 88': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Derby County).
  • 88': Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Substitution, Derby County. Kayden Jackson replaces Callum Elder.
  • 89': Substitution, Derby County. Lewis Travis replaces Ebou Adams.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Liam Thompson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Clarke following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Weimann following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Andreas Weimann (Derby County).
  • 90'+5': Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Liam Thompson (Derby County).
  • 90'+6': Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Liam Thompson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Kayden Jackson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Jeremy Monga (Leicester City).
  • 90'+7': Matt Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Derby County 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Derby County 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 1
55.4 Possession 44.6
9 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
340 Accurate Passes 269
437 Passes 357
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 37
18 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 6
21 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
12 Interceptions 5
19 Effective Clearances 37
19 Clearances 37

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,354

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 25 +29 52
2 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
3 Middlesbrough 25 +7 43
4 Watford 25 +8 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
4 Ben Nelson
5 Caleb Okoli
33 Luke Thomas
17 Hamza Choudhury
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
6 Jordan James
22 Oliver Skipp
9 Jordan Ayew
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Asmir Begovic, Louis Page, Wout Faes, Olabade Aluko, Ricardo Pereira, Silko Thomas, Aaron Ramsey, Julián Carranza, Jeremy Monga.

DER Derby County (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
5 Matthew Clarke
28 Dion Sanderson
20 Callum Elder
6 Sondre Langas
16 Liam Thompson Yellow Card
32 Ebrima Adams
42 Bobby Clark
25 Ben Brereton Díaz
7 Patrick Agyemang
10 Rhian Brewster
Derby County Substitutes:
Danny Batth, Kayden Jackson, Craig Forsyth, Lewis Travis, Lars Jorgen Salvesen, Corey Taylor, Curtis Nelson, Richard O'Donnell, Andreas Weimann.

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