Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers
28 Feb 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Leigh DoughtyChampionship 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Derby CountyMin
Blackburn Rovers- 36′
Adam Forshaw
Yellowcard
Argument
Sammie Szmodics
Yellowcard
Argument
36′Lewis Travis
Yellowcard
Foul
45′- 45+1′⚽
Hayden Carter 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Yuri Ribeiro
Header
Bobby Clark
Yellowcard
Foul
46′- ⚽
Ben Brereton Díaz 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Derry Murkin
Right foot shot
55′ - 56′⇄
Kristi Montgomery
Substitution
Off: Adam Forshaw
- 58′
Eiran Cashin
Yellowcard
Foul
- 60′
Yuri Ribeiro
Yellowcard
Off the ball foul
- ⇄
Rhian Brewster
Substitution
Off: Carlton Morris
62′ - 69′⇄
Mathias Jørgensen
Substitution
Off: Andri Gudjohnsen
- 69′⇄
Harry Pickering
Substitution
Off: Yuri Ribeiro
- ⚽
Matt Clarke 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
74′ - 79′
Hayden Carter
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 80′⇄
Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Substitution
Off: Hayden Carter
- 80′⇄
Dion De Neve
Substitution
Off: Moussa Baradji
- ⇄
David Ozoh
Substitution
Off: Sammie Szmodics
80′ - ⚽
Rhian Brewster 3-1
Goal · Header
With: Derry Murkin
Header
82′ - ⇄
Craig Forsyth
Substitution
Off: Derry Murkin
87′ - ⇄
Oscar Fraulo
Substitution
Off: Bobby Clark
87′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.58 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.77 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.73 | |
| 87 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 7.78 | |
| 87 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5.74 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.66 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.03 | |
| 80 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.69 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6.21 | |
| 62 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.86 | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.71 | |
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| 28 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.31 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Derby County
Latest: Swansea City · 2–0
Match stats
14 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Swansea City · 2025/2026
Blackburn Rovers
Latest: Queens Park Rangers · 3–1
Match stats
14 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Queens Park Rangers · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Derby County’s ground: 12 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Derby County’s home games with Blackburn Rovers’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Derby County
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Blackburn Rovers
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Derby County
Blackburn Rovers
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Derby County
Blackburn Rovers
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Derby County
Blackburn Rovers
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.