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Derby County vs Preston North End
2 Apr 2025, 19:45 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
Stephen MartinChampionship 2024/2025 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Derby CountyMin
Preston North End- ⇄
Kane Wilson
Substitution
Off: Ryan Nyambe
4′ Liam Thompson
Yellowcard
Foul
15′- ⚽
Craig Forsyth 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Nathaniel Harry Phillips
Left foot shot
48′ - ⚽
Jerry Yates 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Nathaniel Harry Phillips
Right foot shot
52′ - 58′⇄
Robbie Brady
Substitution
Off: Jayden Meghoma
- 58′⇄
Emil Riis
Substitution
Off: Will Keane
- 58′⇄
Ben Whiteman
Substitution
Off: Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
- ⇄
Kayden Jackson
Substitution
Off: Liam Thompson
70′ - 72′
Robbie Brady
Yellowcard
Foul
- 74′⇄
Ched Evans
Substitution
Off: Lewis Gibson
- 90′
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Kenzo Goudmijn
Substitution
Off: Marcus Harness
90+2′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.78 | |
| 90 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 8.64 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7.80 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.71 | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.85 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 6.96 | |
| 70 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.93 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.15 | |
| 86 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.55 | |
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| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.64 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Derby County
Latest: Coventry City · 2–0
Match stats
11 Mar 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Coventry City · 2024/2025
Preston North End
Latest: Sunderland · 1–1
Match stats
11 Mar 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Sunderland · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Derby County’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Derby County’s home games with Preston North End’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 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Derby County
Goals
Yellow cards
Tackles
Preston North End
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Derby County
Preston North End
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Derby County
Preston North End
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
Preston North End
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.