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Preston North End vs Derby County
17 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Farai HallamChampionship 2025/2026 · 22 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
Derby CountyPreston North End
Yellowcard
Argument
21′- 38′
Bobby Clark
Yellowcard
Argument
- 40′
David Ozoh
Yellowcard
Foul
- 57′
Ben Brereton Díaz
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Thierry Small
Substitution
Off: Jamal Piaras Lewis
58′ - 63′
Callum Elder
Yellowcard
Time wasting
Paul Heckingbottom
Yellowcard
Argument
66′Lewis Dobbin
Yellowcard
Argument
66′- ⇄
Daniel Jebbison
Substitution
Off: Milutin Osmajic
67′ - ⇄
Pol Valentín
Substitution
Off: Brad Potts
68′ - 72′⇄
Oscar Fraulo
Substitution
Off: Rhian Brewster
- 73′⇄
Liam Thompson
Substitution
Off: David Ozoh
- ⇄
Michael Smith
Substitution
Off: Alistair Edward McCann
79′ - ⇄
Jordan Andrew Thompson
Substitution
Off: Lewis Dobbin
79′ - 82′⚽
Patrick Agyemang 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Ben Brereton Díaz
Header
- 87′
Derby County
Yellowcard
Argument
Preston North End
Yellowcard
Argument
87′- 89′⇄
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
Substitution
Off: Patrick Agyemang
- 89′⇄
Andreas Weimann
Substitution
Off: Bobby Clark
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.07 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7.17 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.06 | |
| 68 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
| 79 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.10 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.09 | |
| 58 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.63 | |
| 67 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
| 79 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.66 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.34 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.49 | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.36 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.43 | |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.19 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Preston North End
Latest: Sheffield Wednesday · 3–0
Match stats
1 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Sheffield Wednesday · 2025/2026
Derby County
Latest: Leicester City · 1–2
Match stats
29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Leicester City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Preston North End’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Derby County’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.
Preston North End
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Derby County
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Preston North End
Derby County
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Derby County
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.
Preston North End
Derby County
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.