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Derby County vs Watford
18 Jan 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
Adam HerczegChampionship 2024/2025 · 6 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Derby CountyMin
Watford- 1′
James Abankwah
Yellowcard
Foul
- 4′⚽
Imrân Louza 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
Callum Elder
Yellowcard
Foul
19′- 31′
Jeremy Ngakia
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 46′⇄
Moussa Sissoko
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tom Dele-Bashiru
- ⇄
Corey Blackett-Taylor
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kayden Jackson
62′ - 64′⇄
Yasser Larouci
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jeremy Ngakia
- 66′⚽
Edo Kayembe 0-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Moussa Sissoko
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Craig Forsyth
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Callum Elder
74′ - ⇄
Dajaune Brown
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
74′ - ⇄
Marcus Harness
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kenzo Goudmijn
74′ - 76′⇄
Ryan Andrews
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: James Abankwah
- 78′⇄
Angelo Ogbonna
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kwadwo Baah
- ⇄
Joe Ward
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kane Wilson
81′ - 90+1′
Francisco Sierralta
Yellowcard
Foul
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 | 4 | 6.92 | |
| 81 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.36 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.53 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 7.75 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.79 | |
| 62 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6.65 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.22 | |
| 74 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 7.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.47 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.19 | |
| 28 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.92 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.68 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Derby County
Latest: Leeds United · 0–1
Match stats
29 Dec 2024, 17:45 · Home vs Leeds United · 2024/2025
Watford
Latest: Cardiff City · 1–1
Match stats
14 Jan 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Cardiff City · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Derby County’s ground: 8 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Derby County’s home games with Watford’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
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Watford
Goals
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
Watford
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Derby County
Watford
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
Watford
Previous meetings
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