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Derby County vs Watford
22 Nov 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Gavin WardChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Derby CountyMin
Watford- ⇄
Andreas Weimann
Substitution
Off: Carlton Morris
18′ - 35′⇄
Nestory Irankunda
Substitution
Off: Kwadwo Baah
- ⚽
Dion Sanderson 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
36′ Dion Sanderson
Yellowcard
Foul
39′- ⚽
Sondre Langås 2-0
Goal · Header
With: Joe Ward
Header
54′ Ben Brereton Díaz
Yellowcard
Argument
58′- 61′⚽
Luca Kjerrumgaard 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jeremy Ngakia
Right foot shot
- 65′⇄
Mamadou Doumbia
Substitution
Off: Luca Kjerrumgaard
- 65′⇄
Vivaldo Semedo
Substitution
Off: Hector Kyprianou
- 68′
Edo Kayembe
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Kayden Jackson
Substitution
Off: Ben Brereton Díaz
70′ - ⇄
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
Substitution
Off: Patrick Agyemang
71′ - 81′⇄
Moussa Sissoko
Substitution
Off: Othmane Maamma
- 85′⚽
Edo Kayembe 2-2
Penalty · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- 88′⚽
Edo Kayembe 2-3
Goal · Header
With: Imrân Louza
Header
- 89′
Imrân Louza
Yellowcard
Argument
- ⇄
Liam Thompson
Substitution
Off: Sondre Langås
90+1′
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 | 5.95 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.46 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 6.49 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 7.35 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.69 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.99 | |
| 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.68 | |
| 71 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.33 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
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| 72 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.76 | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
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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: Hull City · 2–1
Match stats
4 Nov 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Hull City · 2025/2026
Watford
Latest: Ipswich Town · 1–1
Match stats
4 Nov 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Ipswich Town · 2025/2026
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 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Derby County
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Watford
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
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
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.