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Derby County vs Wrexham
4 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Matthew CorlettChampionship 2025/2026 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Derby CountyMin
Wrexham- 25′⚽
Sam Smith 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Nathan Broadhead
Left foot shot
- 30′
Max Cleworth
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Ben Brereton Díaz 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Matt Clarke
Left foot shot
34′ - 48′⚽
Matty James 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
Substitution
Off: Rhian Brewster
60′ - ⇄
Corey Blackett-Taylor
Substitution
Off: Callum Elder
60′ - ⇄
Lewis Travis
Substitution
Off: Liam Thompson
60′ - ⇄
Andreas Weimann
Substitution
Off: Patrick Agyemang
60′ - 66′⇄
Ollie Rathbone
Substitution
Off: Josh Windass
- 68′
Matty James
Yellowcard
Foul
Dion Sanderson
Yellowcard
Foul
73′- 75′⇄
Lewis O'Brien
Substitution
Off: Nathan Broadhead
- ⇄
Kayden Jackson
Substitution
Off: Dion Sanderson
81′ - 90′⇄
Liberato Cacace
Substitution
Off: George Thomason
- 90′⇄
Jay Rodríguez
Substitution
Off: Sam Smith
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 | 6.03 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.19 | |
| 81 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.40 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.95 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.04 | |
| 60 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.67 | |
| 60 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.75 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7.61 | |
| 60 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.56 | |
| 60 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.56 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.05 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 30 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
| 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.61 | |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.50 |
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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: Middlesbrough · 1–0
Match stats
1 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Middlesbrough · 2025/2026
Wrexham
Latest: Blackburn Rovers · 2–0
Match stats
1 Jan 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Blackburn Rovers · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Derby County’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Derby County’s home games with Wrexham’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
Wrexham
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
Wrexham
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Derby County
Wrexham
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
Wrexham
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.