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Derby County vs Sheffield United
2 May 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Tom NieldChampionship 2025/2026 · 23 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Derby CountyMin
Sheffield United- ⚽
Sammie Szmodics 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
5′ Sondre Langås
Yellowcard
Foul
18′Matt Clarke
Yellowcard
Foul
26′- 45+2′
Harrison Burrows
Yellowcard
Foul
- 54′
Japhet Tanganga
Yellowcard
Persistent fouling
- ⇄
Bobby Clark
Substitution
Off: Jaydon Banel
60′ - 62′⚽
Tom Cannon 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Patrick Bamford
Right foot shot
- 64′⇄
Tahith Chong
Substitution
Off: Tom Cannon
- 64′⇄
Ki-Jana Hoever
Substitution
Off: Femi Seriki
- 64′⇄
Joe Rothwell
Substitution
Off: Oliver Arblaster
- ⇄
Max Johnston
Substitution
Off: Ben Brereton Díaz
68′ - 69′⚽
Sydie Peck 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Gustavo Hamer
Right foot shot
- 72′⇄
Danny Ings
Substitution
Off: Gustavo Hamer
- ⇄
Oscar Fraulo
Substitution
Off: Craig Forsyth
74′ - ⇄
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
Substitution
Off: David Ozoh
75′ - 85′⇄
Jaïro Riedewald
Substitution
Off: Callum O'Hare
Bobby Clark
Yellowcard
Foul
89′- 90+7′
Tahith Chong
Yellowcard
Argument
Sammie Szmodics
Yellowcard
Foul
90+7′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.70 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 7.21 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.36 | |
| 75 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.58 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.57 | |
| 68 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.40 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.44 | |
| 60 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.07 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7.08 | |
| 22 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.33 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.43 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
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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: Oxford United · 1–0
Match stats
18 Apr 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Oxford United · 2025/2026
Sheffield United
Latest: Watford · 2–0
Match stats
18 Apr 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Watford · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Derby County’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Derby County’s home games with Sheffield United’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
Sheffield United
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
Sheffield United
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Derby County
Sheffield United
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
Sheffield United
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.