Preston North End vs Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

17 Jan 2026, 16:00

0:1

Finished

Derby County

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Bobby Clark

38'

David Ozoh

40'

2ND HALF

57'

Injured

Jamal Lewis

Ben Brereton

57'

58'

Thierry Small

Jamal Lewis

C. Elder

63'

66'

Lewis Dobbin

67'

Daniel Jebbison

M. Osmajić

68'

Pol Valentín

B. Potts

R. Brewster

Oscar Fraulo

72'

David Ozoh

Liam Thompson

73'

79'

J. Thompson

A. McCann

79'

Michael Smith

Lewis Dobbin

P. Agyemang(Ben Brereton)

Goal

82'

87'

J. Thompson

Liam Thompson

87'

Bobby Clark

A. Weimann

89'

P. Agyemang

L. Salvesen

89'

Match statistics

51%Possession49%

364Passes Attempted338

269Completed Passes238

5Corners10

17Throw-ins35

13Shots On Target18

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

J. Walton

#12J. Walton

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Jamal Lewis

#18Jamal Lewis

B. Potts

#44B. Potts

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

J. Walton #12
J. Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42
B. Whiteman #4
Alfie Devine #21
A. McCann #8	79'
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 58'
B. Potts #44	68'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' 66'
M. Osmajić #28	67'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
Thierry Small #26	58'
Pol Valentín #2	68'
L. Lindsay #6
J. Thompson #15	87' 79'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
K. Nelson #34
Daniel Jebbison #9	67'
Michael Smith #24	79'

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

J. Walton

#12J. Walton

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Jamal Lewis

#18Jamal Lewis

B. Potts

#44B. Potts

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

J. Walton #12
J. Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42
B. Whiteman #4
Alfie Devine #21
A. McCann #8	79'
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 58'
B. Potts #44	68'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' 66'
M. Osmajić #28	67'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
Thierry Small #26	58'
Pol Valentín #2	68'
L. Lindsay #6
J. Thompson #15	87' 79'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
K. Nelson #34
Daniel Jebbison #9	67'
Michael Smith #24	79'

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Derby County

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Widell

#1J. Widell

Matt Clarke

#5Matt Clarke

S. Langås

#6S. Langås

C. Elder

#20C. Elder

J. Ward

#23J. Ward

David Ozoh

#18David Ozoh

Lewis Travis

#27Lewis Travis

Bobby Clark

#42Bobby Clark

R. Brewster

#10R. Brewster

Ben Brereton

#25Ben Brereton

P. Agyemang

#7P. Agyemang

Starting XI

J. Widell #1
Matt Clarke #5
S. Langås #6
C. Elder #20	63'
J. Ward #23
David Ozoh #18	73' 40'
Lewis Travis #27
Bobby Clark #42	89' 38'
R. Brewster #10	72'
Ben Brereton #25	🎯82' 57'
P. Agyemang #7	89' ⚽82'

Substitutes

Harley Price #99
R. O'donnell #12
R. Nyambe #24
C. Forsyth #3
Liam Thompson #16	87' 73'
A. Weimann #14	89'
Oscar Fraulo #29	72'
C. Taylor #11
L. Salvesen #15	89'

Will not play

Sondre

Sondre Klingen Langås

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Max

Max Johnston

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Derby County

John Eustace

Head-to-head

36 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

10

Wins

10

Draws

16

Wins

Derby County

Derby County

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Championship2022 • 1 match

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Farai Hallam

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Derby County match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Derby County. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.

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