Derby County vs Preston North End

Derby County

Pride Park Stadium

20 Sep 2025, 16:00

0:1

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Alfie Devine(Lewis Dobbin)

Goal

29'

2ND HALF

46'

P. Agyemang

C. Elder

55'

D. Sanderson

66'

A. Weimann

Bobby Clark

Lewis Dobbin

H. Armstrong

67'

Daniel Iversen

72'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

74'

Thierry Small

L. Lindsay

74'

75'

Ebou Adams

Lewis Gibson

Injured

84'

Lewis Gibson

Andrija Vukcevic

85'

Alfie Devine

Michael Smith

85'

87'

J. Ward

Ben Brereton

87'

L. Salvesen

Ebou Adams

Michael Smith

96'

Match statistics

47%Possession53%

409Passes Attempted461

320Completed Passes359

3Corners4

29Throw-ins23

7Shots On Target10

Line-ups

Derby County

Formation

3-4-2-1

J. Widell

#1J. Widell

Matt Clarke

#5Matt Clarke

C. Forsyth

#3C. Forsyth

D. Sanderson

#28D. Sanderson

Ebou Adams

#32Ebou Adams

Lewis Travis

#27Lewis Travis

M. Johnston

#22M. Johnston

C. Elder

#20C. Elder

Bobby Clark

#42Bobby Clark

Ben Brereton

#25Ben Brereton

Carlton Morris

#9Carlton Morris

Starting XI

J. Widell #1
Matt Clarke #5
C. Forsyth #3
D. Sanderson #28	55'
Ebou Adams #32	87' 75'
Lewis Travis #27
M. Johnston #22
C. Elder #20	46'
Bobby Clark #42	66'
Ben Brereton #25	87'
Carlton Morris #9

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

Derby County

Formation

3-4-2-1

J. Widell

#1J. Widell

Matt Clarke

#5Matt Clarke

C. Forsyth

#3C. Forsyth

D. Sanderson

#28D. Sanderson

Ebou Adams

#32Ebou Adams

Lewis Travis

#27Lewis Travis

M. Johnston

#22M. Johnston

C. Elder

#20C. Elder

Bobby Clark

#42Bobby Clark

Ben Brereton

#25Ben Brereton

Carlton Morris

#9Carlton Morris

Starting XI

J. Widell #1
Matt Clarke #5
C. Forsyth #3
D. Sanderson #28	55'
Ebou Adams #32	87' 75'
Lewis Travis #27
M. Johnston #22
C. Elder #20	46'
Bobby Clark #42	66'
Ben Brereton #25	87'
Carlton Morris #9

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

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1	72'
Lewis Gibson #19	84' 85'
A. Hughes #16
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4
A. McCann #8
Alfie Devine #21	85' ⚽29'
Thierry Small #26	74'
Pol Valentín #2
Lewis Dobbin #17	67' 🎯29'
M. Osmajić #28	74'

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

33 matches

Derby County

Derby County

15

Wins

9

Draws

9

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

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

EFL Cup2020 • 1 match

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2019 • 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:

Lewis Smith

Venue:

Pride Park Stadium

Capacity:

44 000

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