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

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

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

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

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

Carlton

Carlton Morris

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Sondre

Sondre Klingen Langås

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Max

Max Johnston

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 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

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Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

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Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

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Preston North End

Preston North End

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Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

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Preston North End

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Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-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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