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

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

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

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

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

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

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	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:

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.