English League Championship

Derby vs Preston 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

Apr 2, 2025, 6:45 PM
Derby County
  • 48': Craig Forsyth
  • 52': Jerry Yates
FT
2 - 0
Preston North End

    Introduction

    Derby County are hosting Preston North End at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, starting on Wednesday 2 Apr 2025 6:45 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 4': Substitution, Derby County. Kane Wilson replaces Ryan Nyambe because of an injury.
    • 15': Liam Thompson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Goal! Derby County 1, Preston North End 0. Craig Forsyth (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Phillips with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 52': Goal! Derby County 2, Preston North End 0. Jerry Yates (Derby County) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Phillips.
    • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Jayden Meghoma.
    • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Stefán Thórdarson.
    • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Will Keane.
    • 70': Substitution, Derby County. Kayden Jackson replaces Liam Thompson.
    • 72': Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Lewis Gibson.
    • 90': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Derby County. Kenzo Goudmijn replaces Marcus Harness.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Preston North End 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship
    6:45 PM, Wed, Apr 2, 2025
    Venue: Pride Park Stadium
    Location: Derby, England
    Attendance: 26,014

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +43 Burnley 40 84 2
    +26 Sheffield United 40 83 7
    +51 Leeds United 40 82 4
    +20 Sunderland 40 75 7
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    Statistics

    PNE DER
    10 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 1
    64.3 Possession 35.7
    5 SHOTS 7
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    371 Accurate Passes 153
    475 Passes 249
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    17 Crosses 25
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    66 Long Balls 65
    18 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.2
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 12
    20 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 9
    38 Effective Clearances 30
    38 Clearances 30

    Line-Ups

    Derby County (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
    25 Matthew Clarke
    3 Craig Forsyth
    12 Nathaniel Phillips
    16 Liam Thompson Yellow Card
    32 Ebrima Adams
    28 Harrison Armstrong
    20 Callum Elder
    24 Ryan Nyambe
    10 Jerry Yates
    18 Marcus Myers-Harness
    Substitutes:
    Kane Wilson, Sondre Langås, Kenzo Goudmijn, Tom Barkhuizen, Erik Pieters, Josh Vickers, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Kayden Jackson, Jeff Hendrick.

    Preston North End (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    13 David Cornell (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    19 Lewis Gibson
    2 Ryan Porteous
    10 Mads Frökjaer Yellow Card
    18 Ryan Ledson
    22 Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
    3 Jayden Meghoma
    29 Kaine Kesler Hayden
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    7 Will Keane
    Substitutes:
    Benjamin Whiteman, Ched Evans, Theo Mawene, Jordan Storey, Li-Bau Stowell, Theo Carrol, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Andrew Hughes, Robbie Brady.

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