Derby County vs Preston North End

Championship 2 Apr 2025, 18:45
Derby County
Derby County
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Pride Park Stadium (Derby) 👤 S. Martin Round 39

Match report

Derby County beat Preston North End 2-0 in the Championship on 2 April 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Preston North End dominated possession with 65% of the ball, while Derby County had 7 shots to Preston North End's 5.

The match was played at Pride Park Stadium (Derby), with S. Martin in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 7 - 5 On target 2 - 1 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Nathaniel Phillips
Derby County · 2 assists
8 Craig Forsyth 1 goal
7 Jerry Yates 1 goal
7 Jacob Widell Zetterström captained the side
7 Matthew Clarke captained the side
First half vs second half
Derby County stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–4 5–1
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–0
Ball Possession 35–65 —
Corners 2–1 2–2
Attacks 53–52 37–47
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
3 Substitution 4
90 Attacks 99
45 Dangerous Attacks 36
2 On Target 1
5 Off Target 4
7 Shots Total 5
2 Shots On Goal 1
2 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 2
4 Shots Inside Box 3
3 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 10
4 Corners 3
3 Offsides 2
35% Ball Possession 65%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 0
247 Passes Total 477
154 Passes Accurate 372
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derby County · 3-5-2
1 J. Zetterström
12 N. Phillips 25 M. Clarke 3 C. Forsyth
24 R. Nyambe 32 E. Adams 28 H. Armstrong 16 L. Thompson 20 C. Elder
18 M. Harness 10 J. Yates
Preston North End · 3-5-2
13 D. Cornell
2 R. Porteous 6 L. Lindsay 19 L. Gibson
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 18 R. Ledson 22 S. Þórðarson 10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 3 J. Meghoma
7 W. Keane 28 M. Osmajić
Derby County
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 2 Kane Wilson
  • 19 Kayden Jackson
  • 31 Josh Vickers
  • 33 Erik Pieters
  • 6 Sondre Klingen Langås
  • 17 Kenzo Goudmijn
  • 29 Jeff Hendrick
  • 11 Nathaniel Méndez-Laing
  • 7 Tom Barkhuizen
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 9 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 12 Ched Evans
  • 41 Li-Bau Stowell
  • 14 Jordan Storey
  • 16 Andrew Hughes
  • 39 Theo Carrol
  • 31 Theo Mawene
Substitutions
  • 4' ↑ K. Wilson ↓ R. Nyambe Derby County
  • 58' ↑ R. Brady ↓ J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 58' ↑ E. Riis ↓ W. Keane Preston North End
  • 58' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ S. Þórðarson Preston North End
  • 70' ↑ K. Jackson ↓ L. Thompson Derby County
  • 74' ↑ C. Evans ↓ L. Gibson Preston North End
  • 90+2' ↑ K. Goudmijn ↓ M. Harness Derby County
Cards
  • 15' L. Thompson Derby County
  • 72' R. Brady Preston North End
  • 90' M. Frokjaer-Jensen Preston North End
Head-to-head
Derby County 4 2 draws 4 Preston North End
2026-01-17 Preston vs Derby 0 - 1
2025-09-20 Derby vs Preston 0 - 1
2025-04-02 Derby County vs Preston North End 2 - 0
2024-11-23 Preston North End vs Derby County 1 - 1
2022-04-02 Derby County vs Preston North End 1 - 0
2021-10-16 Preston North End vs Derby County 0 - 0
Recent form
Derby County D L D D W
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Derby County vs Preston North End?
Derby County won 2-0 against Preston North End on 2 April 2025.
Who won Derby County vs Preston North End?
Derby County won the match 2-0.
Where was Derby County vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at Pride Park Stadium (Derby).
Who had more possession in Derby County vs Preston North End?
Preston North End had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.