Derby County vs Watford

Championship 18 Jan 2025, 15:00
Derby County
Derby County
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Pride Park Stadium (Derby) 👤 A. Herczeg Round 27

Match report

Watford beat Derby County 2-0 in the Championship on 18 January 2025.

Watford had 16 shots to Derby County's 15.

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

Half-time 0-1 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 15 - 16 On target 3 - 6 Corners 4 - 8 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Eiran Joe Cashin
Derby County · 67 passes (82% accurate)
8 Ebou Adams captained the side
8 Nathaniel Méndez-Laing captained the side
8 Matthew Pollock captained the side
8 Moussa Sissoko 1 assist
First half vs second half
Watford came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 10–12
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–4
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 1–4 3–4
Attacks 59–30 53–38
Match statistics
4 Corners 8
5 Substitution 4
112 Attacks 68
1 Attacks 1
66 Dangerous Attacks 45
4 On Target 7
11 Off Target 10
15 Shots Total 16
3 Shots On Goal 6
9 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 6
15 Shots Inside Box 12
0 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 11
4 Corners 8
1 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 3
371 Passes Total 307
297 Passes Accurate 234
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derby County · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Zetterström
2 K. Wilson 35 C. Nelson 6 E. Cashin 20 C. Elder
32 E. Adams 8 B. Osborn
19 K. Jackson 17 K. Goudmijn 11 N. Méndez-Laing
10 J. Yates
Watford · 3-4-2-1
23 J. Bond
25 J. Abankwah 3 F. Sierralta 6 M. Pollock
34 K. Baah 10 I. Louza 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 2 J. Ngakia
39 E. Kayembe 11 R. Vata
19 V. Bayo
Derby County
Coach
P. Warne
Substitutes
  • 27 Corey Blackett-Taylor
  • 3 Craig Forsyth
  • 18 Marcus Harness
  • 39 Dajaune Brown
  • 23 Joe Ward
  • 31 Josh Vickers
  • 16 Liam Thompson
  • 9 James Collins
  • 7 Tom Barkhuizen
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 37 Yasser Larouci
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 21 Angelo Ogbonna
  • 40 Myles Roberts
  • 5 Ryan Porteous
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 53 Amin Nabizada
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Sissoko ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 62' ↑ C. Blackett-Taylor ↓ K. Jackson Derby County
  • 64' ↑ Y. Larouci ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
  • 74' ↑ D. Brown ↓ N. Mendez-Laing Derby County
  • 74' ↑ C. Forsyth ↓ C. Elder Derby County
  • 74' ↑ M. Harness ↓ K. Goudmijn Derby County
  • 76' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ J. Abankwah Watford
  • 78' ↑ A. Ogbonna ↓ K. Baah Watford
  • 81' ↑ J. Ward ↓ K. Wilson Derby County
Cards
  • 1' J. Abankwah Watford
  • 19' C. Elder Derby County
  • 31' J. Ngakia Watford
  • 90+1' F. Sierralta Watford
Head-to-head
Derby County 0 0 draws 6 Watford
2026-02-21 Watford vs Derby 2 - 0
2025-11-22 Derby vs Watford 2 - 3
2025-01-18 Derby County vs Watford 0 - 2
2024-08-24 Watford vs Derby County 2 - 1
2021-02-19 Watford vs Derby County 2 - 1
2020-10-16 Derby County vs Watford 0 - 1
Recent form
Derby County D L D D W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Derby County vs Watford?
Derby County lost 0-2 against Watford on 18 January 2025.
Who won Derby County vs Watford?
Watford won the match 2-0.
Where was Derby County vs Watford played?
The match was played at Pride Park Stadium (Derby).
Who had more possession in Derby County vs Watford?
Derby County had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.