Derby vs Preston

Championship 20 Sep 2025, 14:00
Derby
Derby
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Pride Park Round 6

Match report

Preston edged past Derby 1-0 in the Championship on 20 September 2025.

Derby dominated possession with 75% of the ball, while Preston had 10 shots to Derby's 7.

The match was played at Pride Park.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 75% - 25% Shots 7 - 10 On target 3 - 6 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 10 - 7 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Alfie Devine
Preston · 1 goal
7 Jacob Widell Zetterström 5 saves
7 Matthew Clarke captained the side
7 Craig Forsyth captained the side
7 Max Johnston captained the side
First half vs second half
Derby 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 2–7 5–3
Shots On Goal 1–4 2–2
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 0–3 3–1
Attacks 57–45 67–47
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
4 Substitution 5
124 Attacks 92
2 Attacks 0
39 Dangerous Attacks 33
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 On Target 6
5 Off Target 4
75% Ball Possession 25%
7 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 1
4 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 7
3 Corners 4
4 Offsides 1
48% Ball Possession 52%
2 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 3
409 Passes Total 461
320 Passes Accurate 359
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derby · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Zetterström
28 D. Sanderson 5 M. Clarke 3 C. Forsyth
22 M. Johnston 27 L. Travis 32 E. Adams 20 C. Elder
42 B. Clark 25 B. Díaz
9 C. Morris
Preston · 3-5-2
1 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
2 P. Valentín 21 A. Devine 4 B. Whiteman 8 A. McCann 26 T. Small
28 M. Osmajić 17 L. Dobbin
Derby
Coach
John Mark Eustace
Substitutes
  • 7 Patrick Agyemang
  • 14 Andreas Weimann
  • 23 Joe Ward
  • 15 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
  • 31 Josh Vickers
  • 24 Ryan Nyambe
  • 4 Danny Batth
  • 18 David Ozoh
  • 19 Kayden Jackson
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 5 Harrison Armstrong
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 9 Daniel Jebbison
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 42 Odeluga Offiah
  • 22 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ P. Agyemang ↓ C. Elder Derby
  • 66' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ B. Clark Derby
  • 67' ↑ H. Armstrong ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 74' ↑ L. Lindsay ↓ T. Small Preston
  • 74' ↑ D. Jebbison ↓ M. Osmajic Preston
  • 85' ↑ A. Vukcevic ↓ L. Gibson Preston
  • 85' ↑ M. Smith ↓ A. Devine Preston
  • 87' ↑ J. Ward ↓ E. Adams Derby
  • 87' ↑ L. Salvesen ↓ B. Brereton Diaz Derby
Cards
  • 55' D. Sanderson Derby
  • 72' D. Iversen Preston
  • 75' E. Adams Derby
  • 90+6' M. Smith Preston
Head-to-head
Derby 4 2 draws 4 Preston
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 D L D D W
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Derby vs Preston?
Derby lost 0-1 against Preston on 20 September 2025.
Who won Derby vs Preston?
Preston won the match 1-0.
Where was Derby vs Preston played?
The match was played at Pride Park.
Who had more possession in Derby vs Preston?
Derby had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.