Leicester vs Derby

Championship 29 Dec 2025, 19:45
Leicester
Leicester
2–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Derby
Derby
🏟 King Power Stadium Round 24

Match report

Leicester edged past Derby 2-1 in the Championship on 29 December 2025.

Leicester dominated possession with 74% of the ball and had 8 shots to Derby's 8.

The match was played at King Power Stadium.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 74% - 26% Shots 8 - 8 On target 2 - 2 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 10 - 12 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Jordan James
Leicester · 1 goal
8 Bobby Decordova-Reid 1 goal
8 Rhian Brewster 1 goal
7 Jakub Stolarczyk captained the side
7 Hamza Choudhury captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 3–4
Shots On Goal 2–1 0–1
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 1–1 2–3
Attacks 51–38 59–41
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
110 Attacks 79
44 Dangerous Attacks 38
2 On Target 2
6 Off Target 7
74% Ball Possession 26%
8 Shots Total 8
2 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 12
3 Corners 4
0 Offsides 1
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 1
353 Passes Total 433
266 Passes Accurate 339
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leicester · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Stolarczyk
17 H. Choudhury 5 C. Okoli 4 B. Nelson 33 L. Thomas
22 O. Skipp 6 J. James
7 A. Issahaku 14 B. Decordova-Reid 10 S. Mavididi
9 J. Ayew
Derby · 4-4-2
1 J. Zetterström
6 S. Langås 28 D. Sanderson 5 M. Clarke 20 C. Elder
25 B. Díaz 32 E. Adams 16 L. Thompson 42 B. Clark
10 R. Brewster 7 P. Agyemang
Leicester
Coach
Marti Cifuentes
Substitutes
  • 21 Ricardo Pereira
  • 30 Aaron Ramsey
  • 39 Silko Thomas
  • 25 Louis Page
  • 28 Jeremy Monga
  • 31 Asmir Begović
  • 56 Olabade Aluko
  • 3 Wout Faes
  • 18 Julián Carranza
Derby
Coach
John Eustace
Substitutes
  • 11 Corey Blackett-Taylor
  • 15 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
  • 14 Andreas Weimann
  • 27 Lewis Travis
  • 19 Kayden Jackson
  • 12 Richard O'Donnell
  • 35 Curtis Nelson
  • 3 Craig Forsyth
  • 4 Danny Batth
Substitutions
  • 51' ↑ R. Pereira ↓ H. Choudhury Leicester
  • 65' ↑ S. Thomas ↓ J. Ayew Leicester
  • 65' ↑ A. Ramsey ↓ B. De Cordova-Reid Leicester
  • 67' ↑ C. Blackett-Taylor ↓ R. Brewster Derby
  • 67' ↑ L. Salvesen ↓ B. Brereton Diaz Derby
  • 69' ↑ J. Monga ↓ I. Fatawu Leicester
  • 73' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ B. Clark Derby
  • 89' ↑ K. Jackson ↓ C. Elder Derby
  • 89' ↑ L. Travis ↓ E. Adams Derby
Cards
  • 83' J. James Leicester
  • 90+6' L. Thompson Derby
  • 90+6' K. Jackson Derby
Head-to-head
Leicester 3 0 draws 0 Derby
2025-12-29 Leicester vs Derby 2 - 1
2025-12-06 Derby vs Leicester 1 - 3
2022-07-23 Derby County vs Leicester City 1 - 3
Recent form
Leicester D D L D L
Derby D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leicester vs Derby?
Leicester won 2-1 against Derby on 29 December 2025.
Who won Leicester vs Derby?
Leicester won the match 2-1.
Where was Leicester vs Derby played?
The match was played at King Power Stadium.
Who had more possession in Leicester vs Derby?
Leicester had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.