Preston vs Derby

Championship 17 Jan 2026, 15:00
Preston
Preston
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Derby
Derby
🏟 Deepdale Round 27

Match report

Derby edged past Preston 1-0 in the Championship on 17 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Derby had 18 shots to Preston's 13.

The match was played at Deepdale.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 13 - 18 On target 2 - 4 Corners 5 - 10 Fouls 7 - 11 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Jordan Storey
Preston · captained the side
8 Joe Ward captained the side
8 Lewis Travis captained the side
7 Jack Walton 4 saves
7 Odeluga Offiah captained the side
First half vs second half
Derby came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 8–12
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–3
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 2–7 3–3
Attacks 40–37 49–68
Match statistics
5 Corners 10
5 Substitution 4
89 Attacks 105
35 Dangerous Attacks 60
1 On Target 4
10 Off Target 14
50% Ball Possession 50%
13 Shots Total 18
2 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 8
3 Shots Blocked 6
6 Shots Inside Box 14
7 Shots Outside Box 4
7 Fouls 11
5 Corners 10
0 Offsides 2
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 5
4 Saves 2
353 Passes Total 336
256 Passes Accurate 233
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 3-1-4-2
12 J. Walton
42 O. Offiah 14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson
4 B. Whiteman
44 B. Potts 21 A. Devine 8 A. McCann 18 J. Lewis
28 M. Osmajić 17 L. Dobbin
Derby · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Zetterström
23 J. Ward 6 S. Langås 5 M. Clarke 20 C. Elder
27 L. Travis 18 D. Ozoh
25 B. Díaz 42 B. Clark 10 R. Brewster
7 P. Agyemang
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 9 Daniel Jebbison
  • 2 Pol Valentín
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 34 Kitt Nelson
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Derby
Coach
John Eustace
Substitutes
  • 29 Oscar Fraulo
  • 16 Liam Thompson
  • 14 Andreas Weimann
  • 15 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
  • 12 Richard O'Donnell
  • 99 Harley Price
  • 24 Ryan Nyambe
  • 3 Craig Forsyth
  • 11 Corey Blackett-Taylor
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ T. Small ↓ J. Lewis Preston
  • 67' ↑ D. Jebbison ↓ M. Osmajic Preston
  • 68' ↑ P. Valentin ↓ B. Potts Preston
  • 72' ↑ O. Fraulo ↓ R. Brewster Derby
  • 73' ↑ L. Thompson ↓ D. Ozoh Derby
  • 79' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 79' ↑ M. Smith ↓ A. McCann Preston
  • 89' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ B. Clark Derby
  • 89' ↑ L. Salvesen ↓ P. Agyemang Derby
Cards
  • 38' B. Clark Derby
  • 40' D. Ozoh Derby
  • 57' B. Brereton Diaz Derby
  • 63' C. Elder Derby
  • 66' L. Dobbin Preston
  • 87' J. Thompson Preston
  • 87' L. Thompson Derby
Head-to-head
Preston 4 2 draws 4 Derby
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
Preston D D D D W
Derby D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Derby?
Preston lost 0-1 against Derby on 17 January 2026.
Who won Preston vs Derby?
Derby won the match 1-0.
Where was Preston vs Derby played?
The match was played at Deepdale.
Who had more possession in Preston vs Derby?
Preston had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.