Preston North End vs Derby CountyLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Match Timeline

89'Substitution

Lars-Jørgen Salvesen· In

Patrick Agyemang· Out

Derby County

89'Substitution

Andreas Weimann· In

Bobby Clark· Out

Derby County

87'Yellow Card

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Preston North End

87'Yellow Card

—

Derby County

Goal!

0-1

Patrick Agyemang

82'·Derby County

⚽

79'Substitution

Michael Smith· In

Alistair Edward McCann· Out

Preston North End

79'Substitution

Jordan Andrew Thompson· In

Lewis Dobbin· Out

Preston North End

73'Substitution

Liam Thompson· In

David Ozoh· Out

Derby County

72'Substitution

Oscar Fraulo· In

Rhian Brewster· Out

Derby County

68'Substitution

Pol Valentín· In

Brad Potts· Out

Preston North End

67'Substitution

Daniel Jebbison· In

Milutin Osmajic· Out

Preston North End

66'Yellow Card

Lewis Dobbin

Preston North End

66'Yellow Card

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

63'Yellow Card

Callum Elder

Derby County

58'Substitution

Thierry Small· In

Jamal Piaras Lewis· Out

Preston North End

57'Yellow Card

Ben Brereton Díaz

Derby County

40'Yellow Card

David Ozoh

Derby County

38'Yellow Card

Bobby Clark

Derby County

21'Yellow Card

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Preston North End

Statistics of the Game

Preston North End

Derby County

51%Ball Possession49%

13Shots Total18

2Shots On Target4

5Corners10

7Fouls12

2Yellow Cards5

0Offsides2

4Saves2

364Passes338

8Shots Off Target8

89Attacks105

34Dangerous Attacks58

6Shots Inside Box13

7Shots Outside Box5

0Goals1

12Free Kicks7

3Shots Blocked6

5Substitutions4

25Tackles14

0Assists1

269Accurate Passes238

13Total Crosses21

3Accurate Crosses7

12Interceptions11

63Duels Won44

1Big Chances Created2

1Big Chances Missed2

Preston North End

Manager: P. Heckingbottom

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Ben Whiteman MF	-	90'	0/1	39(87%)	1	5/8
Alistair Edward McCann MF	-	79'	0/1	33(78%)	5	8/14
Jack Walton GK	-	90'	-	28(68%)	-	-
Jordan Storey DF	-	90'	0/2	41(68%)	2	13/19
Lewis Dobbin FW	-	79'	0/1	16(75%)	1	3/7
Jamal Piaras Lewis MF	-	58'	-	17(88%)	2	2/4
Lewis Gibson DF	-	90'	-	60(75%)	1	3/4
Alfie Devine MF	-	90'	2/5	35(65%)	1	4/6
Milutin Osmajic FW	-	67'	0/1	6(83%)	1	3/7
Odeluga Offiah DF	-	90'	-	38(68%)	7	10/15
Brad Potts MF	-	68'	0/2	16(50%)	1	5/8
Pol Valentín DF	-	22'	-	9(67%)	2	3/4
Daniel Jebbison FW	-	23'	-	8(67%)	-	0/2
Jordan Andrew Thompson MF	-	11'	-	10(73%)	-	2/3
Michael Smith FW	-	11'	-	4(33%)	1	2/5
Thierry Small DF	-	32'	-	4(75%)	-	0/1

Preston North End vs Derby County — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston North End	15	L1	0	1	0	1	7/15	6-3
Derby County	15	L2	0	2	15	2	4/15	5-8

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Preston North End — last 5 games

D0-0 @ Stoke City2025-12-26
L1-2 @ Wrexham2025-12-29
W3-0 vs Sheffield Wednesday2026-01-01
W2-0 @ Bristol City2026-01-04
L0-1 vs Wigan Athletic2026-01-09

Derby County — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Birmingham City2025-12-26
L1-2 @ Leicester City2025-12-29
W1-0 vs Middlesbrough2026-01-01
L1-2 vs Wrexham2026-01-04
L1-3 vs Leeds United2026-01-11

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 22
Period covered: 2009-12-08 – 2025-09-20
Preston North End wins: 4
Draws: 6
Derby County wins: 12
Avg goals per meeting: 1.77
Over 2.5 goals: 27%
Both teams scored: 27%
Home side won: 36%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 2D 2L (Preston North End view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.2 vs 1.77

Aggregated from 22 finished meetings (2009-12-08 – 2025-09-20) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 22)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-20	Derby County	0-1	Preston North End
2025-04-02	Derby County	2-0	Preston North End
2024-11-23	Preston North End	1-1	Derby County
2022-04-02	Derby County	1-0	Preston North End
2021-10-16	Preston North End	0-0	Derby County

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Preston North End	14	46	60	-7	WLLWL	13	+1
Derby County	8	46	69	8	LWLWL	13	-5

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 9 ptsPreston North End 60 · Derby County 69
Positions: #14 vs #8
Goals per game: 1.2/1.35 vs 1.46/1.28scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-01-17

Previous Meetings

Last 22 matches

Won 18%

(4/22)

Draw 27%

(6/22)

Won 55%

(12/22)

Goals

14-25

Total matches

Recent matches (5/22)

Championship•Sep 20, 2025

Derby County

0-1

Preston North End

Championship•Apr 2, 2025

Derby County

2-0

Preston North End

Championship•Nov 23, 2024

Preston North End

1-1

Derby County

Championship•Apr 2, 2022

Derby County

1-0

Preston North End

Championship•Oct 16, 2021

Preston North End

0-0

Derby County

Head to Head

Last 22 matches

Preston North End wins

Draws

Derby County wins

Goals Scored

14 - 25

Sep 20, 2025 • Championship

Derby County

0-1

Preston North End

Apr 2, 2025 • Championship

Derby County

2-0

Preston North End

Nov 23, 2024 • Championship

Preston North End

1-1

Derby County

Matchday 27 — Championship

Match Report

The table read 14th (Preston North End, 60 pts) against 8th (Derby County, 69 pts), 9 points apart. On recent form Derby County sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.2/1.35 for Preston North End and 1.46/1.28 for Derby County (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.

22 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Preston North End 4, draws 6, Derby County 12, at 1.77 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 36% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 27% saw more than two goals.

Deepdale staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,408. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.

Goal scorers

Derby County: Patrick Agyemang (82')

Key stats

Possession: Preston North End 51% · Derby County 49% · Total shots: 13-18 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 5-10

More details:

Preston North End — live results and schedule Derby County — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Preston North End vs Derby County?

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County. Championship (England) match played on 17 Jan 2026.

What league is Preston North End vs Derby County in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Preston North End and Derby County?

In 22 meetings between 2009 and 2025: Preston North End has 4 wins, 6 draws, and 12 losses against Derby County.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

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Player Statistics

Player Stats

Preston North End vs Derby County — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/22)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 22 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 27 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions