Derby County vs Sheffield UnitedLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Derby County

Szmodics5'

-FT

May 02, 2026

Pride Park Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Sydie Peck

Sheffield United

Goals

7.8

90'+7Yellow Card

Tahith Chong

Sheffield United

90'+7Yellow Card

Sammie Szmodics

Derby County

89'Yellow Card

Bobby Clark

Derby County

85'Substitution

Jaïro Riedewald· In

Callum O'Hare· Out

Sheffield United

75'Substitution

Lars-Jørgen Salvesen· In

David Ozoh· Out

Derby County

74'Substitution

Oscar Fraulo· In

Craig Forsyth· Out

Derby County

72'Substitution

Danny Ings· In

Gustavo Hamer· Out

Sheffield United

Goal!

1-2

Sydie Peck

69'·Sheffield United

⚽

68'Substitution

Max Johnston· In

Ben Brereton Díaz· Out

Derby County

64'Substitution

Tahith Chong· In

Tom Cannon· Out

Sheffield United

64'Substitution

Ki-Jana Hoever· In

Femi Seriki· Out

Sheffield United

64'Substitution

Joe Rothwell· In

Oliver Arblaster· Out

Sheffield United

Goal!

1-1

Tom Cannon

62'·Sheffield United

⚽

60'Substitution

Bobby Clark· In

Jaydon Banel· Out

Derby County

54'Yellow Card

Japhet Tanganga

Sheffield United

45'+2Yellow Card

Harrison Burrows

Sheffield United

26'Yellow Card

Matt Clarke

Derby County

18'Yellow Card

Sondre Langås

Derby County

Goal!

1-0

Sammie Szmodics

5'·Derby County

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Derby County

Sheffield United

51%Ball Possession49%

17Shots Total15

6Shots On Target8

6Corners3

13Fouls11

4Yellow Cards3

2Offsides2

6Saves4

372Passes375

5Shots Off Target5

90Attacks87

60Dangerous Attacks45

13Shots Inside Box11

4Shots Outside Box4

1Goals2

11Free Kicks13

6Shots Blocked2

4Substitutions5

11Tackles11

0Assists2

271Accurate Passes306

2Injuries0

20Total Crosses11

5Accurate Crosses3

11Interceptions8

49Duels Won57

3Big Chances Created4

2Big Chances Missed3

Derby County

Manager: John Eustace

Starting XI

Jacob Widell Zetterström

6.9

6.8

6.7

7.2

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

7.1

7.1

Substitutes

6.4

6.3

6.5

6.4

Manager: Chris Wilder

Starting XI

7.3

6.8

7.0

6.9

6.7

7.5

7.8

6.6

7.1

7.5

7.2

Substitutes

6.4

6.8

7.3

6.5

Tommy Betts

Joe Rothwell

6.4

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Matt Clarke DF	7.2	90'	0	1/4	50(75%)	1	9/14
Carlton Morris FW	7.1	90'	0	1/1	22(64%)	-	10/26
Jaydon Banel MF	7.1	60'	0	1/2	17(82%)	1	5/11
Jacob Widell Zetterström GK	6.9	90'	0	-	29(48%)	-	-
Joe Ward DF	6.8	90'	0	2/3	30(73%)	1	1/3
Sondre Langås DF	6.7	90'	0	0/1	28(89%)	2	5/8
David Ozoh MF	6.6	75'	0	0/2	26(92%)	2	3/8
Lewis Travis MF	6.6	90'	0	-	62(74%)	2	5/9
Oscar Fraulo MF	6.5	16'	0	-	9(75%)	-	-
Sammie Szmodics MF	6.4	90'	1	1/2	29(86%)	-	2/10
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen FW	6.4	15'	0	-	6(67%)	-	1/4
Ben Brereton Díaz MF	6.4	68'	0	-	13(67%)	1	4/7
Bobby Clark MF	6.4	30'	0	0/1	15(53%)	-	3/4
Craig Forsyth DF	6.4	74'	0	-	29(68%)	-	0/1
Max Johnston DF	6.3	22'	0	0/1	7(86%)	1	1/1

Derby County vs Sheffield United — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Derby County	15	W1	1	0	8	2	9/15	8-6
Sheffield United	15	L2	0	2	4	2	6/15	7-8

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

Derby County — last 5 games

W2-0 vs Stoke City2026-04-06
L1-2 @ Southampton2026-04-11
W1-0 vs Oxford United2026-04-18
L1-2 @ Norwich City2026-04-21
W3-2 @ Queens Park Rangers2026-04-25

Sheffield United — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Bristol City2026-04-06
W2-1 vs Hull City2026-04-11
W2-0 @ Watford2026-04-18
L1-3 vs Blackburn Rovers2026-04-22
L2-3 vs Preston North End2026-04-25

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 14
Period covered: 2009-09-12 – 2025-11-01
Derby County wins: 4
Draws: 2
Sheffield United wins: 8
Avg goals per meeting: 2.14
Over 2.5 goals: 36%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 0D 3L (Derby County view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.8 vs 2.14

Aggregated from 14 finished meetings (2009-09-12 – 2025-11-01) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 14)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-01	Sheffield United	1-3	Derby County
2025-02-01	Derby County	0-1	Sheffield United
2024-09-21	Sheffield United	1-0	Derby County
2022-01-15	Derby County	2-0	Sheffield United
2021-09-25	Sheffield United	1-0	Derby County

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Derby County	8	46	69	8	LWLWL	13	-5
Sheffield United	13	46	60	0	WWLLW	7	+6

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 ptsDerby County 69 · Sheffield United 60
Positions: #8 vs #13
Goals per game: 1.46/1.28 vs 1.43/1.43scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-05-02

Previous Meetings

Last 14 matches

Won 29%

(4/14)

Draw 14%

(2/14)

Won 57%

(8/14)

Goals

13-17

Total matches

Recent matches (5/14)

Championship•Nov 1, 2025

Sheffield United

1-3

Derby County

Championship•Feb 1, 2025

Derby County

0-1

Sheffield United

Championship•Sep 21, 2024

Sheffield United

1-0

Derby County

Championship•Jan 15, 2022

Derby County

2-0

Sheffield United

Championship•Sep 25, 2021

Sheffield United

1-0

Derby County

Head to Head

Last 14 matches

Derby County wins

Draws

Sheffield United wins

Goals Scored

13 - 17

Nov 1, 2025 • Championship

Sheffield United

1-3

Derby County

Feb 1, 2025 • Championship

Derby County

0-1

Sheffield United

Sep 21, 2024 • Championship

Sheffield United

1-0

Derby County

Matchday 46 — Championship

Match Report

Sheffield United (13th, 60 pts) visited Derby County (8th, 69 pts) with 9 points between them. Sheffield United's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.46/1.28 for Derby County and 1.43/1.43 for Sheffield United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.

14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Derby County 4, draws 2, Sheffield United 8, at 2.14 goals per meeting.

Pride Park Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 33,597. Derby County led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Derby County: Sammie Szmodics (5') · Sheffield United: Tom Cannon (62'), Sydie Peck (69')

Key stats

Possession: Derby County 51% · Sheffield United 49% · Total shots: 17-15 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 6-3

More details:

Derby County — live results and schedule Sheffield United — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Derby County vs Sheffield United?

Derby County 1-2 Sheffield United. Championship (England) match played on 2 May 2026.

What league is Derby County vs Sheffield United in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at Pride Park Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Derby County and Sheffield United?

In 14 meetings between 2009 and 2025: Derby County has 4 wins, 2 draws, and 8 losses against Sheffield United.

Where was Derby County vs Sheffield United played?

The match was played at Pride Park Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Derby County vs Sheffield United — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/14)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 14 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 46 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions