Updated 2 April 2025, after full time.
Derby 2-0 Preston in the Championship on 2 April 2025. Scorers: Craig Forsyth, Jerry Yates for Derby. In their last 5 meetings, Derby have won 2, Preston 1, with 2 draws.
Derby 2-0 Preston was the final score in the Championship on Wednesday 2 April 2025. Scorers: Craig Forsyth, Jerry Yates for Derby. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Derby have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 11, with results reading D L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-4 defeat away to Millwall in the Championship on 31 October.
Preston have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Stoke in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 5 meetings Derby have won 2, Preston have won 1 and 2 were drawn, with Derby scoring 3 goals to Preston's 2. The most recent was Preston North End 0-1 Derby County on 17 January 2026 in the Championship.
Henrik Meister leads Derby with 18 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.8 a game, the most of any Derby player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Derby player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Stanley Mills leads Preston with 20 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.0 a game, the most of any Preston player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Preston player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Stephen Martin refereed Derby vs Preston, averaging 23.6 fouls and 4.8 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2026 | Championship | Preston North End vs Derby County | 0-1 |
| 20 Sep 2025 | Championship | Derby County vs Preston North End | 0-1 |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Derby County | 1-1 |
| 2 Apr 2022 | Championship | Derby County vs Preston North End | 1-0 |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Championship | Preston North End vs Derby County | 0-0 |
| Stat | Derby | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 36% | 64% |
| Shots | 7 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 4 | 3 |
| Fouls | 11 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Tackles | 17 | 20 |
| Passes | 249 | 477 |
Derby: C. Forsyth 48', J. Yates 52'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 23 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Shots | 12.6 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 17 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12.4 | 4 of 24 |
| Tackles | 16 | 5 of 24 |
| Passes | 387.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.6 | 9 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.5 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 12 of 24 |
| Passes | 312 | 23 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 16 of 24 |