Updated 20 September 2025, after full time.
Derby 0-1 Preston in the Championship at Pride Park Stadium, Derby on 20 September 2025. Scorers: Alfie Devine for Preston. In their last 5 meetings, Derby have won 3, Preston 0, with 2 draws.
Derby 0-1 Preston was the final score in the Championship on Saturday 20 September 2025 at Pride Park Stadium. Scorers: Alfie Devine for Preston. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Derby vs Preston was played at Pride Park Stadium in Derby on Saturday 20 September 2025, the home ground of Derby, which holds 33,597 people. It finished Derby 0-1 Preston in the Championship, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
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 3, Preston have won 0 and 2 were drawn, with Derby scoring 5 goals to Preston's 1. 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.
Lewis Smith refereed Derby vs Preston, averaging 20.5 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards per game across 6 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 |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Championship | Derby County vs Preston North End | 2-0 |
| 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 | 48% | 52% |
| Shots | 7 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 6 |
| Corners | 3 | 4 |
| Fouls | 10 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Tackles | 15 | 12 |
| Passes | 407 | 461 |
Preston: A. Devine 29'.
| 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 |