Derby host Sheff Utd at Pride Park Stadium, Derby on 29 December 2026 at 19:45 in the Championship. Derby's last five results: D L L D L (2 draws and 3 losses). Sheff Utd's last five: W L W D W (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss). In their last 6 meetings, Derby have won 2, Sheff Utd 3, with 1 draw.
Derby vs Sheff Utd kicks off at 19:45 UK time on Tuesday 29 December 2026 in the Championship, at Pride Park Stadium, Derby. Pride Park Stadium holds 33,597 people. The confirmed lineups replace the predicted XIs on this page about an hour before kick-off, and the live score and match stats follow from 19:45.
Derby vs Sheff Utd is being played at Pride Park Stadium in Derby on Tuesday 29 December 2026, the home ground of Derby, which holds 33,597 people. Kick-off is at 19:45 UK time, and the match is part of the Championship.
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.
Sheff Utd have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 4, with results reading W L W D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to Wrexham in the Championship on 30 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Derby have won 2, Sheff Utd have won 3 and 1 was drawn, with Derby scoring 7 goals to Sheff Utd's 6. The most recent was Sheffield United 1-1 Derby County on 24 October 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.
Patrick Bamford leads Sheff Utd with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Sheff Utd player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Sheff Utd player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Until the team news for Derby vs Sheff Utd is in, the Lineups tab shows the XI each side last started with: Derby's XI from their 1-4 defeat at Millwall on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Sheff Utd's XI from their 1-0 win v Wrexham at home on Fri 30 Oct 2026. Predicted lineups replace them once the team news is in, and the confirmed XIs about an hour before kick-off.
Statz projects 9 player markets for Derby vs Sheff Utd, from goals and shots to fouls, cards, tackles and passes, for every starter on the Projections tab of this page. The Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365, and the match projection gives each side's chance of winning.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | Championship | Sheffield United vs Derby County | 1-1 |
| 2 May 2026 | Championship | Derby County vs Sheffield United | 1-2 |
| 1 Nov 2025 | Championship | Sheffield United vs Derby County | 1-3 |
| 1 Feb 2025 | Championship | Derby County vs Sheffield United | 0-1 |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Championship | Sheffield United vs Derby County | 1-0 |
| 15 Jan 2022 | Championship | Derby County vs Sheffield United | 2-0 |
Predicted lineups for Derby vs Sheff Utd are not in yet, so these are the XIs each side last started with: Derby's XI from their 1-4 defeat at Millwall on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Sheff Utd's XI from their 1-0 win v Wrexham at home on Fri 30 Oct 2026.
| # | Derby | Fouls committed | Sheff Utd | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. Meister | 18 | S. Peck | 11 |
| 2 | D. Ozoh | 16 | L. Kitching | 11 |
| 3 | C. Morris | 11 | B. DÃaz | 10 |
| 4 | C. Taylor | 9 | P. Bamford | 10 |
| 5 | A. Mowatt | 8 | K. Phillips | 9 |
| # | Derby | Shots | Sheff Utd | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Szmodics | 26 | T. Cannon | 19 |
| 2 | B. Clark | 21 | S. Peck | 18 |
| 3 | L. Salvesen | 13 | J. Tanganga | 11 |
| 4 | C. Morris | 12 | P. Bamford | 11 |
| 5 | M. Fuseini | 10 | B. DÃaz | 10 |
| # | Derby | Shots on target | Sheff Utd | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Szmodics | 7 | S. Peck | 7 |
| 2 | B. Clark | 7 | T. Cannon | 7 |
| 3 | L. Salvesen | 5 | P. Bamford | 6 |
| 4 | H. Meister | 3 | J. Tanganga | 5 |
| 5 | R. Hedges | 3 | R. Donovan | 4 |
| # | Derby | Goals | Sheff Utd | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Clark | 2 | P. Bamford | 5 |
| 2 | L. Salvesen | 2 | J. Tanganga | 2 |
| 3 | S. Szmodics | 2 | T. Cannon | 2 |
| 4 | F. Bilbija | 1 | B. DÃaz | 1 |
| 5 | M. Fuseini | 1 | O. Arblaster | 1 |
| # | Derby | Yellow cards | Sheff Utd | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. Ozoh | 3 | L. Kitching | 5 |
| 2 | S. Langås | 2 | S. McCallum | 3 |
| 3 | A. Mowatt | 2 | J. Tanganga | 3 |
| 4 | M. Fuseini | 2 | K. Phillips | 2 |
| 5 | C. Morris | 1 | S. Peck | 2 |
| 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 | 1.5 | 13 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots | 10.8 | 23 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 16 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.8 | 14 of 24 |
| Tackles | 14.5 | 18 of 24 |
| Passes | 350.2 | 21 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.8 | 22 of 24 |