Preston North End vs Derby County 17/01/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

17 Jan 2026, 16:00

0:1

Finished

Derby County

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Bobby Clark

38'

David Ozoh

40'

2ND HALF

57'

Injured

Jamal Lewis

Ben Brereton

57'

58'

Thierry Small

Jamal Lewis

C. Elder

63'

66'

Lewis Dobbin

67'

Daniel Jebbison

M. Osmajić

68'

Pol Valentín

Brad Potts

Rhian Brewster

Oscar Fraulo

72'

David Ozoh

Liam Thompson

73'

79'

J. Thompson

Ali McCann

79'

Michael Smith

Lewis Dobbin

P. Agyemang(Ben Brereton)

Goal

82'

87'

J. Thompson

Liam Thompson

87'

Bobby Clark

A. Weimann

89'

P. Agyemang

L. Salvesen

89'

Match statistics

51%Possession49%

364Passes Attempted338

269Completed Passes238

5Corners10

17Throw-ins35

13Shots On Target18

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Jack James

#12Walton

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Jamal

#18Piaras Lewis

Bradley Michael

#44Potts

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Jack Walton #12
Jordan Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4
Alfie Devine #21
Ali McCann #8	79'
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 58'
Brad Potts #44	68'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' 66'
M. Osmajić #28	67'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
Thierry Small #26	58'
Pol Valentín #2	68'
L. Lindsay #6
J. Thompson #15	87' 79'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
K. Nelson #34
Daniel Jebbison #9	67'
Michael Smith #24	79'

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Jack James

#12Walton

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Jamal

#18Piaras Lewis

Bradley Michael

#44Potts

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Jack Walton #12
Jordan Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4
Alfie Devine #21
Ali McCann #8	79'
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 58'
Brad Potts #44	68'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' 66'
M. Osmajić #28	67'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
Thierry Small #26	58'
Pol Valentín #2	68'
L. Lindsay #6
J. Thompson #15	87' 79'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
K. Nelson #34
Daniel Jebbison #9	67'
Michael Smith #24	79'

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Derby County

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jacob Mikael

#1Widell Zetterström

Matthew Edward

#5Barkell Clarke

Sondre

#6Klingen Langås

Callum Roddie

#20Elder

Joseph

#23Henry Ward

David

#18Ozoh

Lewis

#27Travis

Bobby

#42Clark

Rhian Joel

#10Brewster

Benjamin Anthony

#25Brereton Díaz

Patrick

#7Agyemang

Starting XI

J. Widell #1
Matt Clarke #5
S. Langås #6
C. Elder #20	63'
Joe Ward #23
David Ozoh #18	73' 40'
Lewis Travis #27
Bobby Clark #42	89' 38'
Rhian Brewster #10	72'
Ben Brereton #25	🎯82' 57'
P. Agyemang #7	89' ⚽82'

Substitutes

Harley Price #51
Richard O'Donnell #12
R. Nyambe #24
C. Forsyth #3
Liam Thompson #16	87' 73'
A. Weimann #14	89'
Oscar Fraulo #29	72'
C. Taylor #11
L. Salvesen #15	89'

Will not play

Dion Dannie

Dion Dannie Leonard Sanderson

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Bobby

Bobby Clark

Midfielder

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Patrick

Patrick Agyemang

Forward

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Derby County

John Eustace

Head-to-head

36 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

14

Wins

10

Draws

12

Wins

Derby County

Derby County

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Championship2022 • 1 match

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Derby County

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Derby County

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Farai Hallam

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Derby County match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Derby County. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.