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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 17 Jan 2026

Preston North End 0–1 Derby County

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 0.8
Actual xG
0.7 – 1.8
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Preston North End favourites at 50%.

Derby County won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jack James Walton, 53.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ben Whiteman +10.3, Ben Brereton Díaz +8.8.

Well below it: Odeluga Offiah −15.4, Lewis Gibson −12.9, Alfie Devine −10.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Preston North End

4 Jan 2026W 2–0at Bristol City Championship
1 Jan 2026W 3–0v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
29 Dec 2025L 1–2at Wrexham Championship
26 Dec 2025D 0–0at Stoke City Championship
20 Dec 2025D 1–1v Norwich City Championship

Derby County

4 Jan 2026L 1–2v Wrexham Championship
1 Jan 2026W 1–0v Middlesbrough Championship
29 Dec 2025L 1–2at Leicester City Championship
26 Dec 2025D 1–1at Birmingham City Championship
20 Dec 2025D 1–1v Portsmouth Championship

Head to head

20 Sep 2025Derby County 0–1 Preston North End Championship

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jack James Walton Goalkeeper9000–53.8–
Jordan Storey Defender90000.0950.3+4.1
Ben Whiteman Midfielder90000.0347.3+10.3
Michael Smith Forward1100–39.4–
Milutin Osmajić Forward67000.0438.1−4.5
Jamal Lewis Midfielder5800–35.8−3.2
Ali McCann Midfielder79000.0833.9−7.6
Lewis Dobbin Forward79000.0632.9−6.3
Brad Potts Midfielder68000.1031.4–
Jordan Thompson Midfielder1100–30.1–
Lewis Gibson Defender9000–28.8−12.9
Alfie Devine Midfielder90000.3428.7−10.5
Odeluga Offiah Defender9000–24.6−15.4
Pol Valentín Defender2200–23.6–
Thierry Small Midfielder3200–19.7–
Daniel Jebbison Forward2300–18.6–

Derby County

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jacob Widell Zetterström Goalkeeper9000–53.3+3.7
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Forward800–48.1–
Liam Thompson Midfielder1700–47.4–
Oscar Fraulo Midfielder1800–46.2–
Ben Brereton Díaz Midfielder90010.2045.3+8.8
Patrick Agyemang Forward89100.8543.9+4.8
David Ozoh Midfielder7300–40.1−1.0
Joe Ward Midfielder9000–38.5+2.4
Andreas Weimann Forward800–38.1–
Rhian Brewster Forward72000.4537.3−3.9
Sondre Langås Defender90000.1835.8−0.7
Lewis Travis Midfielder9000–34.0−4.2
Matt Clarke Defender90000.0334.0−1.2
Callum Elder Midfielder9000–32.2−3.0
Bobby Clark Midfielder89000.0527.9−3.4