Championship 25/26 · 7 Mar 2026

Derby County 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Derby County favourites at 72%.

Derby County won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Matt Clarke, 57.9 in 90′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Matt Clarke Defender	90	1	0	0.16	57.9
Josh Vickers Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.6
Rhian Brewster Forward	62	0	1	0.37	45.2
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder	74	0	0	0.05	39.4
Lewis Travis Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	36.1
Jaydon Banel Midfielder	16	0	0	–	35.0
Ben Brereton Díaz Midfielder	90	1	0	1.23	34.6
David Ozoh Midfielder	28	0	0	–	34.2
Joe Ward Midfielder	90	0	1	0.03	30.2
Bobby Clark Midfielder	89	0	0	0.34	30.0
Dion Sanderson Defender	90	0	0	–	29.5
Patrick Agyemang Forward	75	0	0	0.21	28.9
Derry Murkin Defender	90	0	0	0.02	22.3
Carlton Morris Forward	15	0	0	–	10.6
Oscar Fraulo Midfielder	1	0	0	–	0.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Dominic Iorfa Defender	90	0	0	0.11	48.6
Jerry Yates Forward	82	1	0	0.54	45.9
Pierce Charles Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	41.5
Jamal Lowe Forward	90	0	1	0.04	40.7
Liam Palmer Defender	90	0	0	–	39.9
Sean Fusire Midfielder	89	0	0	–	36.1
Jarvis Thornton Midfielder	8	0	0	–	35.7
Gabriel Otegbayo Defender	90	0	0	–	29.9
Charlie McNeill Forward	74	0	0	0.02	29.7
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	28.6
Joel Ndala Midfielder	16	0	0	–	27.9
Tayo Adaramola Midfielder	90	0	0	–	27.5
Jaden Heskey Midfielder	90	0	0	–	27.2
Ike Ugbo Forward	1	0	0	–	0.0