Championship 26/27 · 9 Sep 2026

Derby County 0–1 West Bromwich Albion

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Derby County favourites at 42%.

West Bromwich Albion won although Derby County made the better chances (0.9 xG to 0.4): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Corey Blackett-Taylor, 80.2 in 12′.

Player	Min	xG	Score
Corey Blackett-Taylor Midfielder	12	–	80.2
David Ozoh Midfielder	63	–	49.6
Alex Mowatt Midfielder	90	0.04	47.2
Eiran Cashin Defender	84	0.02	47.1
Ryan Hedges Midfielder	45	0.56	46.1
Sondre Langås Defender	90	–	45.5
Henrik Wendel Meister Forward	27	0.07	43.8
Dion Sanderson Defender	45	–	42.8
Jacob Widell Zetterström Goalkeeper	90	–	41.7
Charlie Taylor Defender	90	–	41.5
Mohammed Fuseini Forward	90	0.04	40.7
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Forward	45	0.10	38.5
Bobby Clark Midfielder	90	0.02	34.2
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder	90	0.11	32.5
Joe Ward Midfielder	45	–	31.9

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Max O'Leary Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.3
Aune Selland Heggebø Forward	45	1	0	0.29	53.6
Nathaniel Phillips Defender	90	0	0	–	52.7
Ousmane Diakité Midfielder	90	0	0	0.01	48.6
Conor Townsend Defender	38	0	0	–	47.2
Jayson Molumby Midfielder	90	0	0	–	44.5
Isaac Price Midfielder	90	0	0	–	38.4
George Campbell Defender	90	0	0	–	37.9
Jimmy-Jay Morgan Midfielder	90	0	1	0.09	37.6
Callum Styles Defender	90	0	0	–	34.0
Rabby Nzingoula Midfielder	45	0	0	–	27.9
Nolan Galves Defender	15	0	0	–	25.9
Harry Whitwell Midfielder	37	0	0	–	25.3
Brayann Pereira Defender	34	0	0	–	8.6