Derby County 2-0 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 2 April 2025

Result

Derby County 2-0 Preston North End

Championship · Wednesday 2 April 2025, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Derby County 2-0 Preston North End: match report

Derby County won against Preston North End 2-0 in the Championship on Wednesday 2 April 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Craig Forsyth opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Derby County's goals came from Craig Forsyth (48') and Jerry Yates (52'). Preston North End did not score.

Discipline: Derby County received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Derby County were 22nd on 38 points from 38 and Preston North End 14th on 47 points from 38. Derby County went on to finish that season 19th with 50 points, and Preston North End 20th with 50.

Derby County lined up in a 3-5-2 and Preston North End in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Nat Phillips of Derby County (8.6), ahead of Matt Clarke (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Derby County wins, 3 draws and 2 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Liam ThompsonDerby County
  • 48'Goal · Craig ForsythDerby County · 1-0
  • 52'Goal · Jerry YatesDerby County · 2-0
  • 72'Yellow card · Robbie BradyPreston North End
  • 90'Yellow card · Mads Frøkjaer-JensenPreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Derby County 5, draws 3, Preston North End 2.

Team news

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Derby County line-up (3-5-2)

Jacob Widell Zetterström, Nat Phillips, Matt Clarke, Craig Forsyth, Ryan Nyambe, Ebou Adams, Harrison Armstrong, Liam Thompson, Callum Elder, Marcus Harness, Jerry Yates

Preston North End line-up (3-5-2)

David Cornell, Ryan Porteous, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Ryan Ledson, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen, Jayden Meghoma, Will Keane, Milutin Osmajic