Preston North End 0-1 Derby County: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 January 2026

Result

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County

Championship · Saturday 17 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Preston North End 0-1 Derby County: match report

Preston North End were beaten by Derby County 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 17 January 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Patrick Agyemang of Derby County in the 82nd minute.

Discipline: Preston North End received 4 yellow cards; Derby County received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 5th on 43 points from 26 and Derby County 13th on 35 points from 26. Preston North End went on to finish that season 14th with 60 points, and Derby County 8th with 69.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Derby County in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jordan Storey of Preston North End (7.9), ahead of David Ozoh (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Preston North End wins, 3 draws and 4 for Derby County.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Yellow cardPreston North End
  • 38'Yellow card · Bobby ClarkDerby County
  • 40'Yellow card · David OzohDerby County
  • 57'Yellow card · Ben Brereton DíazDerby County
  • 63'Yellow card · Callum ElderDerby County
  • 66'Yellow card · Paul HeckingbottomPreston North End
  • 66'Yellow card · Lewis DobbinPreston North End
  • 82'Goal · Patrick AgyemangDerby County · 0-1
  • 87'Yellow cardDerby County
  • 87'Yellow cardPreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 3, Derby County 4.

Team news

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Preston North End line-up (3-1-4-2)

Jack Walton, O. Offiah, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Ben Whiteman, Brad Potts, Ali McCann, Alfie Devine, Jamal Lewis, Milutin Osmajic, Lewis Dobbin

Derby County line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jacob Widell Zetterström, Joe Ward, Sondre Langås, Matt Clarke, Callum Elder, Lewis Travis, David Ozoh, Ben Brereton Díaz, Bobby Clark, Rhian Brewster, Patrick Agyemang