Preston North End vs Derby County, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

Apr 20, 2021, 6:00 PM · English League Championship

18': Benjamin Whiteman
73': Ched Evans
87': Ryan Ledson

FT
3 - 0

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Preston North End are hosting Derby County at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on Tuesday 20 Apr 2021 6:00 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
6': Tom Lawrence (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
10': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
14': Hand ball by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
15': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
18': Goal! Preston North End 1, Derby County 0. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross.
20': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
20': Patrick Roberts (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.
24': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
24': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
25': Matthew Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
27': Offside, Derby County. Patrick Roberts tries a through ball, but Tom Lawrence is caught offside.
28': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Iversen tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
29': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
29': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Substitution, Derby County. George Edmundson replaces Andre Wisdom because of an injury.
40': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
42': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
42': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
44': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Craig Forsyth (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County).
45'+2': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
45'+5': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Derby County 0.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Derby County 0.
45': Substitution, Derby County. Lee Buchanan replaces Craig Forsyth.
45': Substitution, Derby County. Martyn Waghorn replaces Jason Knight.
48': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Derby County).
50': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by George Edmundson (Derby County).
51': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
51': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
53': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Alan Browne.
53': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
53': Attempt saved. George Edmundson (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Bird.
53': Attempt missed. Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
53': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
54': Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
54': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
55': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
55': Matthew Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
57': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Alan Browne.
58': Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by George Edmundson (Derby County).
59': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
59': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
60': Attempt blocked. Matthew Clarke (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
62': Attempt missed. Matthew Clarke (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Buchanan with a cross.
63': Offside, Preston North End. Ched Evans tries a through ball, but Ryan Ledson is caught offside.
64': Foul by Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End).
64': George Edmundson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
67': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham.
67': Offside, Preston North End. Ched Evans tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
69': Offside, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen tries a through ball, but Brad Potts is caught offside.
69': Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Derby County).
69': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End).
71': Patrick Roberts (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
73': Goal! Preston North End 2, Derby County 0. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
75': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Iversen.
75': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by David Marshall.
77': Substitution, Derby County. Festy Ebosele replaces Graeme Shinnie.
80': Attempt saved. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Festy Ebosele.
81': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
81': Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by George Edmundson (Derby County).
82': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
82': Max Bird (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Offside, Derby County. David Marshall tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
85': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis Jakobsen replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
86': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Derby County).
86': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Nathan Byrne (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Goal! Preston North End 3, Derby County 0. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
89': Hand ball by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
90': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
90': Max Bird (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Substitution, Preston North End. Jayson Molumby replaces Ryan Ledson.
90'+1': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Ched Evans.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Derby County 0.
0': Match ends, Preston North End 3, Derby County 0.

Statistics

DER		PNE
11	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
7	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	2
65.6	Possession	34.4
10	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
347	Accurate Passes	138
454	Passes	240
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	4
31	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.3
77	Long Balls	63
28	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
2	Interceptions	5
23	Effective Clearances	30
23	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship
6:00 PM, Tue, Apr 20, 2021
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	39	+27	83
2	Leeds United	39	+51	81
3	Burnley	39	+42	81
4	Sunderland	39	+19	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-5-2)

No.	Name
22	Daniel Iversen (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
17	Benjamin Whiteman
18	Ryan Ledson
8	Alan Browne
37	Greg Cunningham
2	Sepp van den Berg
26	Ched Evans
29	Tom Barkhuizen

Preston North End Substitutes:

Tom Bayliss, Brad Potts, Jayson Molumby, Paul Huntington, Connor Ripley, Anthony Gordon, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Sean Maguire, Scott Sinclair.

Derby County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	David Marshall (GK)
16	Matthew Clarke
2	Andre Wisdom
3	Craig Forsyth
12	Nathan Byrne
10	Tom Lawrence
4	Graeme Shinnie
8	Max Bird
13	Colin Kazim-Richards
38	Jason Knight
23	Patrick Roberts

Derby County Substitutes:

Festy Ebosele, Martyn Waghorn, Jordan Brown, Sam Edmundson, Connor Dixon, Lee Buchanan, Kelle Roos, Louie Sibley, Louie Watson.

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