Derby County vs Preston North End, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Derby County

55': Max Bird
80': Ravel Morrison

FT
1 - 0

Preston North End

32': Liam Lindsay

About

Derby County are hosting Preston North End at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, starting on . 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.
1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
2': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
2': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
4': Foul by Cameron Archer (Preston North End).
4': Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
9': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
9': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Bird following a set piece situation.
11': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
11': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
16': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Derby County).
16': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
19': Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
19': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
20': Attempt blocked. Curtis Davies (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcolm Ebiowei with a cross.
20': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
22': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
22': Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malcolm Ebiowei with a cross.
23': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Malcolm Ebiowei with a cross.
24': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
25': Festy Ebosele (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End).
26': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
27': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Cameron Archer.
28': Offside, Derby County. Jason Knight tries a through ball, but Luke Plange is caught offside.
28': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
29': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
29': Attempt saved. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross.
30': Foul by Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County).
30': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Offside, Preston North End. Ched Evans tries a through ball, but Cameron Archer is caught offside.
32': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
32': Tom Lawrence (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the red card.
34': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
35': Substitution, Preston North End. Sepp van den Berg replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
35': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
36': Curtis Davies (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
37': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County).
42': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
43': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
43': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
44': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
45'+4': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Preston North End 0.
46': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
47': Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Malcolm Ebiowei with a cross following a corner.
48': Hand ball by Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County).
50': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Festy Ebosele.
52': Attempt saved. Lee Buchanan (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a through ball.
52': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
54': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
54': Attempt saved. Curtis Davies (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross.
55': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Max Bird (Derby County).
55': Max Bird (Derby County) is shown the red card.
57': Offside, Preston North End. Patrick Bauer tries a through ball, but Andrew Hughes is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Derby County. Krystian Bielik replaces Festy Ebosele.
59': Curtis Davies (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
60': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
60': Nathan Byrne (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt saved. Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
62': Attempt saved. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
64': Attempt saved. Luke Plange (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
65': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Ched Evans because of an injury.
66': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
66': Malcolm Ebiowei (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Cameron Archer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Curtis Davies (Derby County).
66': Curtis Davies (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Derby County. Ravel Morrison replaces Malcolm Ebiowei.
69': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
69': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
73': Offside, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
73': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
75': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Cameron Archer.
78': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
80': Attempt saved. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ravel Morrison.
80': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
80': Attempt saved. Curtis Davies (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross.
80': Attempt saved. Luke Plange (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
80': Goal! Derby County 1, Preston North End 0. Ravel Morrison (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Plange following a corner.
83': Attempt saved. Ravel Morrison (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
83': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
84': Jason Knight (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
85': Substitution, Derby County. Richard Stearman replaces Luke Plange.
86': Attempt saved. Nathan Byrne (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ravel Morrison with a through ball.
86': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
86': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
88': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
88': Ravel Morrison (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
90'+1': Krystian Bielik (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Preston North End 0.
0': Match ends, Derby County 1, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

PNE		DER
10	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	1
5	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	9
12	Saves	1
46.6	Possession	53.4
12	SHOTS	22
1	ON GOAL	13
0.1	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
253	Accurate Passes	318
350	Passes	396
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	8
12	Crosses	24
0.4	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	44
24	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	5
11	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
15	Interceptions	10
12	Effective Clearances	14
12	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pride Park Stadium
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 23,600

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

Derby County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Ryan Allsop (GK)
33	Curtis Davies
41	Eiran Cashin
26	Lee Buchanan
2	Nathan Byrne
10	Tom Lawrence
8	Max Bird
38	Jason Knight
48	Luke Plange
36	Festy Ebosele
32	Malcolm Ebiowei

Derby County Substitutes:

Craig Forsyth, Bartosz Cybulski, Ravel Morrison, Krystian Bielik, Louie Sibley, Kelle Roos, Richard Stearman.

Preston North End (3-4-3)

No.	Name
12	Daniel Iversen (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Andrew Hughes
5	Patrick Bauer
8	Alan Browne
4	Benjamin Whiteman
11	Daniel Johnson
15	Joseph Rafferty
9	Ched Evans
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen
21	Cameron Archer

Preston North End Substitutes:

Alistair McCann, Sean Maguire, Connor Ripley, Josh Murphy, Brad Potts, Scott Sinclair, Sepp van den Berg.

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