Derby County vs Preston North End, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Derby County

58': Matej Vydra (P)

FT
1 - 0

Preston North End

Derby County 1-0 Preston North End

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
1': Matej Vydra (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
3': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
4': Attempt saved. David Nugent (Derby County) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a headed pass.
4': Foul by Curtis Davies (Derby County).
4': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
5': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Scott Carson.
7': Attempt missed. David Nugent (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Markus Olsson with a cross.
12': David Nugent (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
12': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
14': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
15': Andreas Weimann (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
19': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
19': Attempt saved. David Nugent (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
20': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
20': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
23': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
23': Thomas Spurr (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Curtis Davies (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
29': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Tom Huddlestone (Derby County).
33': Attempt blocked. Matej Vydra (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
33': Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
33': Offside, Derby County. Bradley Johnson tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
36': Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
36': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Delay in match Johnny Russell (Derby County) because of an injury.
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Hand ball by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
38': Attempt blocked. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
39': Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
40': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by David Nugent (Derby County).
41': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
45': Chris Maxwell (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by David Nugent (Derby County).
45': Bradley Johnson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Andre Wisdom (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
45'+2': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Preston North End 0.
47': Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
47': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt blocked. David Nugent (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
48': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Fisher with a cross.
48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andre Wisdom.
49': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
50': Attempt saved. Matej Vydra (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Nugent with a cross.
50': Offside, Derby County. Tom Huddlestone tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
55': Offside, Preston North End. Chris Maxwell tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
56': Attempt blocked. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
56': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
57': Penalty Derby County. Curtis Davies draws a foul in the penalty area.
57': Penalty conceded by Paul Huntington (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
57': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Goal! Derby County 1, Preston North End 0. Matej Vydra (Derby County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
59': Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher replaces Callum Robinson.
59': Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
59': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Preston North End. Daryl Horgan replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
62': Andreas Weimann (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
63': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Huddlestone.
63': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
64': Foul by Tom Huddlestone (Derby County).
64': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Curtis Davies (Derby County).
68': Substitution, Derby County. Craig Bryson replaces Matej Vydra.
70': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Thomas Spurr.
72': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Nugent.
73': Offside, Preston North End. Daryl Horgan tries a through ball, but Greg Cunningham is caught offside.
74': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
74': Markus Olsson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
75': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by David Nugent (Derby County).
76': Substitution, Derby County. Chris Martin replaces David Nugent.
78': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
79': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
80': Foul by Andre Wisdom (Derby County).
80': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
82': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Craig Bryson (Derby County).
83': Delay in match Richard Keogh (Derby County) because of an injury.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
85': Substitution, Derby County. Mason Bennett replaces Johnny Russell.
86': Attempt missed. Craig Bryson (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Huddlestone with a cross following a corner.
89': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
89': Tom Huddlestone (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Delay in match Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) because of an injury.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+3': Andreas Weimann (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Markus Olsson.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross.
90'+6': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Huddlestone.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Preston North End 0.
90'+7': Match ends, Derby County 1, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

PNE		DER
15	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	4
58.8	Possession	41.2
9	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
340	Accurate Passes	217
441	Passes	305
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	8
15	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.4
63	Long Balls	79
24	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	16
12	Tackles	20
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
21	Effective Clearances	24
21	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pride Park Stadium
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 24,371

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Derby County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Scott Carson (GK)
33	Curtis Davies
6	Richard Keogh
29	Marcus Olsson
14	Andre Wisdom
23	Matej Vydra
44	Tom Huddlestone
15	Bradley Johnson
28	David Nugent
19	Andreas Weimann
7	Johnny Russell

Derby County Substitutes:

Chris Baird, Craig Bryson, Mason Bennett, Jacob Butterfield, Jonathan Mitchell, Alex Pearce, Chris Martin.

Preston North End (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
17	Thomas Spurr
20	Ben Davies
23	Paul Huntington
37	Callum Robinson
29	Tom Barkhuizen
8	Alan Browne
3	Greg Cunningham
14	Darnell Fisher
9	Jordan Hugill
11	Daniel Johnson

Preston North End Substitutes:

Paul Gallagher, Matthew Hudson, Andrew Boyle, Marnick Vermijl, Daryl Horgan, Josh Harrop, Sean Maguire.

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