English League Championship

Derby County vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Derby County
  • 11': Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 45': Matthew Clarke
FT
2 - 1
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 17': Jerry Yates

About

Derby County are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at Pride Park, 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.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 4': Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Vickers (Derby County).
  • 11': Goal! Derby County 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhian Brewster with a through ball.
  • 12': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rhian Brewster following a fast break.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Sam Szmodics (Derby County) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Derry John Murkin.
  • 17': Goal! Derby County 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamal Lowe with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 19': Rhian Brewster (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Bobby Clark (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Derby County) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
  • 25': Dion Sanderson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 29': Offside, Derby County. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 31': Joe Ward (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sean Fusire.
  • 33': Foul by Ben Brereton (Derby County).
  • 33': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Ben Brereton (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.
  • 36': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
  • 37': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 37': Sam Szmodics (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Joe Ward (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Foul by Joe Ward (Derby County).
  • 40': Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Vickers (Derby County).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Derry John Murkin (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 44': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sean Fusire.
  • 45': Goal! Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Matt Clarke (Derby County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Derby County).
  • 45'+3': Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 51': Dion Sanderson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 53': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 53': Lewis Travis (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 58': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Joe Ward.
  • 59': Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Lewis Travis (Derby County).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Brereton following a fast break.
  • 62': Substitution, Derby County. David Ozoh replaces Rhian Brewster.
  • 63': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
  • 72': Delay in match (Derby County).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Bobby Clark (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 74': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Joel Ndala replaces Charlie McNeill.
  • 74': Substitution, Derby County. Jaydon Banel replaces Sam Szmodics.
  • 75': Substitution, Derby County. Carlton Morris replaces Patrick Agyemang.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Lewis Travis (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 78': David Ozoh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 78': Foul by Jaydon Banel (Derby County).
  • 78': Joel Ndala (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
  • 82': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jarvis Thornton replaces Jerry Yates.
  • 83': Foul by Jaydon Banel (Derby County).
  • 83': Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaydon Banel.
  • 84': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
  • 85': Foul by Lewis Travis (Derby County).
  • 85': Joel Ndala (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo replaces Bobby Clark.
  • 89': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Sean Fusire.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90': Foul by Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90': Joe Ward (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Derby County 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 2
44.6 Possession 55.4
7 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
247 Accurate Passes 326
322 Passes 408
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 56
14 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 12
16 Effective Clearances 27
16 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pride Park
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 30,937

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 38 +38 77
2 Middlesbrough 38 +22 70
3 Ipswich Town 37 +28 68
4 Millwall 38 +9 68
Full Table

Line-Ups

DER Derby County (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Josh Vickers (GK)
5 Matthew Clarke
28 Dion Sanderson
2 Derry John Murkin
23 Joe Ward
19 Sammie Szmodics
27 Lewis Travis
42 Bobby Clark
7 Patrick Agyemang
10 Rhian Brewster
25 Ben Brereton Díaz
Derby County Substitutes:
Cruz Allen, David Ozoh, Richard O'Donnell, Oscar Fraulo, Craig Forsyth, Isaac Gordon, Owen Eames, Carlton Morris, Jaydon Banel.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Pierce Charles (GK)
2 Liam Palmer Yellow Card
6 Dominic Iorfa
22 Gabriel Otegbayo
24 Jaden Heskey
8 Svante Ingelsson Yellow Card
17 Charlie McNeill
45 Tayo Adaramola
4 Sean Fusire
12 Jerry Yates
9 Jamal Lowe
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Ike Ugbo, Logan Stretch, Jarvis Thornton, Will Grainger, Joe Emery, Cole Mcghee, Marvelous Nakamba, Reece Johnson, Joel Ndala.

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