English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 18': Benjamin Whiteman
  • 73': Ched Evans
  • 87': Ryan Ledson
FT
3 - 0
Derby County

    About

    Preston North End are hosting Derby County at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 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

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    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

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
    3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    4 Burnley 15 +12 27
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PNE 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.

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

    No. Name
    1 David Marshall (GK)
    16 Matthew Clarke
    2 Andre Wisdom
    3 Craig Forsyth
    12 Nathan Byrne Yellow Card
    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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