Derby County FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Derby County FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Pride Park Stadium.
- Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
- Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tom Nield
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Jacob Graham (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L 25 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–2 W 21 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–2 L 18 Apr Oxford United FC H 1–0 W 11 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L 06 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Derby County FC A 2–1 W 25 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–3 L 22 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–3 L 18 Apr Watford FC A 2–0 W 11 Apr Hull City AFC H 2–1 W 06 Apr Bristol City FC A 0–1 L Season Stats
Derby County FC Sheffield United FC #8 Position #13 69 Points 60 46 Played 46 20 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 22 67 Scored 66 59 Conceded 66 +8 GD +0 1.50 PPG 1.30 43% Win % 39% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this seasonDerby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Derby County FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' What a strike from Samuel Szmodics! The score is 1-0.
- 10' Sheffield United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' Sondre Langas was booked on 18.
- 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jaydon Banel, as he is very good at scoring at Pride Park Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 26' Derby County FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Derby County FC that had 377 games and scored 408 goals.
- 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
- 45' Sheffield United FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' Derby County FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Samuel Szmodics scoring 1 goals.
- 54' It’s gonna be a card for Japhet Tanganga.
- 59' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' What an equalizer from Thomas Cannon!
- 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 69' Goal! Sydie Peck scores his 1 goal in 355 matches.
- 74' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 79' Sheffield United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 84' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 89' Derby County FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
- 90' Samuel Szmodics is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Another three points for Sheffield United FC.
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Derby County FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 5
- 3
- 27
- 25
- 23
- 9
- 19
- 34
- 1
- 18
- 6
Bench- 4
- 31
- 15
- 28
- 29
- 42
- 22
- 54
- 37
Coach John EustaceSheffield United FC
4-4-2Starting XI- 17
- 10
- 45
- 14
- 8
- 38
- 2
- 25
- 4
- 7
- 42
Bench- 44
- 9
- 48
- 24
- 12
- 18
- 37
- 46
- 43
Coach Chris Wilder -
Head to Head
Derby County FC Form
2026-05-02 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Derby County FC W 2026-04-21 Norwich City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-18 Derby County FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2026-04-11 Southampton FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC WSheffield United FC Form
2026-05-02 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L