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Derby County

22nd · 1-2-5 · 5 pts · -7
Ugh, no.
Derby County lost to Sheffield United
Sheffield United18-6-22 2 – 1 Derby County20-9-17
FT · Sat, May 2

Match Details

Pride Park (Derby) · 32,538 fans · Paramount+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Derby County 1, Sheffield United 2.
  • 90'+11'Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Sheffield United 2.
  • 90'+11'Offside, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
  • 90'+10'Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sam Szmodics.
  • 90'+10'Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever.
  • 90'+8'Attempt saved. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  • 90'+7'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7'Sam Szmodics (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7'Foul by Sam Szmodics (Derby County).
  • 90'+7'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6'Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Derby County) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross following a corner.

Line Score

12T
SHU 02 2
DER 10 1

Match Leaders

Sheffield United
Derby County

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Swansea 8 5 2 1 +7 17
2 West Ham 8 4 3 1 +11 15
3 Boro 8 4 3 1 +4 15
4 Wolves 7 4 2 1 +5 14
5 West Brom 8 4 2 2 +2 14
6 QPR 8 3 4 1 +3 13
7 Stoke 8 4 1 3 +1 13
8 Bristol City 8 4 1 3 -1 13
9 Charlton 8 3 3 2 -3 12
10 Birmingham 8 2 5 1 +1 11
11 Millwall 8 3 2 3 0 11
12 Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 -1 11
13 Southampton 8 4 2 2 +9 10
14 Wrexham 8 2 4 2 -3 10
15 Bolton 8 3 1 4 -4 10
16 Blackburn 8 2 3 3 0 9
17 Norwich City 8 3 0 5 -1 9
18 Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 -1 8
20 Watford 8 2 2 4 -3 8
21 Cardiff 8 1 4 3 -2 7
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 -7 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 -7 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 -8 4
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Key Events

90'+7'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7'Sam Szmodics (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89'Bobby Clark (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Substitution, Sheffield United. Jairo Riedewald replaces Callum O'Hare.
75'Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces David Ozoh.
74'Substitution, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo replaces Craig Forsyth.
72'Substitution, Sheffield United. Danny Ings replaces Gustavo Hamer because of an injury.
69'Goal! Derby County 1, Sheffield United 2. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
68'Substitution, Derby County. Max Johnston replaces Ben Brereton.
64'Substitution, Sheffield United. Ki-Jana Hoever replaces Femi Seriki.
64'Substitution, Sheffield United. Joe Rothwell replaces Oliver Arblaster.
64'Substitution, Sheffield United. Tahith Chong replaces Thomas Cannon.
62'Goal! Derby County 1, Sheffield United 1. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
60'Substitution, Derby County. Bobby Clark replaces Jaydon Banel because of an injury.
54'Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2'Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26'Matt Clarke (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18'Sondre Langås (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5'Goal! Derby County 1, Sheffield United 0. Sam Szmodics (Derby County) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.

Team Stats

Sheffield UnitedDerby County
General
49.2 Possession % 50.8
15 Shots 17
8 On Target 6
2 Offsides 2
4 Corners 6
11 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
306 Passes Completed 271
3 Crosses Won 5
8 Tackles Won 6
8 Interceptions 11
49 Clearances 22
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 6

Recent Form

Derby County W L W L W
Sheffield United L W W L L

Starting Lineups

Sheffield United4-4-2
17 Davies
38 Seriki 2 Tanganga 25 McGuinness 14 Burrows
8 Hamer A 42 Peck 69' 4 Arblaster 10 O'Hare
7 Cannon 62' 45 Bamford A
9 Morris
34 Banel 19 Szmodics 5' 25 Brereton Díaz
27 Travis 18 Ozoh
3 Forsyth 5 Clarke 6 Langas 23 Ward
1 Widell Zetterström
Derby County4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Derby County

  1. JW #1 Jacob Widell ZetterströmG
  2. MC #5 Matthew ClarkeCD-L
  3. SL #6 Sondre LangasCD-R
  4. CF #3 Craig ForsythLB
  5. JW #23 Joe WardRB
  6. SS #19 Sammie SzmodicsAM5'
  7. LT #27 Lewis TravisLM
  8. DO #18 David OzohRM
  9. CM #9 Carlton MorrisF
  10. JB #34 Jaydon BanelAM-L
  11. BB #25 Ben Brereton DíazAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Sheffield United

  1. AR #17 Adam Rhys DaviesG
  2. MM #25 Mark McGuinnessCD-L
  3. JT #2 Japhet TangangaCD-R
  4. HB #14 Harrison BurrowsLB
  5. FS #38 Femi SerikiRB
  6. OA #4 Oliver ArblasterCM-L
  7. SP #42 Sydie PeckCM-R69'
  8. CO #10 Callum O'HareLM
  9. GH #8 Gustavo HamerRM
  10. PB #45 Patrick BamfordCF-L
  11. TC #7 Thomas CannonCF-R62'
Substitutes · 5 used

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