Derby vs Leicester
Ref: Josh Smith, EnglandPride Park Stadium, Derby · 33,597 cap
Match recap
Leicester beat Derby 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Langås scored for Derby; De Cordova-Reid, Skipp, and James replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.43 for Derby versus 1.20 for Leicester. Derby sit 8th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
8'
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De Cordova-Reid
Assist: James
15'
⚽
Skipp
19'
Vestergaard
Yellow Card
Adams
Yellow Card
Langås
Yellow Card
31'
⚽
James
Assist: Thomas
Second Half
⇄
Salvesen
⇄
Adams
⚽
Langås
Assist: Ward
64'
De Cordova-Reid
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
⇄
Brereton
⇄
Sanderson
Thompson
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Ayew
78'
⇄
Fatawu
87'
⇄
James
87'
⇄
Mavididi
⇄
Elder
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |  Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
DerbyLeicester
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.43VS1.20
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
4
5
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
4
8
Shots outside box
0
2
Shots off goal
0
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
432
Total passes
274
352
Accurate passes
197
81%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline0 · 2 won
11
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
11
Blocked shots
0
0.33
Goals prevented
0.33
Derby
4-4-2
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Derby
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1J. Widell ZetterströmG
- 5M. ClarkeD
- 6S. LangåsD
- 7P. AgyemangF
- 15L. SalvesenF
- 20C. ElderD
- 23J. WardM
- 25B. BreretonM
- 28D. SandersonD
- 32E. AdamsM
- 42B. ClarkM
Substitutes
- 3C. ForsythD
- 4D. BatthD
- 11C. Blackett-TaylorF
- 14A. WeimannF
- 16L. ThompsonM
- 19K. JacksonF
- 24R. NyambeD
- 31J. VickersG
- 35C. NelsonD
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 20P. DakaF
- 25L. PageM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
- 56O. AlukoD
- 65J. EvansF
Derby
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ward | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Callum Elder | D | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Clark | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Ebou Adams(C) | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sondre Klingen Langås | D | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Matthew Clarke | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Brereton Díaz | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Patrick Agyemang | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dion Sanderson | D | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Widell Zetterström | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Craig Forsyth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Vickers | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Batth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Nelson | D | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan Nyambe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kayden Jackson | F | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Andreas Weimann | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Liam Thompson | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan James | M | 87 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 65 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jake Evans | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Carranza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olabade Aluko | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silko Thomas | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |