Stoke City vs Derby
Ref: E. Bellbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Stoke City beat Derby 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Baker, Mubama, and Thomas scored for Stoke City; Morris replied for Derby. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.09 for Stoke City versus 0.39 for Derby. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Derby are 8th.
First Half
38'
Thompson
Yellow Card
Second Half
54'
Jackson
Yellow Card
60'
⚽
Morris
Assist: Blackett-Taylor
68'
⇄
Goudmijn
⚽
Baker
Assist: Thomas
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Manhoef
Wilmot
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Blackett-Taylor
⇄
Pearson
90+4'
⇄
Jackson
⇄
Mubama
⚽
Mubama
Assist: Seko
⚽
Thomas
Assist: Donley
| # | 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 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CityDerby
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.09VS0.39
Attack6 · 0 won
12
Shots
3
7
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
2
6
Shots outside box
1
4
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
68%
Possession
32%
441
Total passes
205
381
Accurate passes
125
86%
Pass accuracy
61%
Discipline2 · 0 won
12
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
0
-0.24
Goals prevented
-0.24
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Derby
4-4-2Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasM
- 8L. BakerM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 18B. Lawal
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 12T. SekoM
- 13J. BonhamG
- 14J. DonleyM
- 17E. BocatD
- 23B. GibsonD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 56F. FawunmiF
- 57Jaden MearsD
Derby
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1J. Widell ZetterströmG
- 3C. ForsythD
- 4D. BatthD
- 5M. ClarkeD
- 9C. MorrisF
- 11C. Blackett-TaylorM
- 16L. ThompsonM
- 17K. GoudmijnM
- 19K. JacksonM
- 24R. NyambeD
- 32E. AdamsF
Substitutes
- 8B. OsbornM
- 14A. WeimannF
- 18D. OzohM
- 20C. ElderD
- 21J. RooneyD
- 28D. SandersonD
- 31J. VickersG
- 39D. BrownF
- 42B. ClarkM
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Baker | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ben Pearson | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Divin Mubama | F | 89 | 6.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Gibson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Favour Fawunmi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Mears | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | 16 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 16 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Derby
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Morris | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ebou Adams(C) | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | M | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Liam Thompson | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Forsyth | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kayden Jackson | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jacob Widell Zetterström | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Batth | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Nyambe | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Clarke | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Josh Vickers | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Osborn | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Elder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Sanderson | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Rooney | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dajaune Brown | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Clark | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Weimann | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| David Ozoh | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |