Preston North End 0-1 Derby County: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 16 August 2016

Result

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County

Championship · Tuesday 16 August 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Preston North End 0-1 Derby County: match report

Preston North End were beaten by Derby County 0-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 16 August 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from C. Forsyth of Derby County in the 87th minute.

Discipline: Preston North End received 1 yellow card; Derby County received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 19th on 1 point from 2 and Derby County 20th on 1 point from 2. Preston North End went on to finish that season 12th with 63 points, and Derby County 9th with 67.

Preston North End lined up in a 4-4-2 and Derby County in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Will Hughes of Derby County (8.4), ahead of Craig Forsyth (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Preston North End win, 4 draws and 5 for Derby County.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 86'Yellow card · Ben PringlePreston North End
  • 87'Goal · C. ForsythDerby County · 0-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 1, draws 4, Derby County 5.

Team news

Preston North End line-up (4-4-2)

Anders Lindegaard, Liam Grimshaw, Tom Clarke, Bailey Wright, G. Cunningham, Ben Pringle, Alan Browne, Paul Gallagher, Callum Robinson, Eoin Doyle, Jermaine Beckford

Derby County line-up (4-1-4-1)

Scott Carson, Cyrus Christie, Richard Keogh, Jason Shackell, Craig Forsyth, Will Hughes, Tom Ince, Jacob Butterfield, Craig Bryson, Johnny Russell, Chris Martin