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2025–26 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2025–26 season
OwnerDavid Clowes
ChairmanDavid Clowes
Head coachJohn Eustace
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Championship7th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlton Morris (10)
All:
Carlton Morris (10)
Highest home attendance30,784 vs Leicester City, 6 Dec 2025, Championship
Lowest home attendance21,741 vs Leeds United, 11 Jan 2026, FA Cup
Biggest win5–0 vs Bristol City (A), 30 Jan 2026, Championship
Biggest defeat1–3 vs Stoke City (A), 9 Aug 2025, Championship
3–5 vs Coventry City (H), 16 Aug 2025, Championship
1–3 vs Leicester City (H), 6 Dec 2025, Championship
1–3 vs Leeds United (H), 11 Jan 2026, FA Cup
All statistics correct as of 31 Jan 2026.

The 2025–26 season is Derby County's 127th season in the Football League and their 56th in the second tier of English football. It is their second consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Players

As of 2 February 2026[1]

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed Fee Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 Jacob Widell Zetterström GK Sweden (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 Sweden Djurgården 2024 Undisclosed 2027
12 Richard O'Donnell GK England (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 Blackpool 2025 Free 2026
31 Josh Vickers GK England (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 Rotherham United 2023 Free 2029
51 Harley Price GK England (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 Academy 2023 N/a
Defenders
2 Derry Murkin LB England (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 Netherlands FC Utrecht 2026 Undisclosed 2029
3 Craig Forsyth LB Scotland (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 Watford 2013 £150,000 2027
4 Danny Batth CB England (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 Blackburn Rovers 2025 Free 2026
5 Matt Clarke CB England (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 Middlesbrough 2025 Undisclosed 2028
6 Sondre Langås CB Norway (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 Norway Viking 2025 Undisclosed 2029
20 Callum Elder LB Australia (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 Hull City 2023 Free 2026
22 Max Johnston RB Scotland (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 Austria Sturm Graz 2025 Undisclosed 2029
28 Dion Sanderson CB England (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 Birmingham City 2026 Undisclosed 2028
44 Isaac Gordon RB England (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 Academy 2023 N/a 2027
Midfielders
14 Andreas Weimann AM Austria (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 Blackburn Rovers 2025 Free 2026
16 Liam Thompson CM England (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 Academy 2018 N/a 2027
18 David Ozoh DM England (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 Crystal Palace 2025 Loan 2026
19 Sammie Szmodics AM Republic of Ireland (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 Ipswich Town 2026 Loan 2026
23 Joe Ward RM England (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 Peterborough United 2023 Free 2026
27 Lewis Travis DM England (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 Blackburn Rovers 2025 Undisclosed 2029
29 Oscar Fraulo CM Denmark (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2026 Undisclosed 2029
37 Owen Eames CM England (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 Academy 2023 N/a 2029
42 Bobby Clark CM England (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2025 Loan 2026
Forwards
7 Patrick Agyemang CF United States (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 United States Charlotte 2025 Undisclosed 2029
9 Carlton Morris CF England (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 Luton Town 2025 Undisclosed 2028
10 Rhian Brewster CF England (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 Sheffield United 2025 Free 2027
15 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen CF Norway (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 Norway Viking 2025 Undisclosed 2027
25 Ben Brereton Díaz CF Chile (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 Southampton 2025 Loan 2026
34 Jaydon Banel LW Netherlands (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 Burnley 2026 Loan 2026
Out on loan
8 Ben Osborn CM England (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 Sheffield United 2024 Free 2026
11 Corey Blackett-Taylor LW England (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 Charlton Athletic 2024 Free 2027
17 Kenzo Goudmijn CM Netherlands (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2024 Undisclosed 2028
21 Jake Rooney CB England (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 Burnley 2022 Free 2026
24 Ryan Nyambe RB Namibia (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 Free Agent 2023 N/a 2027
39 Dajaune Brown CF Jamaica (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 Academy 2022 N/a 2027
48 Lennon Wheeldon CF England (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 Academy 2022 N/a

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
26 June 2025 CF England Carlton Morris England Luton Town Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2025 CB England Danny Batth England Blackburn Rovers Free [3]
GK England Richard O'Donnell England Blackpool [4]
CAM Austria Andreas Weimann England Blackburn Rovers [5]
15 July 2025 CF United States Patrick Agyemang United States Charlotte Undisclosed [6]
31 July 2025 RW Scotland Cameron Wilson[a] Scotland Aberdeen [7]
1 August 2025 CF England Rhian Brewster England Sheffield United Free [8]
14 August 2025 CM Germany Jamie Wähling[a] Germany TSG Hoffenheim [9]
27 August 2025 RB Scotland Max Johnston Austria Sturm Graz Undisclosed [10]
CDM England Lewis Travis England Blackburn Rovers [11]
17 October 2025 GK Scotland Sam Kane[a] Scotland Queen's Park [12]
1 January 2026[b] CB England Dion Sanderson England Birmingham City [13]
2 January 2026 CM Denmark Oscar Fraulo Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach [14]
2 February 2026 LB England Derry Murkin Netherlands FC Utrecht [15]
3 February 2026 CB Republic of Ireland Raymond Offor[a] Republic of Ireland Shelbourne [16]
  1. ^ a b c d Signed initially for the Under-21s
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 31 December, and would become official on 1 January once the transfer window opened

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
1 June 2025[a] RW Guatemala Nathaniel Mendez-Laing England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [17]
31 August 2025 RB England Kane Wilson [18]
2 January 2026 DM Northern Ireland Darren Robinson England Doncaster Rovers [19]
15 January 2026 CB England Curtis Nelson England Milton Keynes Dons [20]
16 January 2026 CM The Gambia Ebou Adams England Portsmouth [21]
30 January 2026 CF England Kayden Jackson England Bradford City [22]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on 1 June once the transfer window opened

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
25 July 2025 LB Wales Owen Beck England Liverpool 4 January 2026[a] [23][24]
29 July 2025 DM England David Ozoh England Crystal Palace 31 May 2026 [25]
5 August 2025 CM England Bobby Clark Austria Red Bull Salzburg [26]
CB England Dion Sanderson England Birmingham City 31 December 2025[b] [27][13]
31 August 2025 CF Chile Ben Brereton Díaz England Southampton 31 May 2026 [28]
29 January 2026 LW Netherlands Jaydon Banel England Burnley [29]
2 February 2026 AM Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics England Ipswich Town [30]
  1. ^ On 4 January, Beck's season-long loan was terminated
  2. ^ On 31 December, Sanderson's season-long loan was terminated and he signed for the club on a permanent basis on 1 January

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
18 July 2025 CB Wales Daniel Cox England Walsall 5 January 2026[a] [31][32]
28 July 2025 CDM Northern Ireland Darren Robinson Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 30 November 2025 [33]
8 August 2025 GK England Harry Evans Northern Ireland Coleraine 4 January 2026 [34]
12 August 2025 GK England Jack Thompson England Worcester City 9 September 2025 [35]
27 August 2025 CF Jamaica Dajaune Brown England Port Vale 31 May 2026 [36]
1 September 2025 CM England Ben Osborn England Stockport County [37]
CB England Jake Rooney England Barnsley 1 January 2026[b] [38][39]
4 September 2025 CM Netherlands Kenzo Goudmijn Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles 30 June 2026 [40]
CDM England Harry Hawkins England Bedford Town 4 October 2025 [41]
GK England Harley Price England Worcester City 2 January 2026[c] [41][42][43]
25 October 2025 GK England Jack Thompson England Braintree Town 20 December 2025[d] [44][45]
31 October 2025 CDM England Harry Hawkins England Alfreton Town 2 January 2026[e] [46][47]
4 November 2025 CF England Lennon Wheeldon England South Shields 7 February 2026[f] [48][43][49]
20 November 2025 GK England Richard O'Donnell England Grimsby Town 27 November 2025 [50]
8 January 2026 GK Scotland Sam Kane England Worcester City 8 February 2026 [51]
9 January 2026 CB Wales Daniel Cox England Wealdstone 7 February 2026 [52]
LB England Tristan Gill England Buxton [53]
21 January 2026 RB Namibia Ryan Nyambe England Reading 31 May 2026 [54]
27 January 2026 LW England Corey Blackett-Taylor England Bolton Wanderers [55]
30 January 2026 CB England Jake Rooney England Boston United [56]
2 February 2026 RB Republic of Ireland Freddie Turley Scotland Dunfermline Athletic [57]
5 February 2026 CAM Austria Andreas Weimann Austria Rapid Wien [58]
6 February 2026 CDM England Harry Hawkins England Barwell 7 March 2026 [59]
13 February 2026 CB England Rio Canoville England Matlock Town 11 March 2026 [60]
CM England Marsel Tola England Stafford Rangers [61]
  1. ^ On 5 January, Cox's season-long loan at Walsall was terminated
  2. ^ On 1 January, Rooney's season-long loan at Barnsley was terminated
  3. ^ On 31 October, Price's loan at Worcester City was extended by a further month. On 28 November, it was extended until January
  4. ^ On 22 November, Thompson's loan at Braintree Town was extended by a further month
  5. ^ On 28 November, Hawkins' loan at Alfreton Town was extended until January
  6. ^ On 28 November, Wheeldon's loan at South Shields was extended until January. On 9 January, it was extended by a further month

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB England Sonny Bradley England Lincoln City 1 July 2025 [62][63]
CM Sierra Leone Tyrese Fornah England Northampton Town [62][64]
CF England Emmanuel Ilesanmi England AFC Telford United 3 July 2025 [62][65]
CF Northern Ireland Conor Washington England Matlock Town 18 July 2025 [62][66]
RB England Max Bardell England Buxton 24 July 2025 [62][67]
RW England Tom Barkhuizen England Barrow 29 July 2025 [62][68]
LB England Riley Moloney United States NC State Wolfpack 1 August 2025 [62][69]
CF England Tony Weston England Curzon Ashton [62][70]
GK England Josh Shattell England Whitehawk 8 August 2025 [62][71]
CM England Alex Stepien-Iwumene England Bromley [62][72]
CF Jamaica Kemar Roofe England Walsall 14 November 2025 [62][73]
GK England Rohan Luthra England Bedford Town 27 January 2026 [62][74]
LB Netherlands Erik Pieters [62]
CM Republic of Ireland Jeff Hendrick
Retired
 [62][75]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
23 June 2025 LB Scotland Craig Forsyth 30 June 2027 [76]
1 July 2025 GK England Harry Evans 30 June 2026 [77]
CM England Liam Thompson 30 June 2027 [78]
8 July 2025 CB England Luke Banks Undisclosed[a] [79]
CM England Owen Eames [79]
RB England Isaac Gordon [79]
CF England Justin Oguntolu [79]
CB England Adisa Osayande [79]
LW England Johnson Osong [79]
GK England Harley Price [79]
CM England Marsel Tola [79]
23 January 2026 CM England Owen Eames 30 June 2029 [80]
27 January 2026 GK England Josh Vickers [81]
  1. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Derby County announced a pre-season training camp in Tyrol, Austria between 14–19 July 2025, including a friendly against Red Bull Salzburg.[82][83] Three days later, the club confirmed their pre-season preparations would begin with a trip to face Matlock Town.[84] A second friendly was later confirmed, against Burton Albion for the Bass Charity Vase.[85] A third was later added, against Walsall.[86] On 30 June, a fifth pre-season friendly was announced against Solihull Moors.[87] A home friendy fixture against Atromitos was also announced.[88]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Matlock Town 1–1 Derby County Matlock
13:00 BST
  • Ravenhill 78' (pen.)
 Report
  • Hawkins 90+3'
 Stadium: Causeway Lane
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was amended to an earlier time.[89]
18 July 2025 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 Derby County Salzburg, Austria
18:00 CEST
(17:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: 28 BLACK ARENA-Nonntal
22 July 2025 Friendly Walsall 2–3 Derby County Walsall
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
26 July 2025 Bass Charity Vase Burton Albion 2–1 Derby County Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
29 July 2025 Friendly Solihull Moors 2–4 Derby County Solihull
19:45 BST
  • Creaney 16'
  • Green 30'
 Report
Stadium: Damson Park
2 August 2025 Friendly Derby County 2–0 Atromitos Derby
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 4,746

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship Matchday 1 30 12 9 9 44 37 +7 040.00
FA Cup Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
EFL Cup First round Second round 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 33 12 10 11 47 43 +4 036.36

Last updated: 30 January 2026
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Ipswich Town 30 15 9 6 51 29 +22 54 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
5 Hull City 31 16 6 9 50 43 +7 54
6 Derby County 32 13 9 10 47 39 +8 48
7 Wrexham 32 12 12 8 46 41 +5 48
8 Preston North End 32 12 12 8 40 36 +4 48
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[90]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 13 9 10 47 39  +8 48 5 6 6 21 23  −2 8 3 4 26 16  +10

Last updated: 14 February 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHAA
ResultLLDDWLDDDLWWWWWLWLLDWDDLWLWWDWLW
Position232220211922212020211917171110128111515121211141113121011796
Points001255678811141720232326262627303132323535384142454548
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were released, with Derby visiting Stoke City on the opening weekend.[91]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Stoke City 3–1 Derby County Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 25,746 (3,375 away supporters)
Referee: Elliot Bell
16 August 2025 2 Derby County 3–5 Coventry City Derby
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 30,465 (3,113 Away Supporters)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[92]
22 August 2025 3 Derby County 1–1 Bristol City Derby
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 27,849 (1,853 Bristol City supporters)
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[92]
30 August 2025 4 Ipswich Town 2–2 Derby County Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,155
Referee: Leigh Doughty
13 September 2025 5 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Derby County West Bromwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,596
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
20 September 2025 6 Derby County 0–1 Preston North End Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 29,143 (1,818 Preston supporters)
Referee: Lewis Smith
27 September 2025 7 Wrexham 1–1 Derby County Wrexham
12:30 BST O'Brien Yellow card 8', 59' Report Clarke Yellow card 13'
Adams Yellow card 36'
Travis Yellow card 49'
Brereton Díaz 72'
Ozoh Yellow card 85'
Morris Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: STōK Cae Ras
Attendance: 10,613
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[93]
30 September 2025 8 Derby County 1–1 Charlton Athletic Derby
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,966 (1,093 Chatlton supporters)
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
4 October 2025 9 Derby County 1–1 Southampton Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,573 (3,117 Southampton supporters)
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 October 2025 10 Oxford United 1–0 Derby County Littlemore
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,197 (inc. 1,484 Derby fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
21 October 2025 11 Derby County 1–0 Norwich City Derby
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,844 (1,312 Norwich supporters)
Referee: Ben Toner
25 October 2025 12 Derby County 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,931 (inc. 2,446 QPR supporters)
Referee: Elliot Bell
1 November 2025 13 Sheffield United 1–3 Derby County Sheffield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,473
Referee: Michael Salisbury
4 November 2025 14 Derby County 2–1 Hull City Derby
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,391 (1,644 Hull City supporters)
Referee: Stephen Martin
8 November 2025 15 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Derby County Blackburn
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,147
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
22 November 2025 16 Derby County 2–3 Watford Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,442 (2,374 Watford supporters)
Referee: Gavin Ward
25 November 2025 17 Swansea City 1–2 Derby County Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 14,251
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
29 November 2025 18 Middlesbrough 2–1 Derby County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,402
Referee: James Linington
6 December 2025 19 Derby County 1–3 Leicester City Derby
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,784 (inc. 3,136 Leicester fans)
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
10 December 2025 20 Derby County 1–1 Millwall Derby
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,424 (inc. 820 Millwall supporters)
Referee: Thomas Kirk
15 December 2025 21 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Derby County Owlerton
20:00 GMT
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,466
Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 December, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
20 December 2025 22 Derby County 1–1 Portsmouth Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,877 (inc. 2,007 Portsmouth fans)
Referee: Farai Hallam
26 December 2025 23 Birmingham City 1–1 Derby County Bordesley
12:30 GMT
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,082
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[94]
29 December 2025 24 Leicester City 2–1 Derby County Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,354
Referee: Gavin Ward
1 January 2026 25 Derby County 1–0 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,266
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
4 January 2026 26 Derby County 1–2 Wrexham Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,939 (inc. 2,598 Wrexham supporters)
Referee: Matt Corlett
17 January 2026 27 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,641
Referee: Farai Hallam
20 January 2026 28 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Derby County Charlton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,266
Referee: James Linington
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 21 January, but was rescheduled due to the West Brom game moved to Friday night.[95]
23 January 2026 29 Derby County 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Derby
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,099
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[95]
30 January 2026 30 Bristol City 0–5 Derby County Bristol
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,512
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 31 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[95]
7 February 2026 31 Derby County 1–2 Ipswich Town Derby
12:31 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[95]
14 February 2026 32 Derby County 2–0 Swansea City Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,841
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
21 February 2026 33 Watford v Derby County Watford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
24 February 2026 34 Hull City v Derby County Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Stadium: MKM Stadium
28 February 2026 35 Derby County v Blackburn Rovers Derby
12:30 GMT Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[95]
7 March 2026 36 Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday Derby
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
10 March 2026 37 Millwall v Derby County Bermondsey
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Den
16 March 2026 38 Portsmouth v Derby County Milton
20:00 GMT Stadium: Fratton Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 March, but was rearranged for Sky Sports broadcasting.[96]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

Derby were drawn at home to Leeds United in the third round.[97][98]

11 January 2026 Third round Derby County 1–3 Leeds United Derby
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 21,741
Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Derby were drawn away to West Bromwich Albion in the first round[99][100] and to Burnley in the second round.[101][102]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round West Bromwich Albion 1–1
(2–3 p)		 Derby County West Bromwich
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 8,548
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Penalties
26 August 2025 Second round Burnley 2–1 Derby County Burnley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,019
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 14 February 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Sweden SWE Jacob Widell Zetterström 29 0 28+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Derry Murkin 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Craig Forsyth 14 0 10+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF England ENG Danny Batth 11 0 7+2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF England ENG Matthew Clarke 32 1 31+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF Norway NOR Sondre Langås 20 2 18+1 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW United States USA Patrick Agyemang 29 10 25+3 10 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Ben Osborn 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
9 FW England ENG Carlton Morris 17 10 16+1 10 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Rhian Brewster 24 5 14+8 5 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW England ENG Corey Blackett-Taylor 10 0 2+7 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Austria AUT Andreas Weimann 27 1 5+20 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
15 FW Norway NOR Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 26 3 3+22 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Liam Thompson 18 1 11+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 MF Netherlands NED Kenzo Goudmijn 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF England ENG David Ozoh 21 1 15+4 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Sammie Szmodics 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Australia AUS Callum Elder 28 1 24+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 DF England ENG Jake Rooney 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Max Johnston 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Joe Ward 27 2 19+5 1 1+0 0 2+0 1
24 DF Namibia NAM Ryan Nyambe 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Chile CHI Ben Brereton Díaz 28 4 26+1 3 1+0 1 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Lewis Travis 14 0 10+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF England ENG Dion Sanderson 29 1 25+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
29 MF Denmark DEN Oscar Fraulo 7 0 1+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK England ENG Josh Vickers 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
34 FW Netherlands NED Jaydon Banel 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF England ENG Owen Eames 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
39 FW Jamaica JAM Dajaune Brown 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
42 MF England ENG Bobby Clark 34 4 25+6 3 1+0 0 2+0 1
48 FW England ENG Lennon Wheeldon 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
2 DF England ENG Kane Wilson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
19 FW England ENG Kayden Jackson 21 0 2+17 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
32 MF The Gambia GAM Ebou Adams 26 1 16+7 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
35 DF England ENG Curtis Nelson 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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