Derby County FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Derby County FC

0 – 1

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Wed 9 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Pride Park Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Aune Heggebo

Y 10' Harry Whitwell

Y 26' Brayann Pereira

YR 34' Brayann Pereira

Y 82' Jimmy Morgan

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Pride Park Stadium.

Derby County FC 11 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell
Assistant 1 George Byrne
Assistant 2 Michael Webb

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	11	23
2	West Ham United FC	11	22
3	Middlesbrough FC	11	22
4	Birmingham City FC	11	20
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	11	20
6	Stoke City FC	11	19
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	11	18
8	Southampton FC	11	17
9	Queens Park Rangers FC	11	17
10	Blackburn Rovers FC	11	15
11	Sheffield United FC	11	15
12	Millwall FC	11	15
13	Portsmouth FC	11	15
14	Wrexham AFC	11	14
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	11	14
16	Bristol City FC	11	14
17	Charlton Athletic FC	11	14
18	Lincoln City FC	11	12
19	Cardiff City FC	11	11
20	Watford FC	11	11
21	Norwich City FC	11	9
22	Burnley FC	11	8
23	Derby County FC	11	6
24	Preston North End FC	11	4

Head-to-Head

Derby County FC 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-09 Derby County FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2026-01-23 Derby County FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2025-09-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Derby County FC 2025-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–3 Derby County FC 2024-12-26 Derby County FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–1	L
05 Sep	West Ham United FC	A	0–3	L
01 Sep	Portsmouth FC	A	2–0	W
29 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	0–3	L
22 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	D
15 Aug	Charlton Athletic FC	A	1–2	L

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
05 Sep	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
02 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
29 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–3	L
23 Aug	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
15 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Derby County FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#23	Position	#5
6	Points	20
11	Played	11
1 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 3
9	Scored	15
20	Conceded	12
-11	GD	+3
0.55	PPG	1.82
9%	Win %	55%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (6 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/3

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

4/3

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC

Samuel Szmodics	3 G	1 A
Bobby Clark	2 G	2 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	4 G	2 A
Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Aune Heggebo	3 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Derby County FC have kicked off against West Bromwich Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Harry Whitwell gets a card.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Charlie Taylor made 351 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
16' The deadlock is broken! Aune Heggebo gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' Brayann Pereira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 26.
31' With 2 assists to his name this season, Mohammed Fuseini is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Derby County FC.
34' A moment of madness from Brayann Pereira on 34 minutes earns him a card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
37' The supporters are chanting for Nolan Galves. He replaces Harry Whitwell on 37 minute.
42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Derby County FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Rabby Nzingoula is replacing Aune Heggebo for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
51' Derby County FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
52' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Nolan Galves is replaced by Conor Townsend.
57' Derby County FC currently sit 21 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
62' Derby County FC is showing some good football. However, Derby County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
63' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — David Ozoh exits the field as Henrik Meister enters on 63.
68' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' Ousmane Diakite needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
78' Corey Blackett-Taylor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 362 appearances.
82' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Jimmy Morgan gets a card.
84' The whistle greets Eiran Cashin as he departs to be replaced by Corey Blackett-Taylor.
89' It’s high time James Morrison made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

18
Charlie Taylor
26
Ryan Hedges ↓ Joe Ward 46'
20
Alex Mowatt
11
Samuel Szmodics
28
Dion Sanderson ↓ Lars-Jorgen Salvesen 46'
44
Eiran Cashin ↓ Corey Blackett-Taylor 84'
8
Bobby Clark
16
Mohammed Fuseini
1
Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
4
David Ozoh ↓ Henrik Meister 63'
6
Sondre Langas

Bench

Coach John Eustace

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Morrison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Grady Diangana	2
Jerry Yates	2
Harry Wilson	2
Martyn Waghorn	2
Dara O'Shea	1
Tom Lawrence	1
Colin Kazim-Richards	1
Jack Marriott	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2026-09-09 Derby County FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-09-05 West Ham United FC 3–0 Derby County FC L 2026-09-01 Portsmouth FC 0–2 Derby County FC W 2026-08-29 Derby County FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC L 2026-08-22 Derby County FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2026-08-15 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Derby County FC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2026-09-09 Derby County FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-09-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2026-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-08-29 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-08-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2026-08-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.9 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC26% Draw30% West Bromwich Albion FC44%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

55%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

74%

Derby County FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC17% Draw49% West Bromwich Albion FC34%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.4%

0 – 2

9.8%

1 – 2

8.8%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

5.3%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 2

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	14%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	24%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.