Derby v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Derby 2–1 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Sat, 20 Oct 2018 17:30 BST · Pride Park

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Derby 2–1 Sheffield Utd — Derby won this Championship match.

Next for Derby: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Derby 2–1 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Venue: Pride Park · Derby
Referee: Oliver Langford, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Derby 0 · draws 1 · Sheffield Utd 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Derby 1W 3D 1L · Sheffield Utd 4W 1D 0L

Derby 2–1 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 2

Goals

against 1 / 0.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 6.8

Corners

against 7.33 / 4.8 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

6 / 3.2

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 3.2 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.67 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 1.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · Oliver Langford, England

1.7 home / 2.1 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 October 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 October 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Derby for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 7.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	6.8 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	15.33 for · 12.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	11.8 for · 10.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.2 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.33 for · 13.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 9 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Oliver Langford, England — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 21.8 fouls over 10 matches (1.7 to the home side, 2.1 to the away side).

Home 1.7Away 2.1

Derby

Derby — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Waghorn n 8	52	2.2 5/3	2.6 6/2	O. Norwood
J. Bogle n 8	82	1.9 7/5	1 4/2	—
J. Marriott n 8	35.5	1.9 5/1	1.6 3/2	B. Sharp
C. Bryson n 8	90	1.6 7/5	1.8 7/6	—
T. Lawrence n 8	62.4	1.6 5/3	1.4 6/1	—

Derby — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Marriott n 8	35.5	4.4 6/4	1.9 4/2
M. Mount n 8	90	3.6 8/7	1.5 7/3
H. Wilson n 8	74.8	2.9 8/6	1.2 5/3
T. Lawrence n 8	62.4	2.9 6/4	0.9 4/1
M. Waghorn n 8	52	2.4 5/3	1.1 3/2

Derby — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Waghorn n 8	52	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
J. Marriott n 8	35.5	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
D. Nugent n 8	69.1	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
F. Jozefzoon n 8	44.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
B. Johnson n 8	86.9	0 0/0	0.4 3/0

Derby — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Bogle n 8	82	1.6 5/5
T. Huddlestone n 8	76.1	1.5 7/2
C. Bryson n 8	90	1.4 5/4
S. Malone n 8	41.4	1.4 3/1
F. Tomori n 8	90	1.3 6/2

Derby — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Carson n 8	90	2.5 5/3

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Washington n 8	34.6	2.9 5/2	0.3 1/0	—
B. Sharp n 8	69.3	2.1 6/3	1.1 4/2	J. Marriott
O. Norwood n 8	90	1.8 7/4	0.4 2/1	M. Waghorn
D. McGoldrick n 8	67.1	1.5 6/3	1.2 6/1	—
M. Johnson n 8	23.6	1.4 2/1	1 2/0	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. McGoldrick n 8	67.1	4 8/5	1.3 6/1
B. Sharp n 8	69.3	2.6 6/4	1.3 4/2
B. Woodburn n 8	30.1	2.6 2/2	0.4 1/0
L. Clarke n 8	28.4	2 2/1	0.4 1/0
J. Fleck n 8	81.1	1.7 6/5	0.6 3/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. McGoldrick n 8	67.1	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
B. Sharp n 8	69.3	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
M. Duffy n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
Enda Stevens n 8	88.1	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
L. Clarke n 8	28.4	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Norwood n 8	90	1.4 6/3
Enda Stevens n 8	88.1	1.4 4/3
C. Basham n 8	82.5	1.2 5/2
J. Fleck n 8	81.1	1.2 6/3
B. Woodburn n 8	30.1	1.1 2/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	90	2.8 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Derby		Sheffield Utd
49%	Possession	51%
12	Shots	13
4	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	5
7	Shots inside the box	11
4	Corners	9
1	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	12
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
505	Passes	491
83%	Pass accuracy	83%

Derby player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
S. Carson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Bogle	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.9
R. Keogh	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.1
F. Tomori	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.1
C. Forsyth	90	0	1	0	0	4	0	7
T. Huddlestone	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.3
M. Mount	90	0	0	2	0	2	0	7
H. Wilson	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.8
J. Marriott	86	1	1	4	2	1	0	8.2
M. Waghorn	71	0	0	2	0	0	1	6.8
C. Bryson	36	1	0	1	1	0	0	7
T. Lawrence sub	54	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.7
F. Jozefzoon sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
C. Davies sub	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Egan	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
J. O'Connell	90	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	7.1
K. Freeman	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
O. Norwood	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.8
J. Fleck	90	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	6.8
Enda Stevens	90	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	7.3
D. McGoldrick	90	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.7
C. Basham	80	1	0	2	1	0	2	Y	6.8
M. Duffy	65	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
B. Sharp	65	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.4
P. Coutts	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
L. Clarke	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Washington	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Derby v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

DerbyWDLDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Derby 0 · 1 draw · Sheffield Utd 1 · 3 goals/game

2018-01-01 Derby 1–1 Sheffield Utd
2017-08-26 Sheffield Utd 3–1 Derby

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Derby#6 pos74 pts46 pl+15 GD

Sheffield Utd#2 pos89 pts46 pl+37 GD

Goals per game

Derby scored1.5

Sheffield Utd scored1.7

Derby conceded1.17

Sheffield Utd conceded0.89

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Derby and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 2 meetings, Derby won 0, Sheffield Utd won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Derby and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Derby 1W 3D 1L; Sheffield Utd 4W 1D 0L.

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