In this week 40 match, on Saturday Apr 2nd, Derby County plays host to Preston North End in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 24th placed Derby County, recorded a 1-1 draw against Coventry City. Matt Godden scored the first goal for Coventry City in the 28th minute, then Tom Lawrence tied it up for Derby County in the 66th minute earning Derby County a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 14th placed Preston North End is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Luton Town. Luke Berry scored the first goal for Luton Town in the 9th minute, then Fred Onyedinma added another in the 28th minute on a feed from James Bree At the end of 90 a dissapointed Preston North End couldn’t manage to score, and Luton Town took the shutout win. Preston North End is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Oct 16th, Preston North End hosted Derby County at the Deepdale in their last match together. Preston North End and Derby County battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Preston North End nor Derby County could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 18 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Daniel Johnson and Emil Riis are the top scorers for Preston North End in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Derby County’s most prolific scorer has been Ravel Morrison. The English midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.