Derby 1-0 Oxford United — EFL Championship, 18 Apr 2026
Derby beat Oxford United 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 18 April 2026 at Pride Park, Derby. J. Banel scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Derby have won 1 and Oxford United 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-022'assist: Samuel Szmodics
- 26'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 62'
- 62'
- 71'out: Oscar Fraulo
- 71'
- 76'Foul
- 80'Argument
- 84'
- 86'out: Max Johnston
- 87'Foul
- 88'Foul
- 89'
- 90+1'
- 90+1'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Derby
- 8.6Jaydon BanelM
- 7.9Lewis TravisM
- 7.9Matthew ClarkeD
- 7.7Samuel SzmodicsM
- 7.7Joe WardD
- 7.2Derry MurkinD
- 6.9Sondre LangåsD
- 6.9Jacob Widell ZetterströmG
- 6.9Dion SandersonD
- 6.7Carlton MorrisF
- 6.7Max JohnstonD
- 6.6Oscar FrauloM
- 6.6David OzohM
- 6.3Benjamin BreretonM
Oxford United
- 7.3Brodie SpencerD
- 7.0Yunus KonakM
- 6.9Will VaulksM
- 6.9Aidomo EmakhuF
- 6.9Michał HelikD
- 6.7Jin-woo JeonM
- 6.6Ciaron BrownD
- 6.6Stanley MillsM
- 6.5Cameron BrannaganM
- 6.3Samuel LongD
- 6.3Jamie DonleyM
- 6.3Mark HarrisF
- 6.3Myles Peart-HarrisM
- 6.3James CummingG
- 6.2William LankshearF
Line-ups
Oxford United4-2-3-1
Derby4-2-3-1
Substitutes
DerbyJohn Eustace
Substitutes
- 15Lars-Jørgen Salvesen90+1'F
- 31Joshua VickersG
- 3Craig Forsyth90+1'D
- 4Daniel BatthD
- 29Oscar Fraulo87'71'M6.6
- 6Sondre Langås71'D6.9
- 22Max Johnston86'D6.7
- 37O. EamesM
- 54C. Allen
Oxford UnitedMatt Bloomfield
Substitutes
- 9Mark Harris84'F6.3
- 21Matt IngramG
- 4W. Vaulks89'M6.9
- 24Hidde ter AvestD
- 32Jeon Jin-Woo62'M6.7
- 11Ole RomenyF
- 10Aidomo Emakhu62'F6.9
- 38J. McDonnellM
- 37C. MakossoD
Team statistics
67%Possession33%
1.03Expected goals (xG)0.67
15Total shots11
2Shots on target0
5Shots off target5
8Blocked shots6
7Corners3
0Offsides2
14Fouls13
4Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves1
-0.42Goals prevented-0.42
507Total passes247
440Accurate passes180
87%Pass accuracy73%
Derby
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydon Banel | 86 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 8.6 |
| Lewis Travis | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Matthew Clarke | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Samuel Szmodics | 89 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Joe Ward | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Derry Murkin | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Sondre Langås | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jacob Widell Zetterström | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Dion Sanderson | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Carlton Morris | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Max Johnston | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Oscar Fraulo | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| David Ozoh | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Oxford United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie Spencer | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.3 |
| Yunus Konak | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Will Vaulks | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Aidomo Emakhu | 28 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Michał Helik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jin-woo Jeon | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ciaron Brown | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Stanley Mills | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Cameron Brannagan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Samuel Long | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jamie Donley | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Mark Harris | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | 62 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| James Cumming | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| William Lankshear | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
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Oxford UnitedWDDLD
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Head-to-head
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