Championship match between Derby County and Wrexham at Pride Park don produce goal. Derby County 1, Wrexham 0. Sam Szmodics score with right footed shot from outside the box to top left corner. Mohammed Fuseini assist am following fast break.
Before that goal, Jacques Ekomié for Wrexham try left footed shot from left side of box. Josh Vickers save am in centre of goal. Wrexham make substitution: Oliver Rathbone replace Josh Windass because of injury. Delay in match because of injury Josh Windass. Delay over. They ready to continue.
Bobby Clark for Derby County fire left footed shot from outside box. Anthony Patterson save am in centre of goal. Joe Ward assist. Benjamin Whiteman for Wrexham see right footed shot from centre box blocked. Callum O’Hare assist. Sondre Langås receive yellow card for bad foul. Foul by Sondre Langås, Kieffer Moore win free kick on left wing. Foul by Carlton Morris, Zak Vyner win free kick in defensive half.
First Half begin. Lineups announced and players warm up. John Eustace set Derby County in 4-2-3-1. Phil Parkinson arrange Wrexham in 3-4-2-1.
Before match, Derby County welcome playoff-chasing Wrexham to Pride Park for Championship clash on Saturday afternoon. Rams snatch point at home of basement dwellers Burnley before extended international break. Red Dragons enjoy much-needed home victory over Southampton.
Derby County lose three consecutive matches to West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City by aggregate scoreline 6-1. Rams avoid four straight losses with late revival at Burnley last time out. Mohammed Fuseini join Rams on deadline day of summer transfer window after proposed move to Birmingham was called off. He net 93rd-minute equaliser for East Midlanders at Turf Moor on September 19.
Winning just one of opening eight second-tier battles of 2026-27, John Eustace side occupy 22nd spot in Championship standings. Dem dey two points from safety of 21st position. Derby possess worst home record in division to date. Rams collect just one point from four Pride Park contests. Dem lose each of past three games at venue. Alongside Lincoln City, Charlton Athletic and Watford, Eustace side score fewest goals in Championship so far. Dem find net only seven times across eight matches amid Patrick Agyemang continued absence.
Wrexham central striker Kieffer Moore na difference-maker at Racecourse Ground last time out. He score in 2-1 success over Southampton. That victory in North Wales cure hangover of Red Dragons most recent away trip. Hollywood-backed boys chop six at London Stadium from West Ham on September 11. Results on road vary wildly for Wrexham. Dem sit 14th in Championship rankings after international pause, three points behind top-eight conversation.
Parkinson side sign host of Championship-proven stars over off-season as dem plot another playoff push. Callum O’Hare move from Sheffield United. Wrexham finish one position and two points ahead of Derby during 2025-26 campaign. Dem also had better of two meetings, claim three points at Pride Park thanks to goals from Sam Smith and Matty James in January.
Derby injury woes worsen during international break. Left-back Charlie Taylor hamstring set to sideline for around month. Usual first-choice option Derry Murkin and veteran Craig Forsyth also unavailable. Dis leave Rams with considerable full-back dilemma ahead of Saturday afternoon. Centre-backs Matt Clarke and Eiran Cashin both missing because of calf problems. Wrexham Liberato Cacace pick another injury and set to see new specialist in London. Moore should be ready this weekend after limited game time for Wales in UEFA Nations League over past fortnight.
Possible starting lineup for Derby County: Vickers; Ward, Langas, Sanderson, Blackett-Taylor; Mowatt, Ozoh, Fuseini, Clark, Szmodics; Morris. Possible starting lineup for Wrexham: Patterson; Vyner, Hyam, Doyle; Kabore, James, Whiteman, Ekomie; Windass, O’Hare; Moore.
