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Matchday 3 · · Pride Park

Derby County vs Swansea City: result, lineups and stats

Derby County 23 · 7 points
0 - 3
Swansea City 2 · 23 points
  • 2' Joseph Okopu
  • 44' Ji-sung Eom
  • 90' Ronald

Lineups Derby County vs Swansea City

Derby County 4-2-3-1 · John Eustace
1 Zetterström
18 Taylor
28 Sanderson
6 Langås
22 Johnston
27 Travis
20 Mowatt
33 Blackett-Taylor
8 Clark
26 Hedges
15 Salvesen
  • 46' Sammie Szmodics Corey Blackett-Taylor
  • 46' Joe Ward Max Johnston
  • 46' Rhian Brewster Ryan Hedges
  • 69' Filip Bilbija Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
  • 78' Owen Eames Alex Mowatt

Lineup for Derby County: Zetterström, Taylor, Sanderson, Langås, Johnston, Travis, Mowatt, Blackett-Taylor, Clark, Hedges, Salvesen

Bench
  • 31 J. Vickers
  • 3 C. Forsyth
  • 24 R. Nyambe
  • 11 S. Szmodics 46'
  • 37 O. Eames 78'
  • 23 J. Ward 46'
  • 29 O. Fraulo
  • 13 F. Bilbija 69'
  • 10 R. Brewster 46'
Absentees Derby County

Forsyth, Taylor, Murkin, Travis, Clarke, Agyemang, Langås (injured), Sanderson (suspended), Cashin (unavailable)

Swansea City 4-3-3 · Vitor Emanuel Soares Matos
22 Vigouroux
14 Tymon
23 Welsh
26 Lissah
2 Key
6 Stamenic
4 Fulton
7 Widell
10 Eom
33 Idah
30 Opoku
  • 24' Moussa Yeo Joseph Opoku
  • 65' Stephen Eustaquio Jay Fulton
  • 65' Elijah Just Melker Widell
  • 65' Zan Vipotnik Adam Idah
  • 85' Ronald Ji-sung Eom

Lineup for Swansea City: Vigouroux, Tymon, Welsh, Lissah, Key, Stamenic, Fulton, Widell, Eom, Idah, Opoku

Bench
  • 1 A. Fisher
  • 3 J. Seelt
  • 20 T. Parente
  • 46 S. Eustaquio 65'
  • 44 T. Woodward
  • 8 E. Just 65'
  • 35 Ronald 85'
  • 9 Z. Vipotnik 65'
  • 49 M. K. Yeo 24'
Absentees Swansea City

Burgess, Yeo, Ronald (injured)

Stats Derby County vs Swansea City

Derby County Match Swansea City
  • 0.70 xG 3.00
  • 47% Possession 53%
  • 8 Shots 23
  • 0 Shots on target 12
  • 2 Shots off target 5
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 16 Fouls 7
  • 5 Offsides 4
  • 3 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Derby County

  1. Bobby Clark 3 goals 2 assists
  2. Sammie Szmodics 3 goals 1 assists
  3. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Carlton Morris 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Mohammed Fuseini 1 goals 1 assists

Swansea City

  1. Adam Idah 4 goals 1 assists
  2. Moussa Yeo 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Ji-sung Eom 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Zan Vipotnik 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Ronald 2 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Derby County

Player Starts Min. Form
Bobby Clark 5/5 441 solid
Joe Ward 5/5 441 solid
Dion Sanderson 5/5 426 solid
Ryan Hedges 5/5 423 mixed
Carlton Morris 5/5 417 mixed
David Ozoh 5/5 398 mixed
Sammie Szmodics 5/5 392 solid
Josh Vickers 4/4 360 poor

Swansea City

Player Starts Min. Form
Lawrence Vigouroux 5/5 450 solid
Ben Cabango 5/5 450 solid
Josh Tymon 5/5 450 mixed
Filip Lissah 4/4 360 mixed
Marko Stamenic 4/5 340 mixed
Joseph Okopu 4/5 325 mixed
Stephen Welsh 4/5 314 solid
Moussa Yeo 4/4 310 strong

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.80 1.01
  • Predicted goals3.5
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners12.0

Team comparison

DER home Per match SWA away
0.33 Points 2.00
0.67 Goals for 1.50
1.67 Goals against 1.67
1.59 xG for 1.35
1.61 xG against 1.17
6.7 Corners 4.0
LLLDL Home and away form WLWWL

Derby County vs Swansea City: head-to-head record

18 previous meetings
6 Derby County 6 draws 6 Swansea City
  • Goals per match2.11
  • Both teams scored56%
  • Over 2.5 goals44%
  • Feb 2026 Derby County 2 - 0 Swansea City
  • Nov 2025 Swansea City 1 - 2 Derby County
  • Apr 2025 Swansea City 1 - 0 Derby County
  • Nov 2024 Derby County 1 - 2 Swansea City
  • Apr 2022 Swansea City 2 - 1 Derby County
  • Oct 2021 Derby County 0 - 0 Swansea City
  • May 2021 Swansea City 2 - 1 Derby County
  • Dec 2020 Derby County 2 - 0 Swansea City
  • Feb 2020 Swansea City 2 - 3 Derby County
  • Aug 2019 Derby County 0 - 0 Swansea City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Derby County vs Swansea City?

David Webb refereed Derby County vs Swansea City.

Who is unavailable for Derby County against Swansea City?

Derby County are without Craig Forsyth (knee injury), Charlie Taylor (injury), Derry Murkin (hamstring injury), Dion Sanderson (red card), Eiram Cashin (not registered) and Lewis Travis (ankle injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Swansea City against Derby County?

Swansea City are without Cameron Burgess (achilles tendon injury), Moussa Yeo (injury) and Ronald (hamstring injury).

What formation do Derby County play?

Derby County have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Eustace.

What formation do Swansea City play?

Swansea City have used a 4-3-3 formation in their last 5 matches under Vítor Matos.

How did the last meeting between Derby County and Swansea City finish?

On 14 February 2026, Derby County vs Swansea City finished 2-0.

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