Derby County vs Wrexham

Championship

Derby

9-8-9

1-2

Final

Wrexham

10-10-6

Pride Park

Match pulse

DERAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WXM

52%Possession48%

13Shots11

5On target3

12Corners2

1Saves4

9Fouls8

30'Max CleworthWXM68'Matty JamesWXM73'Dion SandersonDER

Team	1H	2H	T
DER	1	0	1
WXM	1	1	2

Who won: Wrexham 2-1

Wrexham beat Derby County 2-1 on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Pride Park. Goals for Derby: Ben Brereton Díaz (34'). Goals for Wrexham: Sam Smith (25') and Matty James (48').

Recap · Jan 4

Wrexham stay hot in coach Phil Parkinson's 250th game

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said he felt "proud" after his team marked his 250th game in charge with a 2-1 win at Derby.

What it means

Wrexham has won 3 straight.

Latest headlines

Recap · 2d ago

Rathbone strike earns Wrexham late point at struggling Derby

ESPN · Oct 2

West Ham United vs Wrexham: TV channel, how to watch in UK, kick-off time, live stream, team news

ESPN · Sep 25

Humphrey Ker steps down from Wrexham board

ESPN · Sep 19

Phil Parkinson grateful for Wrexham fans' support after 'difficult week'

Recap · Sep 19

Wrexham beat Southampton after last-gasp own goal

ESPN · Sep 17

Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac poke fun at 'Spygate' in Wrexham sponsor ad ahead of Southampton clash

ESPN · Sep 11

Wrexham suffer heaviest loss under Reynolds, Mac in West Ham rout

ESPN · Sep 11

West Ham 6-0 Wrexham: Hammers shine to go top of Championship - as it happened

Lineups

Wrexham15th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-2-4-1)

1Arthur OkonkwoG
2Dominic HyamCD
3Callum DoyleLB
4Max CleworthRB
5Ben SheafCM-L
6Matty JamesCM-R
7George ThomasonLM
8Ryan LongmanRM
9Sam SmithF
10Nathan BroadheadAM-L
11Josh WindassAM-R

Derby23rd in English League Championship

Lineup (3-4-2-1)

1Jacob Widell ZetterströmG
2Dion SandersonCD
3Matthew ClarkeCD-L
4Sondre LangasCD-R
5Bobby ClarkCM-L
6Liam ThompsonCM-R
7Callum ElderLM
8Joe WardRM
9Rhian BrewsterF
10Patrick AgyemangCF-L
11Ben Brereton DíazCF-R

Head to head

DER leads series 1-0-1

Last meeting: Derby 3, Wrexham 1 (Jan 6)

Last 5

WXM

W@ BLK2-0
Wvs PNE2-1
Wvs SHU5-3
L@ SWA1-2
Tvs WAT2-2

DER

Wvs MID1-0
L@ LEI1-2
T@ BIR1-1
Tvs POR1-1
W@ SHW3-0

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Game info

Venue: Pride Park, Derby, England · Attendance 29,939
Officials: Matthew Corlett

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.