Our prediction for this Championship match:
Preston
Match Time & Date:
23/11/2024
09:00 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Derby
Preston will be aiming to put an end to their five-game winless run when they face Derby County in the Championship round 16. The Lilywhites suffered a dip in form, but they are surely capable of matching the Rams in front of home fans. All Ledson, Thordarson, and Frokjaer-Jensen are pushing for a start as head coach Paul Heckingbottom is expected to shuffle his pack. All Robbie Brady, Will Keane, Ched Evans, and Patrick Bauer remain on the sidelines with injuries, while defender Liam Lindsay is a major doubt after suffering a minor injury in a 3-1 loss to Portsmouth before the international break.
The Rams, on the other hand, are eager to move closer to the playoffs berth. Derby, though, have been struggling on the travels this season and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Preston’s party at Deepdale. The likes of Callum Elder, Ryan Nyambe, Tawanda Chirewa, David Ozoh, and Jake Rooney miss out with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Robbie Brady):
Robbie Brady is an Irish footballer who plays for Norwich City as a winger, but he is capable of playing at left back as well. Brady began his youth career at St. Kevin’s Boys, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. In 2008 he joined the Old Trafford outfit at age 16.
He played for Manchester United U-18 team, but he did not make his debut for the senior team. The Irish footballer played for Hull City on loan in the 2011/2012 and the 2012/2013 Championship campaigns and in January, 2013 he signed a permanent deal with the Tigers for an undisclosed fee. Robbie Brady made his Republic of Ireland debut on 8 September, 2012, in a 4-1 win over Oman and it has to be noted that he scored one goal and provided two assists for his teammates in the victory over the Asian team.
He represented the Boys in Green at the 2016 European Championship finals and he scored the winner against Italy that helped the team make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament.
Highlighted Team (Derby):
Derby County is one of the 12 founder members of the Football League. However, nowadays the Rams compete in the Championship and they play their home matches at Pride Park Stadium. Derby County have won the two trophies in the English top flight (1971/1972, 1974/1975), with the team lifting the FA Cup trophy just after the World War II (1946).
Derby’s main rivals are Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Leeds United, but the rivalry between Forest and Derby is regarded as the biggest one.
The two teams take on each other in the East Midlands derby. The colour of Derby’s shirts is white, whilst their shorts are black. It has to be noted that the club was founded in 1884 by William Morley. The Rams competed in the European competitions four times, but they did not record a notable result in the European Cups. The club’s chairman is Mel Morris.
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