Our prediction for this Championship match:
Preston
Match Time & Date:
16/10/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Derby
Preston welcome Derby County to their Deepdale on day 12 of the new Championship campaign. The Lilywhites failed to win the previous five league fixtures, but it seems as if their performances are much better than the results. All Connor Wickham, Isaiah Brown, and Matthew Olosunde are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Rams, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team beating Reading 1-0, while playing out a goalless draw with Swansea before the international break. Wayne Rooney is under big pressure as Derby are stuck at the bottom of the table, but keep in mind that they have been deducted 12 points due to financial problems. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards at Deepdale, and we are tempted to put our money on draw. All Richard Stearman, Colin Kazim-Richards, and Krystian Bielik are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Scott Sinclair):
At the age of nine, Scott Sinclair joined Bristol Rovers youth school and seven years later he signed a deal with Chelsea. However, the winger played no more than five league games for Chelsea as he spent a big part of his career on loan at Plymouth, QPR, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, WBA and Aston Villa. He played for Swansea City between 2010 and 2012, scoring 28 goals in 82 league appearances for the Welsh outfit.
On 19 May, 2015 Sinclair signed a permanent deal with Aston Villa, but he failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign. He scored only two goals in 21 league appearances for the team and the Villans eventually dropped to the Championship.
The Aston Villa winger, who is capable of playing on both sides of the field, has 7 caps for England U21 and it has to be noted that he made 4 appearances for Great Britain, scoring one goal for Team GB. Scott Sinclair was born in Bath, England on 25 March, 1989.
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.
