Derby County v Leeds United Match Thread

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Derby County v Leeds United
Derby County
Derby County
1–3
FA Cup, 3rd Round
11/01/2026
Pride Park
Leeds United
Leeds United
All-time record vs Derby County
128
Played
61
Won
29
Drawn
38
Lost
+37
GD
48%
Win %
Away record
67
Played
26
Won
15
Drawn
26
Lost
-8
GD
39%
Win %
DateGroundScoreCompetition
29/12/2024 Pride Park 0–1 W Championship
07/12/2024 Elland Road 2–0 W Championship
19/07/2020 Pride Park 1–3 W Championship
21/09/2019 Elland Road 1–1 D Championship
15/05/2019 Elland Road 2–4 L Championship Play Off Semi Final 2nd Leg
All-time top scorers vs Derby County
#PlayerGoals
1 Peter Lorimer 13
2 Harry Kewell 5
3 Lee Bowyer 5
4 Jack Charlton 5
5 Allan Clarke 5
Starting XI
26 Darlow
23 Bornauw
15 Bijol
4 Ampadu ©
44 Gruev
22 Tanaka
29 Gnonto
19 Okafor
10 Piroe
14 Nmecha
Substitutes
Unused Substitutes
1 Perri
5 Struijk
42 Chambers
9 Calvert-Lewin
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Ellandback1 wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:49 pm I'd swap Tanaka with Aaronson at HT
Nooooo. Save him for Fulham.
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The Subhuman wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:49 pm Alex Cairns anyone? Can be any worse..
Or Mahady
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The Subhuman wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:49 pm Alex Cairns anyone? Can be any worse..
Or Caprile? Oh hang on…
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DDB220 wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:49 pm Gnonto isn’t a LWB - he should be further forward with a RB to dovetail off.
Seriously. Why is Sam Byram not starting?
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SG90 wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:50 pm Nooooo. Save him for Fulham.
Absolutely. BA should be nowhere near this game. Give him the rest he deserves.
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Mish mash lineup with players playing out of position and some who have played less than 5 matches worth of minutes in 6 months.

Harrison, Gnonto, Piroe.

So low on confidence and not match sharp.

That being said no such excuses for Okafor whose been turd.

Making me nostalgic for Jimmy Kebe.

Also back to ploddyball moving the ball too slow.
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Re: Derby County v Leeds United Match Thread

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SG90 wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:51 pmOr Mahady
Getting rave reviews on his loan at Sc*nthorpe
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Madron wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:44 pm Piroe not having a good day so far
He will come good if he stays on long enough, unlucky with the shot off the post and the keeper pulled off a quality save to deny him for the penalty.
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Shame Farke doesn't give academy players a chance, as the likes of Gray, Chadwick or Cresswell would've done no worse today. He can't even use the excuse that we need 3 points today.
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Another embarrassing FA Cup defeat incoming.
Harrison- dear oh dear.
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None of the fringe players giving Farke a selection dilemma for the Fulham game.
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We are absolutely hopeless in cup competitions, what waste of time and effort.
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Chilli D wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:53 pm Another embarrassing FA Cup defeat incoming.
Harrison- dear oh dear.
That’s extremely polite.
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Orange Box wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:52 pm Getting rave reviews on his loan at Sc*nthorpe
Didn't realise he was on loan. Good to hear he's doing well.
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Orange Box wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:52 pm Getting rave reviews on his loan at Sc*nthorpe
And Caprile is interesting AC Milan and Juve apparently
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Tyzy wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:54 pm We are absolutely hopeless in cup competitions, what waste of time and effort.
We should just do a scum and withdraw from the cups and let a non league team take our place
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Pullhard wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:54 pm None of the fringe players giving Farke a selection dilemma for the Fulham game.
More worrying than that - these are the players we will need to rely on when injuries hit.
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Finnatic wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:54 pm And Caprile is interesting AC Milan and Juve apparently
You could fill a team with players we’ve moved on and proved us wrong. Just look at Tyler Roberts……
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Orange Box wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:55 pm More worrying than that - these are the players we will need to rely on when injuries hit.
If only we had some talented young players who could be given a chance :roll:
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Re: Derby County v Leeds United Match Thread

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Bornauw just flicks the ball into Diaz’s path for the goal, nobody reacts
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