ChampionshipFull time
DerbyDerby vs Reading — Championship
2-2
Reading
Pride Park, Derby
Going into the match, Derby had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Reading had won 10, drawn 0, lost 0 in 10, scoring 2.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Derby
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (L D D D W). 1.0 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Crystal Palace · 28 Dec 2005
- D 1-1 vs Luton · 26 Dec 2005
- D 0-0 at Cardiff · 17 Dec 2005
- D 1-1 vs Preston · 10 Dec 2005
- W 2-0 vs Norwich · 3 Dec 2005
- D 0-0 at Brighton · 26 Nov 2005
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 10, drawn 0, lost 0 (W W W W W). 2.6 scored per game, 0.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 70% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Leicester · 28 Dec 2005
- W 0-2 at Wolverhampton Wanderers · 26 Dec 2005
- W 0-2 at Millwall · 17 Dec 2005
- W 5-1 vs Brighton · 10 Dec 2005
- W 3-0 vs Luton · 3 Dec 2005
- W 0-2 at Plymouth · 26 Nov 2005
Match statistics
| Derby | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Total shots | 12 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |