Derby County crest
Derby
EFL Championship
15:00
UTC, Saturday 28 November 2026
Watford crest
Watford

Derby vs Watford: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Derby County host Watford at Pride Park on Saturday 28 November 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC, in the EFL Championship (round 18). Derby have had 42 days of rest since playing Stoke (EFL Championship); Watford have had 42 after facing Charlton and travel about 7,127 km. Derby are without 10 players (Lewis Travis, Sondre Klingen Langås, Max Johnston and others); Watford are missing 4 (Iker Bravo, Edoardo Bove, Jeremy Ngakia and others).

Injuries and suspensions

Derby

  • Lewis Travis injury, back Doubtful
  • Sondre Klingen Langås injury, back Early January 2027
  • Max Johnston injury, back Early November 2026
  • Eiran Cashin injury, back Early November 2026
  • Charlie Taylor injury, back Early November 2026
  • Jacob Widell Zetterström injury, back Early November 2026
  • Craig Forsyth injury, back Early January 2027
  • Derry Murkin injury, back Early December 2026
  • Matthew Clarke injury, back Unknown
  • Patrick Agyemang injury, back Unknown

Watford

  • Iker Bravo injury, back Doubtful
  • Edoardo Bove injury, back Doubtful
  • Jeremy Ngakia injury, back Doubtful
  • Kwadwo Baah injury, back Doubtful
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 21 February 2026: Watford 2-0 Derby County
  • Saturday 22 November 2025: Derby County 2-3 Watford
  • Saturday 18 January 2025: Derby County 0-2 Watford
  • Saturday 24 August 2024: Watford 2-1 Derby County
  • Friday 19 February 2021: Watford 2-1 Derby County