Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Derby County & West Ham United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This has all the signs of an intriguing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last played a game. Bring it on!
Derby County form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Derby County have performed here at Pride Park Stadium this season with 9 wins from 13 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
A good away victory last time out for County, who won 2-1 against Port Vale. Wildsmith loved the game against Port Vale. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory. Midfield player Mendez-Laing got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Mendez-Laing scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that, Derby County had a League One home game versus Bolton Wanderers which ended with a victory 2-1.The County fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. Derby County are not conceding a lot of goals here at Pride Park Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.
West Ham United form and stats
West Ham United's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 5th round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for West Ham United so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
The club members enjoyed West Ham's previous match versus Everton, a 2-0 win played at home. Bowen, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.44. Bowen scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Wolverhampton Wanderers wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, West Ham United have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the former four meetings): Derby County won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and West Ham United have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / zero.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGoldrick 9 goals |  J. Collins 7 goals |  N. Mendez-Laing 6 goals |
Derby County missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Derby County | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 45 | 25 | Scored | S | 20 | 38 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.2 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 15.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 41% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 10.1 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 10.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 54 |
| 4 | Derby County | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 41 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 35 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 31 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 29 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 27 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -15 | 25 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -20 | 25 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -23 | 25 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -31 | 21 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 17 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
