STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Fri: Bristol City v Derby

Two sides separated by just one point in the Championship table go head-to-head on Friday night as Bristol City take on Derby County, writes JOE CITRONE.

Bristol City ended a run of three games without a win in their last outing as they defeated stricken Sheffield Wednesday 2-0, thanks to goals from Scott Twine and Sam Bell.

Gerhard Struber will be hoping that his side can kick on from that and push themselves into the play-off positions.

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Bristol City v Derby County
Championship
20:00 Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HDR

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HEAD-TO-HEAD
AUG 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP Derby 1-1 Bristol City
JAN 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol City 1-0 Derby
AUG 2024 CHAMPIONSHIP Derby 3-0 Bristol City
APR 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP Derby 1-3 Bristol City
DEC 2021 CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol City 1-0 Derby

BRISTOL CITY
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol City 2-0 Sheff Wed
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP Ipswich 2-0 Bristol City
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP Oxford 0-0 Bristol City
JAN 2026 FA CUP Bristol City 5-1 Watford
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol City 0-2 Preston

DERBY COUNTY
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP Derby 1-1 West Brom
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP Charlton 1-2 Derby
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP Preston 0-1 Derby
JAN 2026 FA CUP Derby 1-3 Leeds
JAN 2026 Derby 1-2 Wrexham

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Derby County have the opportunity to leapfrog Bristol City on Friday night with a win, and John Eustace will be hoping his side can do just that.

They will have to pick themselves off the floor somewhat, though, after they were denied all three points against West Brom in their last outing, with the Baggies scoring an equaliser with virtually the last kick of the game.

Although they won their last game, it did come against a very poor Sheffield Wednesday side and they made hard work of it. Bristol City haven’t looked convincing in recent weeks, especially since they lost star man Anis Mehmeti to Ipswich Town, and I like the look of an away win here.

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