Derby County vs Leeds United: 1–3

Leeds United beat Derby County 3–1 in the English FA Cup on Sunday, 11 January 2026 at Pride Park, Derby, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round)
Kick-off time: Sun, 11 Jan 2026, 12:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Pride Park, Derby, England
Attendance: 21,741
Teams: Derby County (home), Leeds United (away)

Goals

35' — Ben Brereton Díaz (Derby County)
55' — Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United), assist Jaka Bijol
59' — Ao Tanaka (Leeds United)
90'+3' — James Justin (Leeds United), assist Lukas Nmecha

Starting line-ups

Derby County (4-4-1-1): Jacob Widell Zetterström (G), Danny Batth (CD-L), Sondre Langas (CD-R), Craig Forsyth (LB), Joe Ward (RB), Lewis Travis (CM-L), Oscar Fraulo (CM-R), Corey Taylor (LM), Ben Brereton Díaz (RM), Lars Jorgen Salvesen (F), Bobby Clark (RCF).

Leeds United (3-4-1-2): Karl Darlow (G), Jaka Bijol (CD), Ethan Ampadu (CD-L), Sebastiaan Bornauw (CD-R), Ilia Gruev (CM-L), Ao Tanaka (CM-R), Joël Piroe (AM), Jack Harrison (LM), Wilfried Gnonto (RM), Noah Okafor (CF-L), Lukas Nmecha (CF-R).

Recent form

Derby County: drew 1–1 vs Portsmouth (20 Dec); drew 1–1 away to Birmingham City (26 Dec); lost 2–1 away to Leicester City (29 Dec); won 1–0 vs Middlesbrough (1 Jan); lost 2–1 vs Wrexham (4 Jan).

Leeds United: won 4–1 vs Crystal Palace (20 Dec); drew 1–1 away to Sunderland (28 Dec); drew 0–0 away to Liverpool (1 Jan); drew 1–1 vs Manchester United (4 Jan); lost 4–3 away to Newcastle United (7 Jan).