Banel and Morris Fire Derby Past Stoke to Bolster Championship Push

Derby County continued their strong Championship campaign with a 2–0 victory over Stoke City on matchday 41, powered by second-half strikes from Jaydon Banel and Carlton Morris.

In a tight encounter with limited detailed statistical data available, the breakthrough came in the 54th minute. Substitute Jaydon Banel, introduced for Patrick Agyemang late in the first half, made his impact felt by finishing a move set up by Carlton Morris to put Derby 1–0 ahead.

Championship FINISHED

2026-04-06 14:00

Derby County FC

2 - 0

Stoke City FC

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Stoke had reshuffled before the interval, bringing on Joon-ho Bae for Tomas Rigo on 35 minutes, and later introducing Sam Gallagher at half-time for Lamine Cissé in search of greater attacking threat. Further changes followed in the second half as Lewis Baker and Million Manhoef replaced Steven N’Zonzi and Sydney Agina on 63 minutes, and Milan Smit came on for Bae with just over 10 minutes remaining. However, the visitors were unable to turn those adjustments into goals.

Derby stayed in control as the match wore on and sealed the points in the 89th minute. Morris turned from creator to scorer, converting after good work from Bobby Clark to double the Rams’ advantage and close out the contest. Moments later, Derby made late substitutions, with Cruz Allen, Lars-Jørgen Salvesen and Max Johnston entering in stoppage time.

The game also featured a handful of cautions. Sydney Agina was booked as early as the 3rd minute for Stoke, while Lewis Travis and goalscorer Banel received yellow cards for Derby in the second half.

Beyond the goals, substitutions and bookings listed here, fuller match statistics and minute-by-minute events were not available at the time of writing. Even so, Derby’s 2–0 win over Stoke marks an important result in their Championship regular season, reinforcing their position as the campaign moves into its final stretch.

For more on the Championship, visit the Ballaxy league page, or see full match context on the Derby vs Stoke fixture hub.

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Championship Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City FC	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95	W W W D D
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84	W D D W D
3	Millwall FC	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83	W D W W D
4	Southampton FC	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80	W D D W W
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80	D W W D L
6	Hull City AFC	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73	W L D D L
7	Wrexham AFC	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71	D L W W L
8	Derby County FC	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69	L W L W L
9	Norwich City FC	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65	L D W W L
10	Birmingham City FC	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64	D W W D W
11	Swansea City AFC	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64	W D W L W
12	Bristol City FC	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62	W L D L D
13	Sheffield United FC	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60	W L L W W
14	Preston North End FC	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60	L W L L W
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58	L L L L D
16	Watford FC	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57	L L L L L
17	Stoke City FC	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55	L L L L D
18	Portsmouth FC	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55	D W L W W
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53	L W L D L
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52	L W D L D
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51	L D W W D
22	Oxford United FC	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	L W L L W
23	Leicester City FC	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	W D D L L
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	W L L D D