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Midfielder·4 apps·233 minsJoe Ward has shown an impressive ability to carry the ball past opponents during the 2026/27 League Cup season so far. In two appearances totalling 179 minutes, Ward has completed 1.01 successful dribbles per 90 minutes, a rate that exceeds the baseline of 0.36 for his position. Although he has not scored or assisted, his single shot on target and one key pass per 90 minutes are on par with the league average of 0.5 for shots and 0.56 for key passes. Defensively, Ward has recorded one tackle per 90 minutes, which is below the baseline of 1.65, and one interception per 90 minutes. His average match rating of 6.1 reflects a solid contribution to the team's efforts, and his dribbling success demonstrates a clear edge in advancing the ball past defenders compared to his peers.
J. Ward has played 233 minutes across 4 appearances in Championship, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 0% of 2 shots and averaging 6.40 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Szmodics | F | 4 | 265 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 50% | 1 | 86% | 1 | 20% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.46 | – |
| Bobby Clark | M | 5 | 446 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14% | 9 | 78% | 11 | 44% | 4 | 3 | 0 | 34% | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | – |
| Carlton Morris | F | 3 | 273 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20% | 3 | 66% | 1 | 33% | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | – |
| L. Salvesen | F | 5 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25% | 2 | 62% | 2 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | – |
| J. Widell Zetterström | G | 5 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 53% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7.14 | – |
| Sondre Langås | D | 5 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 83% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 4 | 2 | 53% | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 | – |
| C. Taylor | D | 5 | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 77% | 1 | 100% | 11 | 5 | 5 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 | – |
| D. Sanderson | D | 5 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 86% | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 61% | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.96 | – |
| Oscar Fraulo | M | 4 | 300 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 73% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| A. Mowatt | M | 4 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 86% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 7 | 0 | 61% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | – |
| J. Ward | D | 4 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 78% | 4 | 67% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 39% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Craig Forsyth | D | 3 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 76% | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 73% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | – |
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | M | 4 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 73% | 3 | 30% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 | – |
| M. Johnston | D | 5 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 75% | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | – |
| Ryan Hedges | M | 3 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 70% | 2 | 50% | 6 | 0 | 1 | 62% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | – |
| Rhian Brewster | F | 4 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 63% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | – |
| Filip Bilbija | M | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 79% | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | – |
| Ryan Nyambe | D | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | – |
| Lewis Travis | M | 4 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 87% | 2 | 40% | 12 | 0 | 2 | 47% | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | – |
| Matt Clarke | D | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 94% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Owen Eames | M | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 33% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Derby | Championship | 3 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 72% | 4 | 1 | 4 | 47% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 |
| 2026/27 | Derby | League Cup | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 91% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.90 |
| 2025/26 | Derby | Championship | 38 | 2937 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 5% | 57 | 78% | 21 | 47 | 32 | 56% | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7.02 |
| 2025/26 | Derby | League Cup | 2 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 86% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 46% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 | Derby | FA Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 82% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 2024/25 | Derby | Championship | 7 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 78% | 0 | 2 | 4 | 44% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.57 |
| 2024/25 | Derby | League Cup | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 74% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | a Portsmouth | W | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | – |
| 29 Aug | v Swansea | L | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 15 Aug | a Charlton | L | 84 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 08 Aug | v Lincoln | L | 95 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5.90 | – |
| 02 May | v Sheffield United | – | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| 25 Apr | a QPR | – | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 21 Apr | a Norwich | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| 18 Apr | v Oxford | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.70 | – |
| 11 Apr | a Southampton | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 06 Apr | v Stoke | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 03 Apr | a Coventry | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 21 Mar | v Birmingham | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.70 | – |
| 16 Mar | a Portsmouth | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 10 Mar | a Millwall | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 07 Mar | v Sheffield Weds | – | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | – |
