STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (Interstat) — Derby U18 defeated Stoke U18 2-0 on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in a U18 Premier League match at Clayton Wood Training Ground. Joseph Connor scored in the 30th minute and Simeon Fearon added another in the 32nd. Fearon, a forward, logged 62 minutes and received a yellow card. Connor, a defender, played the full 90 minutes and scored the opener. The match grew physical, producing eight yellow cards. Stoke U18’s Zachary Frost, Lucas Connell, Thomas Midwood, Josh McWilliams and Ayomide Ajiboye were booked. Derby U18’s Remi Harvey and Kacey Myers also received yellow cards. Derby U18 improved to 2-3 in the competition and 2-3 across all competitions. Stoke U18 dropped to 1-4 in the competition and 1-4 across all competitions. Derby U18 will host Liverpool U18 on Sept. 19. Stoke U18 will visit Leicester U18 the same day.