Middlesbrough vs Derby County, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

75': Matt Targett
84': Morgan Whittaker

FT
2 - 1

Derby County

2': Patrick Agyemang

About

Middlesbrough are hosting Derby County at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Sondre Langås (Derby County).
1': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Derby County 1. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen with a through ball following a fast break.
5': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
5': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Callum Elder.
6': Foul by Bobby Clark (Derby County).
6': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt saved. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).
7': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
9': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough).
11': Attempt missed. Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Bangura with a cross.
11': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
11': Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg with a cross.
12': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Alfie Jones.
13': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Delano Burgzorg.
13': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
14': Attempt blocked. Dion Sanderson (Derby County) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross.
14': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Matt Targett.
17': Foul by Bobby Clark (Derby County).
17': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
17': Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Sol Brynn.
19': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Alan Browne.
22': Foul by Bobby Clark (Derby County).
22': Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Bobby Clark (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Callum Elder (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough).
25': Foul by Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough).
25': Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Attempt blocked. Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
27': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
29': Attempt blocked. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
32': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
32': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
33': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
33': Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
36': Attempt missed. Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne.
37': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
38': Attempt blocked. Sondre Langås (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
38': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Alfie Jones.
39': Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
41': Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang with a headed pass.
41': Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
43': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Hayden Hackney.
44': Attempt missed. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross following a corner.
45': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Sondre Langås (Derby County).
45'+1': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen.
45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Derby County 1.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Derby County 1.
48': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
50': Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
50': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt missed. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough).
54': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Alan Browne.
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Substitution, Middlesbrough. David Strelec replaces Sontje Hansen because of an injury.
56': Bobby Clark (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
63': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
64': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Matt Clarke.
65': Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Conway following a corner.
67': Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
67': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Callum Elder (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).
69': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
71': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough).
71': Matt Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces Tommy Conway.
71': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Delano Burgzorg.
73': Attempt missed. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Jones.
74': Attempt blocked. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
74': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
75': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Brereton.
75': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Derby County 1. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney with a cross following a corner.
77': Offside, Derby County. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
78': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
78': Ben Brereton (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by David Strelec (Middlesbrough).
80': Substitution, Derby County. Kayden Jackson replaces Lars-Jørgen Salvesen.
80': Substitution, Derby County. Ryan Nyambe replaces Joe Ward.
82': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Derby County).
84': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
84': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
84': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Derby County 1. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney following a corner.
86': Foul by Bobby Clark (Derby County).
86': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Ben Brereton.
88': Substitution, Derby County. Liam Thompson replaces Bobby Clark.
88': Substitution, Derby County. Corey Blackett-Taylor replaces Sondre Langås.
89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Archie Baptiste replaces Morgan Whittaker.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
90'+1': Sverre Nypan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Kayden Jackson (Derby County).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Derby County 1.
0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Derby County 1.

Statistics

DER		MID
13	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	0
26.1	Possession	73.9
6	SHOTS	21
1	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
111	Accurate Passes	455
180	Passes	536
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.1
56	Long Balls	47
22	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	7
6	Effective Tackles	10
12	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	4
38	Effective Clearances	20
38	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 25,402

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Middlesbrough	14	+11	28
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	+8	27
3	Birmingham City	14	+13	26
4	Stoke City	14	+5	26

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Solomon Brynn (GK)
3	Matt Targett
5	Alfie Jones
24	Alex Bangura
2	Callum Brittain
27	Sontje Hansen
7	Hayden Hackney
16	Alan Browne
9	Tommy Conway
10	Delano Burgzorg
11	Morgan Whittaker

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Archie Chaplin, Jon McLaughlin, Sverre Nypan, Alex Gilbert, Micah Hamilton, Mamadou Kaly Sene, David Strelec, Riley McGree, Samuel Silvera.

Derby County (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
28	Dion Sanderson
5	Matthew Clarke
6	Sondre Langas
42	Bobby Clark
25	Ben Brereton Díaz
32	Ebrima Adams
20	Callum Elder
23	Joe Ward
7	Patrick Agyemang
15	Lars Jorgen Salvesen

Derby County Substitutes:

Craig Forsyth, Ryan Nyambe, Corey Taylor, Liam Thompson, Curtis Nelson, Andreas Weimann, Josh Vickers, Kayden Jackson, Owen Eames.

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