Here's how Middlesbrough's players rated in the 1-0 defeat at Derby:
6 Dieng: Didn’t have much to do. Derby only managed one shot on target other than their goal.
6 Ayling: Got forward at every opportunity but delivery wasn’t up to usual standard, though he did create second half chance for Latte Lath
6 Van den Berg: Surprisingly sloppy with a couple of first half passes but hardly tested defensively.
7 Clarke: Crunched into a couple of first half tackles. Another good display. Unfortunate not to keep a clean sheet and to be on losing side.
5 Engel: Sloppy in possession at times and didn’t offer much going forward.
6 Hackney: Saw loads of the ball and tried to be positive in possession but couldn’t find a way through Derby defence. Had one second half strike from distance tipped over the bar.
6 Morris: Busy in the midfield and always on the want for the ball but had two organised Derby lines of players in front of him.
5 Jones: His mistake ultimately cost Boro the game. Tried to make amends and went close late in the first half but a frustrating afternoon for the winger.
7 Azaz: Boro’s likeliest route to goal in the first half, looked a threat. Didn’t see as much of the ball in the second.
7 Burgzorg: Created Boro’s first chance and looked a threat in the second half. Had a goal ruled out for offside and hit the post.
6 Latte Lath: Bright early on and looked sharp but didn’t really look like scoring other than header wide early in second half.
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Substitutes:
6 Barlaser (for Morris, 68): Calm in possession but couldn’t pick the pass to break Derby defence.
6 Hamilton (for Jones, 68): Bright from the bench but difficult against home side who were sitting deep.
Conway (for Azaz 78): N/A
Coburn (for Hackney, 90): N/A
Subs not used: Brynn, Gilbert, Dijksteel, McCormick, Hunt
DERBY: Vickers 7; Wilson 6 (Nyambe, 25 7), Nelson 8, Cashin 6 (Bradley, 20 7), Elder 7; Ozoh 7 (Forsyth, 75) Osborn 7, Goudmijn 6 (Adams, 62); Mendez-Laing 7 (Barkhuizen, 75), Collins 6 (Thompson, 75), Jackson 7
Subs not used: Zetterstrom, Ward, Brown
MAN OF THE MATCH: Burgzorg: Boro's most dangerous player in the second half. Had a goal ruled out for offside and hit the post. Deserved a goal.
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