How did the players fare in Middlesbrough’s 4-1 win at QPR?


QPR (4-2-3-1):

Nardi 4; Dunne 4, COOK 5, Field 4, Santos 4 (Andersen 46, 5); Varane 4, Morgan 5 (Kolli 75); Saito 5, Madsen 5 (Lloyd 85), Chair 5 (Smyth 46, 4); Celar 4.

Subs (not used): Sheppherd (gk), Morrison, Dixon-Bonner, Bennie, Aoraha.


MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1):

8 Dieng: Made three crucial saves at the end of the first half when Boro were under the cosh

7 Ayling: Did a good job at right-back in the first half, and wasn’t perturbed by the switch to the left in the second period

7 Edmundson: Held things together effectively at the heart of the Boro back four

7 Clarke: Helped ensure Boro didn’t crumble when QPR were trying to apply pressure in the second half

6 Borges: Defended reliably and had a few decent touches in the QPR half before an injury forced him off shortly after half-time

8 Howson: Was a big factor in Boro establishing their first-half dominance as he made his first league start of the season

7 Morris: Another impressive showing at the heart of midfield that combined steel with skill

9 DOAK: Dazzling yet again – the winger caused problems whenever he got the chance to run at QPR’s left-back

8 Azaz: An excellent display full of flicks, tricks and incisive passes – provided the pass for Conway’s goal

8 McGree: Opened the scoring with a neat first-time finish and asked problems of the QPR defence all evening

7 Conway: Took his goal superbly after breaking clear of the QPR backline and led the line effectively all evening


Subs:

7 Dijksteel (for Borges, 50): Didn’t let Boro down in the second half – was unfortunate to have an own goal against his name

Latte Lath (for Conway, 80)

Barlaser (for Howson, 80)

Hamilton (for Doak, 89)

(not used): Brynn (gk), Fry, Jones, Forss, Burgzorg.


Man Of The Match: BEN DOAK – It’s getting hard to come up with new superlatives for the winger, who terrorised the left of the QPR defence all night.