Derby County vs Middlesbrough, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Derby County

90'+2': David Nugent (P)

FT
1 - 2

Middlesbrough

20': Muhamed Besic
70': Britt Assombalonga

Boro boost play-off hopes with win at Derby

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
1': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
2': Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
2': Foul by David Nugent (Derby County).
2': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
5': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
6': Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross following a corner.
7': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
8': Attempt blocked. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
9': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
9': Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Marcus Olsson (Derby County).
13': Attempt missed. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
16': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by David Nugent (Derby County).
16': David Nugent (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
20': Goal! Derby County 0, Middlesbrough 1. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
23': Hand ball by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
24': Attempt saved. Marcus Olsson (Derby County) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Johnson.
26': Attempt missed. David Nugent (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Huddlestone.
26': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Tom Huddlestone (Derby County).
27': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Huddlestone.
28': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
32': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
32': Marcus Olsson (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
34': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
34': Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Huddlestone.
35': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
36': Foul by Tom Huddlestone (Derby County).
36': Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Tom Huddlestone (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': David Nugent (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
39': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.
41': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
41': David Nugent (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
42': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Curtis Davies (Derby County).
43': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Muhamed Besic.
44': Attempt blocked. Richard Keogh (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross.
45'+3': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Middlesbrough 1.
45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Middlesbrough 1.
46': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
48': Attempt missed. David Nugent (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Craig Forsyth.
48': Hand ball by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
50': Curtis Davies (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
51': Attempt missed. David Nugent (Derby County) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andre Wisdom.
53': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
53': Tom Lawrence (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Huddlestone.
55': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Lawrence.
56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Bradley Johnson.
56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Nugent.
57': Attempt missed. George Friend (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
58': Attempt saved. Marcus Olsson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
60': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
60': Attempt missed. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
63': Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Marcus Olsson.
63': Substitution, Derby County. Kasey Palmer replaces Matej Vydra.
65': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
67': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
68': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Derby County).
69': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by George Friend.
70': Goal! Derby County 0, Middlesbrough 2. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
71': Substitution, Derby County. Jamie Hanson replaces Tom Huddlestone.
72': Foul by Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough).
72': Kasey Palmer (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by George Friend.
74': Attempt saved. David Nugent (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
74': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
75': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross following a corner.
79': Attempt blocked. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
79': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
80': Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross following a corner.
81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Grant Leadbitter replaces Muhamed Besic.
82': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
82': Attempt saved. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andre Wisdom.
82': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
83': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Britt Assombalonga.
84': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
84': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Jamie Hanson (Derby County).
84': Jamie Hanson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Fabio replaces Stewart Downing.
88': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
90'+1': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by George Friend.
90'+1': Penalty Derby County. Curtis Davies draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1': Penalty conceded by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+2': Goal! Derby County 1, Middlesbrough 2. David Nugent (Derby County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+3': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Andre Wisdom (Derby County).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Middlesbrough 2.
90'+5': Match ends, Derby County 1, Middlesbrough 2.

Statistics

MID		DER
11	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	12
6	Saves	2
43.5	Possession	56.5
14	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
198	Accurate Passes	283
303	Passes	391
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	6
20	Crosses	31
0.2	Cross %	0.2
82	Long Balls	71
24	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	18
16	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
34	Effective Clearances	26
34	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pride Park Stadium
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 28,096

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	4	+6	10
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Derby County (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Scott Carson (GK)
33	Curtis Davies
3	Craig Forsyth
6	Richard Keogh
15	Bradley Johnson
44	Tom Huddlestone
29	Marcus Olsson
14	Andre Wisdom
28	David Nugent
23	Matej Vydra
10	Tom Lawrence

Derby County Substitutes:

Kelle Roos, Alex Pearce, Andreas Weimann, Joe Ledley, Kasey Palmer, Cameron Jerome, Jamie Hanson.

Middlesbrough (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
4	Daniel Ayala
3	George Friend
5	Ryan Shotton
8	Adam Clayton
27	Muhamed Besic
16	Jonathan Howson
9	Britt Assombalonga
19	Stewart Downing
37	Adama Traoré

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Fabio, Jack Harrison, Grant Leadbitter, Marvin Johnson, Martin Cranie, Dael Fry.

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