English League Championship

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 Timeline

  • 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

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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 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 26 +28 52
2 Middlesbrough 26 +11 46
3 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
4 Preston North End 26 +11 43
Full Table

Line-Ups

MID 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.

DER Derby County (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
28 Dion Sanderson
5 Matthew Clarke
6 Sondre Langas
42 Bobby Clark Yellow Card
25 Ben Brereton Díaz
32 Ebrima Adams
20 Callum Elder Yellow Card
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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