Middlesbrough vs Derby player ratings as Fry and Borges impress

Middlesbrough vs Derby player ratings as Fry and Borges impress



6 Travers: Hardly tested.

6 Dijksteel: Solid for the most part. Had Fry to thank after sloppy attempted header back to Travers. Didn’t really get forward to join attack in second half.

8 Fry: Another rock solid defensive showing. More important than ever amid defensive injury crisis and didn’t put a foot wrong here.

7 Ayling: Hardly tested by tame Derby attack but assured display in unfamiliar position before he was forced off injured on the hour. Looked to have suffered when the injury when he made a tackle on Jerry Yates.

8 Borges: Continued his impressive run of form with another fine showing. Charged forward on several occasions in the first half then covered at centre-half in second after Ayling’s injury.

8 Morris: Saw loads of the ball in the first half as Boro dominated possession. Played crucial role in winner when he pounced on defensive uncertainty.

7 Hackney: Was faced by walls of yellow but played forward every time he got the ball.

6 Forss: Had good chance to open the scoring in the first half but his low shot was saved by Zetterstrom. Ineffective in second half and replaced by Iheanacho.

7 Whittaker: Not afraid to have a go from distance. Went close in first half and had two efforts after the break. Looks settled.

7 Azaz: At the heart of a lot of Boro’s good play in the first half and then hit the post in stoppage time. Faded in second half but then came up with the winner.

6 Conway: Worked hard but it didn’t drop for him in the box. It was Conway’s shot that was blocked for winner.

Substitutes:

6 Giles (for Ayling, 61): Tried to get forward at every opportunity after coming on.

Iheanacho (for Forss, 71): N/A

Burgzorg (for Azaz, 83): N/A

Iling-Junior (for Conway, 83): N/A

Subs not used: Glover, Barlaser, Howson, Dede, McCabe

Derby: Zetterstrom 7, Nyambe 6, Langas 7, Forsyth 7, Elder 6, Adams 6, Armstrong 6 (Osborn, 76), Jackson 5 (Roofe, 83), Barkhuizen 5, Harness 5 (Goudmijn, 76), Yates 5 (Salvesen, 76)

Subs not used: Vickers, Phillips, Thompson, Rooney, Agbawodikeizu

Man of the Match: Dael Fry. Another confident defensive display from the Teessider. Deserved his clean sheet.





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