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Derby County vs Middlesbrough

Championship
Derby
9-8-9
1-0
Final
Boro
13-7-6
Pride Park

Match pulse

DERAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'MID
31%Possession69%
7Shots19
3On target5
4Corners9
5Saves2
12Fouls9
59'Callum ElderDER73'Lars Jorgen SalvesenDER84'Alex GilbertMID90'+4'Matt TargettMID
Team1H2HT
DER011
MID000

Who won: Derby 1-0

Derby County beat Middlesbrough 1-0 on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Pride Park. Goals for Derby: Bobby Clark (70').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Derby County 1, Middlesbrough 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Middlesbrough 0.
  3. 90'+7'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett following a corner.

  4. 90'+6'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Ward.

  5. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Targett

  6. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Matt Targett (Middlesbrough).

  7. 90'+4'MID

    Free kick won

    Ben Brereton (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.

    B. Brereton Díaz

  9. 90'+1'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Alex Gilbert.

  10. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'MID

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Matt Clarke.

  12. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Conway

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Micah Hamilton replaces Tommy Conway.

    M. Hamilton

  13. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Bangura

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Alex Bangura.

    A. Browne

  14. 87'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen.

    B. Brereton Díaz

  15. 84'

    Yellow card

    Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Gilbert

  16. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough).

  17. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Clark

    Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Bobby Clark.

    A. Weimann

  18. 77'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Hayden Hackney.

    M. Whittaker

  19. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Morris

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Aidan Morris.

    S. Nypan

  20. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Brittain

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Callum Brittain because of an injury.

    S. Silvera

  21. 75'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  22. 75'

    Delay in match because of an injury Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).

  23. 74'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.

  24. 74'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).

    C. Brittain

  25. 73'

    Yellow card

    Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Salvesen

Leaders

DERMID
Total Shots
Bobby Clark
3
Morgan Whittaker
6
Accurate Passes
Liam Thompson
23
Luke Ayling
75
Saves
Jacob Widell Zetterström
5
Solomon Brynn
2

Season seriesMID leads series 3-1-1

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