Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby County: result and report

Championship · Saturday 29 November 2025

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby County

Championship · Saturday 29 November 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby County: match report

Middlesbrough beat Derby County 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 29 November 2025. The half-time score was 0-1.

Patrick Agyemang opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Matt Targett (75') and Morgan Whittaker (84'). Derby County scored through Patrick Agyemang (2').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; Derby County received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 3rd on 30 points from 17 and Derby County 9th on 26 points from 17. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 5th with 82 points, and Derby County 8th with 69.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Derby County in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Hayden Hackney of Middlesbrough (8.3), ahead of Matt Targett (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 4 draws and 3 for Derby County.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-D-W-D-L and Derby County's W-L-W-W-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Patrick AgyemangDerby County · 0-1
  • 22'Yellow card · Bobby ClarkDerby County
  • 67'Yellow card · Callum ElderDerby County
  • 75'Goal · Matt TargettMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 84'Goal · Morgan WhittakerMiddlesbrough · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 3, draws 4, Derby County 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Owen BeckDerby County · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sol Brynn, Callum Brittain, Alfie Jones, Matt Targett, Alex Bangura, Alan Browne, Hayden Hackney, Morgan Whittaker, Sontje Hansen, Delano Burgzorg, Tommy Conway

Derby County line-up (3-5-2)

Jacob Widell Zetterström, Sondre Langås, Dion Sanderson, Matt Clarke, Joe Ward, Ben Brereton Díaz, Ebou Adams, Bobby Clark, Callum Elder, Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, Patrick Agyemang