Middlesbrough v Derby County, 02 January 2016
| Score | 2-0 to Middlesbrough |
| Referee | Neil Swarbrick |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Riverside Stadium |
| Attendance | 32,870 |
View Middlesbrough v Derby County head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Goals:
| Albert Adomah | 83 |
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| George Friend | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender
Ben Gibson
Defender/Centre back
Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder
George Friend
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emilio Nsué
Midfielder
Albert Adomah
Midfielder
Adam Clayton
Midfielder
Stewart Downing
Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter
Forward
Kike
Forward
Cristhian Stuani
Substitutions:
| David Nugent for Kike | 59 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tomás Mejías
Defender
Fernando Amorebieta
Defender
Tomáš Kalas
Midfielder
Adam Forshaw
Midfielder
Bruno Zuculini
Forward
Diego Fabbrini
Forward
David Nugent
Comments:
League position: 1st In winning this top-of-the-table clash, Middlesbrough created a new club record of eight consecutive clean sheets in league games. The previous record of seven games was achieved between November and December in 1987 in League Division Two and between October and December in 2003 in the Premier League. In terms of playing time, the new record now stood at 727 minutes. The previous record of 702 minutes was achieved in the 2003 run.Goals:
Starting lineup:
Lee Grant
Goalkeeper
Richard Keogh
Defender
Jason Shackell
Defender/Centre back
Cyrus Christie
Defender/Midfielder
Stephen Warnock
Defender/Midfielder
Jacob Butterfield
Midfielder
Tom Ince
Midfielder
Bradley Johnson
Midfielder
George Thorne
Midfielder
Chris Martin
Forward
Johnny Russell
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jeff Hendrick for George Thorne | 23 |
| Andi Weimann for Jacob Butterfield | 76 |
Cards:
| Chris Martin | 12 | Y |
| Bradley Johnson | 77 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jonathan Mitchell
Defender
Chris Baird
Defender
Alex Pearce
Defender
Ryan Shotton
Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder/Forward
Andi Weimann
Forward
Darren Bent