Middlesbrough 4 Derby County 1: Boro hammer Rams to move into Championship play-off places

All the talk in the build up to the game was surrounding the off-field drama between the two clubs, with a resolution to Boro’s legal claim against the Rams having been agreed this week.

But Derby were left with plenty to resolve on the pitch after being dismantled by Boro – a defeat which leaves them four points from safety.