BBC Sport
On a rainy, gloomy day on Teesside came a gritty show of perseverance from Middlesbrough.
Bruised by a dip in form, the recent surprise change of head coach, and maybe the absence of a key midfield cog in Aiden Morris, they found the going tough at times against Derby County.
The away side began in aggressive fashion in taking their early lead and looked astute for a long time until, as their boss John Eustace admitted after, Derby “ran out of legs”.
Middlesbrough took full advantage. Even though Morris wasn’t alongside him, Hayden Hackney showed his dynamic qualities, leading his team’s fightback, not least with an excellent corner delivery for an equaliser that stunned Derby into…
