Derby sunk to the bottom of the Championship after a 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough extended their winless to run 12 league games.

In Derby, they face Championship strugglers who find themselves four points adrift of safety, with new boss and former Boro loanee John Eustace as yet unable to manage his first win for the Rams since leaving play-off rivals Blackburn to take the reins at Pride Park.

Latest Derby County news from DerbyshireLive brings you how the players fared against Michael Carrick's side at the Riverside this afternoon

The Riverside will play host to a game with interest at both ends of the table as Derby visit Middlesbrough on Saturday (15:00 GMT). Boro stopped the rot after five straight league defeats with a 3-1 win at Stoke in midweek and are still only four points behind fifth-placed West Bromwich Albion,

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Derby County were defeated 1-0 at the Riverside Stadium by Middlesbrough in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon. The game was at a stalemate after a close-fought first half saw neither side significantly troubling the goals.

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Derby County in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Middlesbrough picked up a second straight win to move back in play-off contention, but they were made to wait for it against Derby County. Finn Azaz fired the Boro winner in the 80th minute after a game of patience for Boro in their attempts to break down the Derby low-block.