Derby County’s Under 18s saw their three-game unbeaten run come to an end as they lost 2-1 to Middlesbrough at Rockcliffe Park in their latest Merit Group 2 encounter.

Despite there being plenty of goal-mouth action over the course of the game, the defining moments came in the dying embers of this meeting as Marcus Tavernier’s conversion after 84 minutes eventually broke the deadlock.Eight minutes later, Boro substitute Brandon Holdsworth added to the hosts’ tally, but Jahvan Davidson-Miller quickly cancelled out his goal less than a minute later with and emphatic strike on from 25 yards out.The defeat against Middlesbrough saw the Rams record their first league defeat in three outings, after previously beating Everton (3-0) and fighting back to take a point from their clashes with Fulham (2-2) and Aston Villa (1-1).Hemming, Guru, Hegarty, Spence, Cook (C), Dale, Liddle, Tavernier, O’Neill, Walker, WilsonHoldsworth, Brynn, Wilson, Mally, CookYates, Bogle, Mills, Bird, Rashid, C. Thomas, Mitchell-Lawson, Trialist, Cresswell, Edwards (C), L. ThomasBrown, Fryatt, Haywood, Davie, Davidson-MillerTweets by @ dcfcofficial