The Rams ace scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Rotherham in the Championship on Saturday.
Derby County forward Martyn Waghorn has been recognised for his exploits in the Rams’ last Championship game, the 6-1 hammering of Rotherham United on Saturday, by being named in the EFL Team of the Week.
The 29-year-old opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Mason Mount was tripped and then nodded home within three minutes of Bradley Johnson’s header doubling Derby’s advantage.
Mount and Duane Holmes also scored for Derby, either side of Richard Wood’s header, before Waghorn was given the chance to complete his hat-trick from the spot once again, and he duly obliged from 12 yards.
The former Rangers ace’s first hat-trick in English football saw him named amongst the best EFL players of the week, something which the Derby Twitter account proudly shared:
Waghorn responded with a short but sweet tweet composed of three emojis:
And some Derby fans also had their say on the striker’s superb treble on the social media platform:
Prior to Saturday’s fixture, Waghorn – who joined from Ipswich Town last summer – had four goals in 27 Championship games, plus two each in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, according to Transfermarkt.
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