Derby County signed Fikayo Tomori on loan from Chelsea in the summer.
Derby County supporters have taken to Twitter to praise the performance of defender Fikayo Tomori, as the Chelsea loanee had arguably his best game of the season in the 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough.
The young central defender arrived at Pride Park in the summer on a season-long loan deal from the Blues, and some fans expressed concerned about his defensive abilities, as he struggled on his debut.
But since that 4-1 defeat to Leeds United, Tomori has been improving with each game. Over the past week, Tomori has dominated some of the Championship’s best strikers, including Dwight Gayle and Britt Assombalonga.
Against Boro, Tomori, 20, racked up five clearances and won five aerial duels (Whoscored), prompting a wave of appreciation from several Derby supporters on social media.
Derby dominated Boro and deservedly took the lead in the opening period, as George Friend turned into his own net following a dangerous cross from an impressive Scott Malone.
But Frank Lampard’s side couldn’t find that elusive second goal which would have put the game beyond Boro, and ultimately an unfortunate own goal from Jayden Bogle late on denied the visitors all three points.
Still, seven points from a possible nine against fellow promotion rivals Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion and Boro is an impressive feat, and Derby will now look to push on with back-to-back home league games coming up.
As for Tomori, he has been a colossal figure at the back in recent games, and he will have the opportunity to show his parent club Chelsea how much he has improved when the two teams meet at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup this coming Wednesday.
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