How the Rovers players fared in the Carling Cup win at the Riverside.

FRIEDEL: Not a lot to do but was commanding and reliable 7

NEILL: Did a strong, sturdy job in reducing Boro's threat from the flanks 7

TODD: Superb reading of situations prevented Yakubu and Hasselbaink being dangerous 8

NELSEN: Rovers look a more composed unit at the back when he's around 8

GRAY: Kept Rochemback quiet and managed some decent deliveries at the other end 7

SAVAGE: Deserved his first Rovers goal for some positive surges into the final third 7

TUGAY: A master of his craft controlling the ball and dictating possession 8

BENTLEY: Got more and more isolated - thus dejected - out on the right 6

PEDERSEN: Struggled to get his touch right and looked low on confidence 5

DICKOV: Full of confidence and energy. Looked like he knew he was going to score 7

KUQI: Such an awkward customer and his clumsy style proved very effective 7

SUBS: EMERTON (for Pedersen 68) Another dimension 7; REID (for Bentley 90).

Not used: Enckelman, Khizanishvili, Thompson.