Finding gradient of an implicit function

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I am having trouble powering through this question, and I think I just need a nudge in the right direction...

Let the function z = f (x,y) be given implicitly by the equation

$x^{3} + xz = z^{3} + 2yz$

Find the gradient of f (x,y) at the point (2,1)

So far I have found the partials to be..

$\frac{\partial z}{\partial x} = -\frac{3x^{2}+z}{x-3z^{2}-2y}$ and $\frac{\partial z}{\partial y} = -\frac{2z}{x-3z^{2}-2y}$

But I am unsure if those are correct.