English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 49': Andri Gudjohnsen
  • 55': Todd Cantwell
FT
2 - 1
Middlesbrough
  • 12': Jeremy Sarmiento

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Middlesbrough at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a cross.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 7': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 7': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 12': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 1. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a through ball.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 14': Handball by Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 17': Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
  • 21': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 24': Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  • 25': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 26': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  • 27': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 44': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+2': Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
  • 48': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Myles Peart-Harris.
  • 49': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Middlesbrough 1. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 51': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 51': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 52': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Luke Ayling with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 55': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  • 58': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 58': Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
  • 60': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 60': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
  • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen replaces Ryoya Morishita.
  • 61': Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  • 65': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
  • 66': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 66': Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
  • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Forshaw replaces Sam Morsy because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
  • 71': Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough).
  • 75': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
  • 76': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 76': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Leo Castledine replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Neto Borges replaces Max Arfsten.
  • 78': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 78': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 78': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  • 79': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  • 80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
  • 82': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  • 82': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kristi Montgomery.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Offside, Middlesbrough. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  • 84': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  • 85': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 85': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Leo Castledine (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
  • 90': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
  • 90': Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+4': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
10 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 2
70.7 Possession 29.3
22 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
585 Accurate Passes 200
646 Passes 271
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 2
40 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.2
35 Long Balls 67
23 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
12 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
3 Interceptions 9
15 Effective Clearances 43
15 Clearances 43

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin Yellow Card
6 Tom Atcheson
3 Harry Pickering
2 Ryan Alebiousu
10 Todd Cantwell
31 Kristi Montgomery
8 Sam Morsy Yellow Card
9 Andri Gudjohnsen
21 Oladapo Afolayan Yellow Card
25 Ryoya Morishita
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Hayden Carter, Jake Garrett, Mathias Jørgensen, Aynsley Pears, Yuri Ribeiro, Yuki Ohashi, Sidnei Tavares, Adam Forshaw, Jayden Fevrier.

MID Middlesbrough (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Radek Vítek (GK)
29 Adilson Malanda
12 Luke Ayling
17 Max Arfsten
2 Callum Brittain
10 Aidan Morris
14 Myles Peart-Harris
16 Jeremy Sarmiento
6 Sebastian Berhalter
7 Will Lankshear Yellow Card
11 Morgan Whittaker
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Kyle Joseph, Solomon Brynn, Leo Castledine, Abdoulaye Kante, Alfie Jones, Riley McGree, Cruz Ibeh, Finley Cartwright, Neto Borges.

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