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Blackburn Rovers
FT
2–1
HT 0–1
Middlesbrough
Championship Sat 22 Aug, 15:00London Ewood Park, Blackburn Tom Reeves

Timeline

  1. 12' Jeremy Sarmiento assist Morgan Whittaker
  2. 24' Oladapo Afolayan Yellow Card
  3. 45'+2' Sean McLoughlin Yellow Card
  4. 49' Andri Gudjohnsen assist Harry Pickering
  5. 55' Todd Cantwell Goal - Header
  6. 58' Sam Morsy Yellow Card
  7. 60' Kyle Joseph for Jeremy Sarmiento
  8. 60' Riley McGree for Myles Peart-Harris
  9. 61' Jayden Fevrier for Oladapo Afolayan
  10. 61' Mathias Jørgensen for Ryoya Morishita
  11. 69' Adam Forshaw for Sam Morsy
  12. 69' Yuki Ohashi for Andri Gudjohnsen
  13. 76' Todd Cantwell Yellow Card
  14. 77' Leo Castledine for Sebastian Berhalter
  15. 77' Neto Borges for Max Arfsten
  16. 80' Hayden Carter for Todd Cantwell
  17. 90' Will Lankshear Yellow Card

Match stats

29.3% Possession 70.7%
6 Shots 22
5 On target 3
10 Fouls 10
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Saves 2
200 Accurate passes 585

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
22 Toth
3 Pickering 15 McLoughlin 6 Atcheson 2 Alebiousu
31 Montgomery 8 Morsy
21 Afolayan 10 Cantwell 25 Morishita
9 Gudjohnsen
Middlesbrough 4-4-2
1 Vítek
17 Arfsten 29 Malanda 12 Ayling 2 Brittain
16 Sarmiento 10 Morris 14 Peart-Harris 6 Berhalter
7 Lankshear 11 Whittaker
Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
  1. 22 Balazs Toth G
  2. 15 Sean McLoughlin CD-L
  3. 6 Tom Atcheson CD-R
  4. 3 Harry Pickering LB
  5. 2 Ryan Alebiousu RB
  6. 10 Todd Cantwell ▼ AM
  7. 31 Kristi Montgomery LM
  8. 8 Sam Morsy ▼ RM
  9. 9 Andri Gudjohnsen ▼ F
  10. 21 Oladapo Afolayan ▼ AM-L
  11. 25 Ryoya Morishita ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 17 Hayden Carter ▲ SUB
  2. 29 Mathias Jørgensen ▲ SUB
  3. 23 Yuki Ohashi ▲ SUB
  4. 28 Adam Forshaw ▲ SUB
  5. 11 Jayden Fevrier ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 30 Jake Garrett SUB
  2. 1 Aynsley Pears SUB
  3. 4 Yuri Ribeiro SUB
  4. 5 Sidnei Tavares SUB
Middlesbrough 4-4-2
  1. 1 Radek Vítek G
  2. 29 Adilson Malanda CD-L
  3. 12 Luke Ayling CD-R
  4. 17 Max Arfsten ▼ LB
  5. 2 Callum Brittain RB
  6. 10 Aidan Morris CM-L
  7. 14 Myles Peart-Harris ▼ CM-R
  8. 16 Jeremy Sarmiento ▼ LM
  9. 6 Sebastian Berhalter ▼ RM
  10. 7 Will Lankshear CF-L
  11. 11 Morgan Whittaker CF-R

Came on

  1. 22 Kyle Joseph ▲ SUB
  2. 19 Leo Castledine ▲ SUB
  3. 8 Riley McGree ▲ SUB
  4. 30 Neto Borges ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 31 Solomon Brynn SUB
  2. 42 Abdoulaye Kante SUB
  3. 5 Alfie Jones SUB
  4. 44 Cruz Ibeh SUB
  5. 46 Finley Cartwright SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1.
  3. 90'+4' Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  4. 90'+4' Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  5. 90'+2' Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  6. 90'+1' Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
  7. 90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  8. 90' Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90' Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
  10. 90' Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 87' Attempt missed. Leo Castledine (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
  12. 86' Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
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  1. 85' Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  2. 85' Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  3. 84' Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  4. 84' Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  5. 83' Offside, Middlesbrough. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  6. 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.
  7. 82' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kristi Montgomery.
  8. 82' Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  9. 82' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  10. 82' Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
  11. 81' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 81' Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
  13. 80' Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  14. 80' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Todd Cantwell.
  15. 79' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  16. 79' Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  17. 78' Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  18. 78' Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  19. 78' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  20. 77' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Neto Borges replaces Max Arfsten.
  21. 77' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Leo Castledine replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
  22. 76' Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 76' Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  24. 76' Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  25. 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.
  26. 71' Foul by Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough).
  27. 71' Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  28. 70' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
  29. 70' Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  30. 69' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  31. 69' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Forshaw replaces Sam Morsy because of an injury.
  32. 69' Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
  33. 69' Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  34. 68' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  35. 67' Delay in match because of an injury Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  36. 66' Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  37. 66' Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  38. 65' Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
  39. 65' Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 61' Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  41. 61' Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  42. 61' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen replaces Ryoya Morishita.
  43. 61' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
  44. 60' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
  45. 60' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
  46. 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.
  47. 58' Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  48. 58' Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  49. 58' Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  50. 57' Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  51. 55' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  52. 53' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. 52' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  56. 51' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  57. 51' Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  58. 51' Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  59. 51' Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  60. 50' Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  61. 50' Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  62. 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.
  63. 48' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Myles Peart-Harris.
  64. 47' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
  65. 45' Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 1.
  66. 45'+2' First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 1.
  67. 45'+2' Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  68. 45'+2' Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  69. 45'+2' Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
  70. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  71. 44' Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  72. 44' Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  73. 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.
  74. 41' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  75. 27' Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  76. 27' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
  77. 26' Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  78. 25' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  79. 25' Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  80. 24' Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  81. 24' Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  82. 24' Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  83. 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.
  84. 21' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita is caught offside.
  85. 19' Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
  86. 17' Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
  87. 17' Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  88. 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.
  89. 14' Handball by Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough).
  90. 14' Attempt blocked. Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
  91. 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.
  92. 9' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  93. 7' Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  94. 7' Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
  95. 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.
  96. 2' Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a cross.
  97. 1' Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
  98. First Half begins.
  99. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Blackburn Rovers D W L W D

  • D Coventry City 1-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Sheffield United 3-1 EFL Championship
  • L Leicester City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Burton Albion 2-1 Carabao Cup
  • D at Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 EFL Championship

Middlesbrough W W L L D

  • D Southampton 0-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Southampton 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Hull City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • W Wrexham 1-0 Carabao Cup
  • W Lincoln City 2-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

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  • 11 Jan 2025 Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 2024-25 English FA Cup
  • 27 Nov 2024 Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 2024-25 English League Championship