Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers

Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0 in the England Championship on Friday 26 December 2025, 0-0 at half-time. In their last 29 meetings, including this one, Blackburn Rovers won 10, Middlesbrough won 5 and 14 were drawn.

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England Championship Fri 26 Dec 2025, 15:00 Save

Middlesbrough

HT 0-0

Blackburn Rovers

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough James Bell

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers timeline

31' Alex Gilbert Yellow card · Foul, Middlesbrough
57' Ryoya Morishita Yellow card · Time wasting, Blackburn Rovers
80' Yellow card Middlesbrough · Foul
80' Yellow card Blackburn Rovers · Argument

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers stats

1st Half 2nd Half

MiddlesbroughBlackburn Rovers

0.93 Expected goals (xG) 1.37

0.25 xG on target 0.41

53% Possession 47%

109 Attacks 101

38 Dang. Attacks 63

10 Shots 13

2 Shots On Target 2

1 Big Chances 0

4 Corners 4

80% Pass Accuracy 80%

3 Saves 2

11 Fouls 9

2 Yellow Cards 2

2 Offsides 1

0.93 Expected goals (xG) 1.37

0.25 xG on target 0.41

109 Attacks 101

38 Dang. Attacks 63

10 Shots 13

2 Shots On Target 2

4 Shots Off Target 6

4 Shots Blocked 5

6 Shots Inside Box 8

4 Shots Outside Box 5

6 Goal Attempts 8

1 Big Chances 0

1 Big Chances Missed 0

1 Hit Woodwork 0

4 Corners 4

23 Dribbles 22

11 Successful Dribbles 12

48% Dribble Success 55%

2 Offsides 1

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers lineups

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Middlesbrough 4-2-2-2

31 Sol Brynn

2 Callum Brittain
12 Luke Ayling
5 Alfie Jones
3 Matt Targett

14 Alex Gilbert
7 Hayden Hackney

11 Morgan Whittaker
17 Micah Hamilton

13 David Strelec
9 Tommy Conway

Substitutes

6 Dael Fry 46'
10 Delano Burgzorg
16 Alan Browne 67'
19 Sverre Nypan 46'
20 Kaly Sène
24 Alex Bangura 73'
25 George Edmundson 17'
27 Sontje Hansen
33 Jon McLaughlin

Blackburn Rovers 3-4-1-2

1 Aynsley Pears

43 George Pratt
15 Sean McLoughlin
12 Lewis Miller

19 Ryan Hedges
6 Sondre Tronstad
25 Ryoya Morishita
40 Matthew Litherland

10 Todd Cantwell

23 Yuki Ohashi
18 Axel Henriksson

Substitutes

3 Harry Pickering 76'
4 Yuri Ribeiro 90'
5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman 76'
14 Dion De Neve
24 Moussa Baradji 45'
35 Nicholas Michalski
38 Tom Atcheson
47 Aodhan Doherty
52 N. Dlamini 90'

Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers player stats

Middlesbrough player stats

31 Sol Brynn GK	90	0	0	23	0	0	0	23	0
2 Callum Brittain DEF	90	2	1	50	0	2	1	50	0
12 Luke Ayling DEF	90	0	0	53	0	0	0	53	0
3 Matt Targett DEF	73	0	0	49	0	0	0	49	0
5 Alfie Jones DEF	17	0	0	18	0	0	0	18	0
7 Hayden Hackney MID	90	2	0	66	5	2	0	66	5
11 Morgan Whittaker MID	90	3	1	35	0	3	1	35	0
14 Alex Gilbert MID	67	1	0	32	2	1	0	32	2
17 Micah Hamilton MID	46	0	0	15	1	0	0	15	1
9 Tommy Conway FWD	90	2	0	21	2	2	0	21	2
13 David Strelec FWD	90	0	0	25	0	0	0	25	0
6 Dael Fry DEF Sub	44	0	0	19	0	0	0	19	0
25 George Edmundson DEF Sub	29	0	0	21	0	0	0	21	0
24 Alex Bangura DEF Sub	17	0	0	11	0	0	0	11	0
19 Sverre Nypan MID Sub	44	0	0	13	1	0	0	13	1
16 Alan Browne MID Sub	23	0	0	12	0	0	0	12	0

Blackburn Rovers player stats

1 Aynsley Pears GK	90	0	0	27	0	0	0	27	0
12 Lewis Miller DEF	90	0	0	30	2	0	0	30	2
15 Sean McLoughlin DEF	90	1	0	40	0	1	0	40	0
43 George Pratt DEF	90	0	0	34	0	0	0	34	0
40 Matthew Litherland MID	90	1	1	29	0	1	1	29	0
6 Sondre Tronstad MID	76	0	0	39	0	0	0	39	0
19 Ryan Hedges MID	76	2	0	33	0	2	0	33	0
25 Ryoya Morishita MID	45	0	0	12	1	0	0	12	1
10 Todd Cantwell FWD	90	2	0	59	1	2	0	59	1
18 Axel Henriksson FWD	90	2	1	14	2	2	1	14	2
23 Yuki Ohashi FWD	90	3	0	31	1	3	0	31	1
3 Harry Pickering DEF Sub	14	0	0	10	1	0	0	10	1
4 Yuri Ribeiro DEF Sub	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
24 Moussa Baradji MID Sub	45	1	0	23	1	1	0	23	1
5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman MID Sub	14	1	0	4	1	1	0	4	1
52 N. Dlamini FWD Sub	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0