Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Blackburn Rovers beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in the England Championship on Saturday 22 August 2026, 0-1 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 Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 Save

Blackburn Rovers

HT 0-1

Middlesbrough

Ewood Park, Blackburn Tom Reeves

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough timeline

12' Jeremy Sarmiento 0-1 Goal · Assist Morgan Whittaker · Left foot shot, Middlesbrough
24' Oladapo Afolayan Yellow card · Foul, Blackburn Rovers
45+2' Sean McLoughlin Yellow card · Foul, Blackburn Rovers
49' Andri Gudjohnsen 1-1 Goal · Assist Harry Pickering · Header, Blackburn Rovers
55' Todd Cantwell 2-1 Goal · Assist Ryan Alebiosu · Header, Blackburn Rovers
58' Sam Morsy Yellow card · Foul, Blackburn Rovers
76' Todd Cantwell Yellow card · Foul, Blackburn Rovers
90' Will Lankshear Yellow card · Foul, Middlesbrough

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

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Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough

0.94 Expected goals (xG) 1.57

1.00 xG on target 2.58

29% Possession 71%

67 Attacks 126

27 Dang. Attacks 90

6 Shots 22

5 Shots On Target 3

3 Big Chances 2

2 Corners 10

74% Pass Accuracy 90%

2 Saves 2

10 Fouls 10

4 Yellow Cards 1

3 Offsides 3

0.94 Expected goals (xG) 1.57

1.00 xG on target 2.58

67 Attacks 126

27 Dang. Attacks 90

6 Shots 22

5 Shots On Target 3

1 Shots Off Target 7

0 Shots Blocked 12

5 Shots Inside Box 13

1 Shots Outside Box 9

5 Goal Attempts 8

3 Big Chances 2

2 Big Chances Missed 1

2 Corners 10

16 Dribbles 14

6 Successful Dribbles 10

38% Dribble Success 71%

3 Offsides 3

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough lineups

Confirmed

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1

22 Balázs Tóth

8 Sam Morsy
31 Kristi Montgomery

9 Andri Gudjohnsen

Substitutes

1 Aynsley Pears
4 Yuri Ribeiro
5 Sidnei Tavares
11 Jayden Fevrier 61'
17 Hayden Carter 80'
23 Yuki Ohashi 69'
28 Adam Forshaw 69'
29 Mathias Jørgensen 61'
30 Jake Garrett

Middlesbrough 4-4-2

1 Radek Vitek

16 Jeremy Sarmiento
10 Aidan Morris
14 Myles Peart-Harris
6 Sebastian Berhalter

7 Will Lankshear
11 Morgan Whittaker

Substitutes

5 Alfie Jones
8 Riley McGree 60'
19 Leo Castledine 77'
22 Kyle Joseph 60'
30 Neto Borges 77'
31 Sol Brynn
42 Abdoulaye Kanté
44 Cruz Ibeh
46 Finlay Cartwright

Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough player stats

Blackburn Rovers player stats

22 Balázs Tóth GK	90	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0
2 Ryan Alebiosu DEF	90	0	1	1	1	16	0	1	1	16	0
3 Harry Pickering DEF	90	0	1	0	0	29	0	0	0	29	0
6 Tom Atcheson DEF	90	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18	0
15 Sean McLoughlin DEF	90	0	0	0	0	36	2	0	0	36	2
31 Kristi Montgomery MID	90	0	0	1	1	29	0	1	1	29	0
10 Todd Cantwell MID	80	1	0	1	1	20	3	1	1	20	3
8 Sam Morsy MID	69	0	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	25	2
21 Oladapo Afolayan MID	61	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	16	1
25 Ryoya Morishita MID	61	0	0	2	1	14	0	2	1	14	0
9 Andri Gudjohnsen FWD	69	1	0	1	1	14	0	1	1	14	0
17 Hayden Carter DEF Sub	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
28 Adam Forshaw MID Sub	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
11 Jayden Fevrier FWD Sub	29	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
29 Mathias Jørgensen FWD Sub	29	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
23 Yuki Ohashi FWD Sub	21	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	8	2

Middlesbrough player stats

1 Radek Vitek GK	90	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0
2 Callum Brittain DEF	90	0	0	2	0	54	1	2	0	54	1
12 Luke Ayling DEF	90	0	0	0	0	114	1	0	0	114	1
29 Adilson Malanda DEF	90	0	0	1	0	95	1	1	0	95	1
17 Max Arfsten DEF	77	0	0	2	0	48	0	2	0	48	0
10 Aidan Morris MID	90	0	0	4	0	116	0	4	0	116	0
6 Sebastian Berhalter MID	77	0	0	1	0	41	0	1	0	41	0
14 Myles Peart-Harris MID	60	0	0	2	1	35	1	2	1	35	1
16 Jeremy Sarmiento MID	60	1	0	2	1	25	0	2	1	25	0
7 Will Lankshear FWD	90	0	0	3	0	20	3	3	0	20	3
11 Morgan Whittaker FWD	90	0	1	3	1	32	0	3	1	32	0
30 Neto Borges DEF Sub	13	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	20	0
8 Riley McGree MID Sub	30	0	0	1	0	14	2	1	0	14	2
19 Leo Castledine MID Sub	13	0	0	1	0	10	0	1	0	10	0
22 Kyle Joseph FWD Sub	30	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	13	1

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough team news

Blackburn Rovers were without 2 players and Middlesbrough had no reported absences.

Blackburn Rovers 2 out

Scott Wharton Achilles tendon problems Injured

Augustus Kargbo Hamstring Injury · Missed 53 games Injured

Middlesbrough 0 out

No reported absences.

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough form

Blackburn Rovers All venues

2 W · 2 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.60
Scored per game: 1.4
Conceded per game: 1.4
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Middlesbrough All venues

2 W · 2 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.60
Scored per game: 1.6
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

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Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough head to head

10 Blackburn Rovers wins 14 draws 5 Middlesbrough wins

1.4 goals per game 45% both teams scored 21% over 2.5 goals

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4 Apr 2025Championship Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Middlesbrough
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16 Sep 2023Championship Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough
29 Dec 2022Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Middlesbrough
15 Oct 2022Championship Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackburn Rovers
24 Jan 2022Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Middlesbrough
28 Aug 2021Championship Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
24 Jan 2021Championship Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn Rovers
3 Nov 2020Championship Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Middlesbrough
1 Feb 2020Championship Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
17 Aug 2019Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Middlesbrough
17 Feb 2019Championship Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Middlesbrough
8 Dec 2018Championship Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
1 Mar 2016Championship Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough
6 Feb 2016Championship Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
28 Dec 2014Championship Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Middlesbrough
29 Nov 2014Championship Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers
8 Feb 2014Championship Middlesbrough 0–0 Blackburn Rovers
2 Nov 2013Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Middlesbrough
26 Dec 2012Championship Middlesbrough 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
21 Sep 2012Championship Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Middlesbrough
31 Jan 2009Premier League Middlesbrough 0–0 Blackburn Rovers
25 Oct 2008Premier League Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Middlesbrough
19 Jan 2008Premier League Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Middlesbrough

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Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn Capacity 31,367 · Grass
Weather: 18°C, broken clouds Wind 6 km/h · Humidity 62%
Managers: Tony Mowbray Blackburn Rovers Kim Hellberg Middlesbrough
Officials: Referee Tom Reeves 1st Assistant R. Woodward 2nd Assistant J. Bickerdike 4th Official T. Parsons

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Blackburn Rovers 2 out

Middlesbrough 0 out

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