Blackburn vs Middlesbrough
Championship · Matchday 2Ewood Park, BlackburnRef: Tom Reeves, England
Match
Timeline
12'
⚽
assist: M. Whittaker
24'
45+2'
Half time · 0-1
assist: H. Pickering
49'
55'
58'
60'
K. Joseph ↑
J. Sarmiento ↓
60'
R. McGree ↑
M. Peart-Harris ↓
J. Fevrier ↑
O. Afolayan ↓
61'
M. Jorgensen ↑
R. Morishita ↓
61'
A. Forshaw ↑
S. Morsy ↓
69'
Y. Ohashi ↑
A. Gudjohnsen ↓
69'
76'
77'
L. Castledine ↑
S. Berhalter ↓
77'
Neto Borges ↑
M. Arfsten ↓
H. Carter ↑
T. Cantwell ↓
80'
90'
Full time · 2-1
Match
Stats
29%
Possession
71%
0.95
Expected goals (xG)
1.36
6
Shots
22
5
Shots on target
3
5
Shots inside box
13
2
Corners
10
271
Passes
646
200
Accurate passes
585
10
Fouls
10
3
Offsides
3
2
Saves
2
4
Yellow cards
1
Ratings
Top performers
Balázs Tóth Blackburn8.3
Luke Ayling Middlesbrough8.2
Andri Guðjohnsen Blackburn · 1G7.9
Todd Cantwell Blackburn · 1G7.7
Jeremy Sarmiento Middlesbrough · 1G7.7
Aidan Morris Middlesbrough7.5
Confirmed
Lineups
4-2-3-1
Coach: Tony Mowbray
Substitutes (9)
4-4-2
Coach: Kim Hellberg
Substitutes (9)
Team news
Missing players
- Blackburn
- M. Baradji · Missing Fixture · Hamstring Injury
- D. De Neve · Missing Fixture · Injury
- M. Jorgensen · Missing Fixture · Injury
- A. Kargbo · Missing Fixture · Muscle Injury
- L. Miller · Missing Fixture · Achilles Tendon Injury
- S. Wharton · Questionable · Achilles Tendon Injury
- Middlesbrough
- T. Conway · Missing Fixture · Injury
- A. Morris · Questionable · Injury
Head to head
Last 1 meetings
1Blackburn
0Draws
0Middlesbrough
2026-08-22Blackburn2 — 1Middlesbrough