Blackburn vs Middlesbrough

Championship ·Matchday 6

Blackburn

2-1

Full-time HT 1-0

Middlesbrough

S. Szmodics 31'
S. Szmodics 49'

Matt Crooks 55'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Saturday 16 September · 17:00 Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire J. Bell

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 2-1. Scorers for Blackburn: S. Szmodics 31', S. Szmodics 49'. Scorers for Middlesbrough: Matt Crooks 55'.

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Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 5 minutes
90+5'
James Hill Out: A. Wharton · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: James Hill comes on for A. Wharton
90+4'
H. Leonard Out: S. Szmodics · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: H. Leonard comes on for S. Szmodics
88'
J. Coburn Out: J. Howson · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: J. Coburn comes on for J. Howson
88'
H. Hackney Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for H. Hackney (Middlesbrough)
87'
M. Rogers Out: M. Forss · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: M. Rogers comes on for M. Forss
77'
Riley McGree Out: Matt Crooks · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: Riley McGree comes on for Matt Crooks
76'
J. Rankin-Costello Out: L. Travis · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Rankin-Costello comes on for L. Travis
69'
S. Silvera Out: A. Bangura · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: S. Silvera comes on for A. Bangura
59'
A. Moran Out: Tyrhys Dolan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Moran comes on for Tyrhys Dolan
59'
S. Telalović Out: S. Gallagher · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: S. Telalović comes on for S. Gallagher
55'
Matt Crooks 2-1 Goal · Assist: M. Forss · Middlesbrough M. Forss provides, Matt Crooks finishes for Middlesbrough (2-1)
49'
S. Szmodics 2-0 Goal · Assist: R. Hedges · Blackburn Goal! S. Szmodics scores for Blackburn, set up by R. Hedges. It is 2-0
Half-time 1 - 0
40'
D. Lenihan Yellow card · Middlesbrough D. Lenihan of Middlesbrough is booked
31'
S. Szmodics 1-0 Goal · Assist: H. Carter · Blackburn H. Carter provides, S. Szmodics finishes for Blackburn (1-0)
28'
H. Carter Yellow card · Blackburn H. Carter of Blackburn is booked
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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DLWWL Last 5 matches LDLWL

19Position8

53Pts69

2.3Goals scored per match1

1.6Goals conceded per match1.6

2Clean sheets1

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Leicester	46	31	4	11	89	41	89:41	+48	97	LWWWL
2	Ipswich	46	28	12	6	92	57	92:57	+35	96	WWDDD
3	Leeds	46	27	9	10	81	43	81:43	+38	90	LLWLD
4	Southampton	46	26	9	11	87	63	87:63	+24	87	WLLLW
5	West Brom	46	21	12	13	70	47	70:47	+23	75	WLLLW
6	Norwich	46	21	10	15	79	64	79:64	+15	73	LDDWD
7	Hull City	46	19	13	14	68	60	68:60	+8	70	LDWDW
8	Middlesbrough	46	20	9	17	71	62	71:62	+9	69	WWLDD
9	Coventry	46	17	13	16	70	59	70:59	+11	64	LLDLL
10	Preston	46	18	9	19	56	67	56:67	-11	63	LLLLL
11	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	53	51	53:51	+2	62	LWDDW
12	Cardiff	46	19	5	22	53	70	53:70	-17	62	LLWLW
13	Millwall	46	16	11	19	45	55	45:55	-10	59	WWWWW
14	Swansea	46	15	12	19	59	65	59:65	-6	57	LDWWW
15	Watford	46	13	17	16	61	61	61:61	0	56	LWDLD
16	Sunderland	46	16	8	22	52	54	52:54	-2	56	LLLWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	11	20	49	60	49:60	-11	56	WWWDL
18	QPR	46	15	11	20	47	58	47:58	-11	56	WWWLD
19	Blackburn	46	14	11	21	60	74	60:74	-14	53	WDLWL
20	Sheffield Wednesday	46	15	8	23	44	68	44:68	-24	53	WWWDD
21	Plymouth	46	13	12	21	59	70	59:70	-11	51	WLLWD
22	Birmingham	46	13	11	22	50	65	50:65	-15	50	WDDWL
23	Huddersfield	46	9	18	19	48	77	48:77	-29	45	LDLDL
24	Rotherham	46	5	12	29	37	89	37:89	-52	27	WLDLL