Championship
·Matchday 2
Featured match
- A. Gudjohnsen 49'
- T. Cantwell 55'
- J. Sarmiento 12'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 2-1. Scorers for Blackburn: A. Gudjohnsen 49', T. Cantwell 55'. Scorers for Middlesbrough: J. Sarmiento 12'. Blackburn won after coming from behind. Middlesbrough had 71% of possession.
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
- Full-time 2 - 1
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90'
W. Lankshear Yellow card · Middlesbrough W. Lankshear of Middlesbrough is booked
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80'
H. Carter Out: T. Cantwell · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: H. Carter comes on for T. Cantwell
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77'
L. Castledine Out: Sebastian Berhalter · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: L. Castledine comes on for Sebastian Berhalter
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77'
Neto Borges Out: M. Arfsten · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: Neto Borges comes on for M. Arfsten
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76'
T. Cantwell Yellow card · Blackburn T. Cantwell of Blackburn is booked
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69'
Y. Ohashi Out: A. Gudjohnsen · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: Y. Ohashi comes on for A. Gudjohnsen
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69'
A. Forshaw Out: S. Morsy · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Forshaw comes on for S. Morsy
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61'
M. Jorgensen Out: R. Morishita · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: M. Jorgensen comes on for R. Morishita
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61'
J. Fevrier Out: O. Afolayan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Fevrier comes on for O. Afolayan
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60'
K. Joseph Out: J. Sarmiento · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: K. Joseph comes on for J. Sarmiento
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60'
R. McGree Out: M. Peart-Harris · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: R. McGree comes on for M. Peart-Harris
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58'
S. Morsy Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for S. Morsy (Blackburn)
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55'
T. Cantwell 2-1 Goal · Blackburn Goal! T. Cantwell scores for Blackburn. It is 2-1
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49'
A. Gudjohnsen 1-1 Goal · Assist: H. Pickering · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! A. Gudjohnsen turns in the pass from H. Pickering (1-1)
- Half-time 0 - 1
Added time: 2 minutes
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45+2'
S. McLoughlin Yellow card · Blackburn S. McLoughlin of Blackburn is booked
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24'
O. Afolayan Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for O. Afolayan (Blackburn)
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12'
J. Sarmiento 0-1 Goal · Assist: M. Whittaker · Middlesbrough Goal for Middlesbrough! J. Sarmiento turns in the pass from M. Whittaker (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
LWDWD
Last 5 matches DLDWW
16Position3
9Pts15
1.4Goals scored per match1.6
1Goals conceded per match1.4
3Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Blackburn4-2-3-1
17
6.3
Arfsten
77'
M. Arfsten
- 77'Out
21
6.3
Afolayan
24'61'
O. Afolayan
- 24'Yellow card
- 61'Out
- 55'Goal
- 76'Yellow card
- 80'Out
- 61'Out
31
6.9
Montgomery
K. Montgomery
Player profile
8
6.6
Morsy
58'69'
S. Morsy
- 58'Yellow card
- 69'Out
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: Tony Mowbray
Starting XI
- 22GK B. Toth 8.2
- 2DF R. Alebiosu 6.3
- 6DF T. Atcheson 6.9
- 15DF S. McLoughlin45+2' 6.9
- 3DF H. Pickering 7.2
- 8MF S. Morsy58'69' 6.6
- 31MF K. Montgomery 6.9
- 25MF R. Morishita61' 6.3
- 10MF T. Cantwell55'76'80' 7.7
- 21MF O. Afolayan24'61' 6.3
- 9FW A. Gudjohnsen49'69' 7.9
Substitutes
- 1GK A. Pears
- 4DF Y. Ribeiro
- 17DF H. Carter80' 6.6
- 28MF A. Forshaw69' 6.6
- 30MF J. Garrett
- 5MF S. Tavares
- 11FW J. Fevrier61' 6.7
- 29FW M. Jorgensen61' 6.3
- 23FW Y. Ohashi69' 6.7
Middlesbrough4-4-2
Coach: Kim Hellberg
Starting XI
- 1GK R. Vitek 6.5
- 2DF C. Brittain 6.5
- 12DF L. Ayling 8.0
- 29DF A. Malanda 6.3
- 17DF M. Arfsten77' 6.3
- 6MF Sebastian Berhalter77' 6.9
- 14MF M. Peart-Harris60' 6.9
- 10MF A. Morris 7.3
- 16MF J. Sarmiento12'60' 7.6
- 11FW M. Whittaker 7.6
- 7FW W. Lankshear90' 6.2
Substitutes
- 31GK S. Brynn
- 30DF Neto Borges77' 6.6
- 5DF A. Jones
- 46MF F. Cartwright
- 42MF A. Kante
- 44MF C. Ibeh
- 8MF R. McGree60' 6.3
- 19MF L. Castledine77' 6.5
- 22FW K. Joseph60' 6.3
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
29%
71%
6
Shots
22
5
On target
3
1
Off target
7
2
Corners
10
10
Fouls
10
3
Offsides
3
4
Yellow cards
1
2
Saves
2
272
Passes
647
74%
Pass accuracy
90%
0.91
Expected goals
1.43
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
8 | 13 | 6 | 13:6 | +7 | 17 |
| 2 |
West Ham
|
8 | 22 | 11 | 22:11 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 |
Middlesbrough
|
8 | 16 | 12 | 16:12 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 |
Wolves
|
7 | 15 | 10 | 15:10 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
8 | 10 | 8 | 10:8 | +2 | 14 |
| 6 |
QPR
|
8 | 10 | 7 | 10:7 | +3 | 13 |
| 7 |
Stoke City
|
8 | 13 | 12 | 13:12 | +1 | 13 |
| 8 |
Bristol City
|
8 | 11 | 12 | 11:12 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 |
Charlton
|
8 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
8 | 12 | 11 | 12:11 | +1 | 11 |
| 11 |
Millwall
|
8 | 15 | 15 | 15:15 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 |
Lincoln
|
8 | 7 | 8 | 7:8 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 |
Southampton
|
8 | 19 | 10 | 19:10 | +9 | 10 |
| 14 |
Wrexham
|
8 | 9 | 12 | 9:12 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 |
Bolton
|
8 | 11 | 15 | 11:15 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 |
Blackburn
|
8 | 12 | 12 | 12:12 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 |
Norwich
|
8 | 16 | 17 | 16:17 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 |
Sheffield Utd
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
|
7 | 9 | 10 | 9:10 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
8 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
8 | 10 | 12 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 |
Derby
|
8 | 7 | 14 | 7:14 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 |
Preston
|
8 | 8 | 15 | 8:15 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 |
Burnley
|
8 | 9 | 17 | 9:17 | -8 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Blackburn wins5Draws3
Middlesbrough wins2Last meetings
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21 March 2026 · Championship
Blackburn
0-0
Middlesbrough
-
26 December 2025 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-0
Blackburn
-
4 April 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
0-2
Middlesbrough
-
11 January 2025 · FA Cup
Middlesbrough
0-1
Blackburn
-
27 November 2024 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-1
Blackburn
-
16 March 2024 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-0
Blackburn
-
16 September 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
2-1
Middlesbrough
-
29 December 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
1-2
Middlesbrough
-
15 October 2022 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-2
Blackburn
-
24 January 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
1-0
Middlesbrough