Championship · Regular Season - 23
Friday, 26 December 2025 · 23:00 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Referee: James Bell, England
Middlesbrough0 : 0
Full-time
BlackburnHalf-time: 0-0
Match Events
- 17'A. Jones (assist: G. Edmundson)Substitution 1
- 31'Alexander GilbertYellow Card
- 32'Ryoya MorishitaYellow Card
- 45+2'R. Morishita (assist: M. Baradji)Substitution 1
- 46'Unknown player (assist: D. Fry)Substitution 2
- 46'M. Hamilton (assist: S. Nypan)Substitution 3
- 57'Moussa BaradjiYellow Card
- 67'A. Gilbert (assist: A. Browne)Substitution 4
- 73'M. Targett (assist: A. Bangura)Substitution 5
- 76'R. Hedges (assist: H. Pickering)Substitution 2
- 76'S. Tronstad (assist: T. Gardner-Hickman)Substitution 3
- 80'Hayden HackneyYellow Card
- 90+2'A. Henriksson (assist: N. Dlamini)Substitution 5
- 90+3'T. Cantwell (assist: Y. Ribeiro)Substitution 4
Statistics
2Shots on Goal2
4Shots off Goal6
10Total Shots13
4Blocked Shots5
6Shots insidebox8
4Shots outsidebox5
11Fouls9
4Corner Kicks4
2Offsides1
53%Ball Possession47%
2Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
3Goalkeeper Saves2
463Total passes391
371Passes accurate314
80%Passes %80%
0.75expected_goals1.23
0.45goals_prevented0.45
Middlesbrough4-2-2-2
Starting XI
- 31S. Brynn(G)
- 2C. Brittain(D)
- 12L. Ayling(D)
- 5A. Jones(D)
- 3M. Targett(D)
- 14A. Gilbert(M)
- 7H. Hackney(M)
- 11M. Whittaker(M)
- 17M. Hamilton(M)
- 13D. Strelec(F)
- 9T. Conway(F)
Substitutes
- 33J. McLaughlin(G)
- 6D. Fry(D)
- 10D. Burgzorg(F)
- 16A. Browne(M)
- 19S. Nypan(M)
- 20M. K. Sene(F)
- 24A. Bangura(D)
- 25G. Edmundson(D)
- 27S. Hansen(F)
Blackburn3-4-1-2
Starting XI
- 1A. Pears(G)
- 12L. Miller(D)
- 15S. McLoughlin(D)
- 43G. Pratt(D)
- 40M. Litherland(M)
- 25R. Morishita(M)
- 6S. Tronstad(M)
- 19R. Hedges(M)
- 10T. Cantwell(F)
- 18A. Henriksson(F)
- 23Y. Ohashi(F)
Substitutes
- 35N. Michalski(G)
- 3H. Pickering(D)
- 4Y. Ribeiro(D)
- 38T. Atcheson(D)
- 5T. Gardner-Hickman(M)
- 24M. Baradji(M)
- 14D. De Neve(D)
- 47A. Doherty(F)
- 52N. Dlamini(F)
Head-to-Head
- Blackburn 0 - 0 MiddlesbroughSaturday, 21 March 2026
- Middlesbrough 0 - 0 BlackburnFriday, 26 December 2025
- Blackburn 0 - 2 MiddlesbroughSaturday, 5 April 2025
- Middlesbrough 0 - 1 BlackburnSaturday, 11 January 2025
- Middlesbrough 0 - 1 BlackburnThursday, 28 November 2024
Middlesbrough — recent form
WDDLL
Blackburn — recent form
DLDWL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 80 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 46 | -14 | 52 |