Championship · Regular Season - 2
Saturday, 22 August 2026 · 22:00 · Ewood Park, Blackburn · Referee: Tom Reeves, England
Blackburn2 : 1
Full-time
MiddlesbroughHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- 12'J. Sarmiento (assist: M. Whittaker)Normal Goal
- 24'Oladapo AfolayanYellow Card
- 45+2'Sean McLoughlinYellow Card
- 49'A. Gudjohnsen (assist: H. Pickering)Normal Goal
- 55'T. CantwellNormal Goal
- 58'Sam MorsyYellow Card
- 60'M. Peart-Harris (assist: R. McGree)Substitution 1
- 60'J. Sarmiento (assist: K. Joseph)Substitution 2
- 61'O. Afolayan (assist: J. Fevrier)Substitution 1
- 61'R. Morishita (assist: M. Jorgensen)Substitution 2
- 69'S. Morsy (assist: A. Forshaw)Substitution 3
- 69'A. Gudjohnsen (assist: Y. Ohashi)Substitution 4
- 76'Todd CantwellYellow Card
- 77'M. Arfsten (assist: Neto Borges)Substitution 3
- 77'S. Berhalter (assist: L. Castledine)Substitution 4
- 80'T. Cantwell (assist: H. Carter)Substitution 5
- 90'Will LankshearYellow Card
Statistics
5Shots on Goal3
1Shots off Goal7
6Total Shots22
1Blocked Shots12
5Shots insidebox13
1Shots outsidebox9
10Fouls10
2Corner Kicks10
3Offsides3
29%Ball Possession71%
4Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves2
272Total passes647
202Passes accurate584
74%Passes %90%
0.91expected_goals1.43
-0.76goals_prevented-0.76
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 22B. Toth(G)
- 2R. Alebiosu(D)
- 6T. Atcheson(D)
- 15S. McLoughlin(D)
- 3H. Pickering(D)
- 8S. Morsy(M)
- 31K. Montgomery(M)
- 25R. Morishita(M)
- 10T. Cantwell(M)
- 21O. Afolayan(M)
- 9A. Gudjohnsen(F)
Substitutes
- 1A. Pears(G)
- 4Y. Ribeiro(D)
- 17H. Carter(D)
- 28A. Forshaw(M)
- 30J. Garrett(M)
- 5S. Tavares(M)
- 11J. Fevrier(F)
- 29M. Jorgensen(F)
- 23Y. Ohashi(F)
Middlesbrough4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1R. Vitek(G)
- 2C. Brittain(D)
- 12L. Ayling(D)
- 29A. Malanda(D)
- 17M. Arfsten(D)
- 6S. Berhalter(M)
- 14M. Peart-Harris(M)
- 10A. Morris(M)
- 16J. Sarmiento(M)
- 11M. Whittaker(F)
- 7W. Lankshear(F)
Substitutes
- 31S. Brynn(G)
- 30Neto Borges(D)
- 5A. Jones(D)
- 46F. Cartwright(M)
- 42A. Kante(M)
- 44C. Ibeh(M)
- 8R. McGree(M)
- 19L. Castledine(M)
- 22K. Joseph(F)
Head-to-Head
- Blackburn 2 - 1 MiddlesbroughSaturday, 22 August 2026
- 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
Blackburn — recent form
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Middlesbrough — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blackburn | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 6 |