English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 63': Joe Rothwell

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 3': Foul by Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 3': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
    • 7': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Duncan Watmore.
    • 7': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marc Bola.
    • 8': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 10': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Bradley Johnson because of an injury.
    • 11': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 11': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 13': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Nathan Wood replaces Dael Fry because of an injury.
    • 18': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 18': Nathan Wood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 24': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 26': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 26': Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 28': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 31': Hand ball by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 32': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 34': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola tries a through ball, but George Saville is caught offside.
    • 35': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 45': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Morsy following a corner.
    • 45': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Bola following a corner.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Rothwell.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djed Spence.
    • 49': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Morsy following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a headed pass.
    • 54': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 54': Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 55': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
    • 57': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marc Bola.
    • 59': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 59': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
    • 61': Nathan Wood (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
    • 63': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Joe Rothwell.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Harvey Elliott.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces John Buckley.
    • 67': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 67': Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis tries a through ball, but Bradley Dack is caught offside.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 72': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Sam Morsy.
    • 72': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Duncan Watmore.
    • 73': Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 74': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 74': Nathan Wood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton with a through ball.
    • 75': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
    • 77': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
    • 79': Hand ball by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 81': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Roberts replaces Marcus Tavernier because of an injury.
    • 82': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Bradley Dack with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher following a fast break.
    • 86': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tom Trybull replaces Jacob Davenport because of an injury.
    • 86': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 86': Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 87': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 88': Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+1': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+2': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 1
    47.8 Possession 52.2
    7 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    194 Accurate Passes 205
    315 Passes 337
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    9 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    68 Long Balls 91
    30 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 13
    21 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 10
    17 Effective Clearances 9
    17 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 40 +42 83
    2 Millwall 40 +10 72
    3 Middlesbrough 40 +21 71
    4 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    6 Dael Fry
    27 Marc Bola Yellow Card
    29 Djed Spence
    16 Jonathan Howson
    22 George Saville
    5 Sam Morsy Yellow Card
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    18 Duncan Watmore
    7 Marcus Tavernier Yellow Card
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Lewis Wing, Jordan Archer, Patrick Roberts, Nathan Wood, Marvin Johnson, Chuba Akpom, Hayden Hackney, Hayden Coulson, Ashley Fletcher.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    30 Jarrad Branthwaite
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    15 Barry Douglas
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    18 Jacob Davenport Yellow Card
    4 Bradley Johnson
    27 Lewis Travis
    7 Adam Armstrong
    8 Joe Rothwell
    16 Harvey Elliott
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Ben Brereton Díaz, Amari'i Bell, John Buckley, Stewart Downing, Sam Gallagher, Tyrhys Dolan, Aynsley Pears, Bradley Dack, Tom Trybull.

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