Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Blackburn Rovers are hosting Middlesbrough at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
2': Offside, Middlesbrough. Adilson Malanda is caught offside.
4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
5': Attempt saved. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
5': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
10': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
10': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
12': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree.
15': Offside, Middlesbrough. Callum Brittain is caught offside.
22': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
22': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
26': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
26': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
26': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
31': Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
31': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
32': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
32': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
34': Attempt saved. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
37': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
39': Foul by Alan Browne (Middlesbrough).
39': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Foul by Alan Browne (Middlesbrough).
41': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
44': Offside, Middlesbrough. Luke Ayling is caught offside.
45': Attempt saved. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Tommy Conway.
45': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 0.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 0.
52': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
52': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji is caught offside.
54': Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McLoughlin.
55': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
57': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
58': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Tommy Conway.
61': Foul by Matt Targett (Middlesbrough).
61': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji is caught offside.
63': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering replaces Yuri Ribeiro.
64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell replaces Moussa Baradji.
68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Leo Castledine replaces Luke Ayling.
73': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
73': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
75': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Mathias Jørgensen.
75': Attempt missed. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross following a set piece situation.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Adam Forshaw.
81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces David Strelec.
81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Bangura replaces Matt Targett.
81': Attempt blocked. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
85': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86': Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
86': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yuki Ohashi.
89': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
89': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dael Fry.
90'+1': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+1': Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+3': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 0.
0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 0.

Statistics

MID		BLK
8	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
11	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	3
71.6	Possession	28.4
12	SHOTS	5
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
606	Accurate Passes	202
700	Passes	278
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	0
22	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.0
36	Long Balls	66
16	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	2
5	Effective Tackles	9
9	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
3	Interceptions	8
18	Effective Clearances	44
18	Clearances	44

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 18,959

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	46	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	+26	80

Full Table

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
22	Balazs Toth (GK)
15	Sean McLoughlin
20	Eiran Cashin
38	Tom Atcheson
28	Adam Forshaw
5	Taylor Gardner-Hickman
4	Yuri Ribeiro
2	Ryan Alebiousu
29	Mathias Jørgensen
24	Moussa Baradji
25	Ryoya Morishita

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Aynsley Pears, Frank Vare, Todd Cantwell, Dion De Neve, Yuki Ohashi, Harry Pickering, Scott Wharton, Oladapo Afolayan, Valentin Joseph.

Middlesbrough (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
31	Solomon Brynn (GK)
6	Dael Fry
29	Adilson Malanda
12	Luke Ayling
18	Aidan Morris
8	Riley McGree
3	Matt Targett
2	Callum Brittain
13	David Strelec
9	Tommy Conway
16	Alan Browne

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Jeremy Sarmiento, Sam Edmundson, Mamadou Kaly Sene, Sontje Hansen, Leo Castledine, Alex Gilbert, Alex Bangura, Joe Wildsmith, Cruz Ibeh.

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