Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Middlesbrough: Final score, stats and lineups
English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
1-1-0
- Andri Gudjohnsen 49'
- Todd Cantwell 55'
2-1
FT
Middlesbrough
1-0-1
- Jeremy Sarmiento 12'
Key events
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12'
Jeremy SarmientoAssist: Morgan Whittaker
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Oladapo Afolayan24'
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Sean McLoughlin45'+2'
- Halftime 45'+2'
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Andri GudjohnsenAssist: Harry Pickering49'
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Todd Cantwell55'
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Sam Morsy58'
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60'
Kyle JosephOff: Jeremy Sarmiento
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60'
Riley McGreeOff: Myles Peart-Harris
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Jayden FevrierOff: Oladapo Afolayan61'
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Mathias JørgensenOff: Ryoya Morishita61'
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Adam ForshawOff: Sam Morsy69'
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Yuki OhashiOff: Andri Gudjohnsen69'
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Todd Cantwell76'
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77'
Leo CastledineOff: Sebastian Berhalter
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77'
Neto BorgesOff: Max Arfsten
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Hayden CarterOff: Todd Cantwell80'
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90'
Will Lankshear
- End Regular Time 90'+6'
Team stats
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2Corner Kicks10
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29.3Possession70.7
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6SHOTS22
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5ON GOAL3
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1Blocked Shots12
Match info
- Competition
- English League Championship
- Kickoff
- Saturday, August 22, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
- Venue
- Ewood Park, Blackburn, England
- Where to watch
- Paramount+
- Series
- BLK leads series 2-1-2
Team stats
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10Fouls10
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4Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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3Offsides3
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2Corner Kicks10
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2Saves2
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29.3Possession70.7
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6SHOTS22
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5ON GOAL3
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0.8On Target %0.1
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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200Accurate Passes585
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271Passes646
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0.7Pass Completion %0.9
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2Accurate Crosses8
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10Crosses40
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0.2Cross %0.2
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67Long Balls35
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27Accurate Long Balls23
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0.4Long Balls %0.7
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1Blocked Shots12
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9Effective Tackles10
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13Tackles14
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0.7Tackle %0.7
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9Interceptions3
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43Effective Clearances15
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43Clearances15
Lineups
Blackburn Rovers4-2-3-1- 22Balazs TothG
- 2Ryan AlebiousuRB
- 3Harry PickeringLB
- 31Kristi MontgomeryLM
- 6Tom AtchesonCD-R
- 15Sean McLoughlinCD-L
- 25Ryoya Morishita↓AM-R
- 8Sam Morsy↓RM
- 9Andri Gudjohnsen↓F
- 10Todd Cantwell↓AM
- 21Oladapo Afolayan↓AM-L
- 17Hayden Carter↑
- 30Jake Garrett
- 29Mathias Jørgensen↑
- 1Aynsley Pears
- 4Yuri Ribeiro
- 23Yuki Ohashi↑
- 5Sidnei Tavares
- 28Adam Forshaw↑
- 11Jayden Fevrier↑
Middlesbrough4-4-2- 1Radek VítekG
- 2Callum BrittainRB
- 17Max Arfsten↓LB
- 14Myles Peart-Harris↓CM-R
- 12Luke AylingCD-R
- 29Adilson MalandaCD-L
- 6Sebastian Berhalter↓RM
- 10Aidan MorrisCM-L
- 7Will LankshearCF-L
- 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R
- 16Jeremy Sarmiento↓LM
- 22Kyle Joseph↑
- 31Solomon Brynn
- 19Leo Castledine↑
- 42Abdoulaye Kanté
- 5Alfie Jones
- 8Riley McGree↑
- 44Cruz Ibeh
- 46Finley Cartwright
- 30Neto Borges↑
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 | Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 | Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
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