Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Middlesbrough: Final score, stats and lineups
English League Championship
2-1
FT
Key events
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12'
Jeremy SarmientoAssist: Morgan Whittaker
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Oladapo AfolayanFoul on Jeremy Sarmiento.24'
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Sean McLoughlinFoul on Will Lankshear.45'+2'
- Halftime 45'+2'
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Andri GudjohnsenAssist: Harry Pickering49'
- 55'
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Sam MorsyFoul on Myles Peart-Harris.58'
- 60'
- 60'
- 61'
- 61'
- 69'
- 69'
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Todd CantwellFoul on Aidan Morris.76'
- 77'
- 77'
- 80'
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90'
Will LankshearFoul on Yuki Ohashi.
- 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
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
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |
Last five games
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BLK leads series 2-1-2
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