Blackburn vs Boro 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers

31': Sammie Szmodics
49': Sammie Szmodics

FT
2 - 1

Middlesbrough

55': Matt Crooks

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

28': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Middlesbrough 0. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hayden Carter.
40': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Middlesbrough 0.
49': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 0. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
55': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Forss.
59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Sam Gallagher because of an injury.
59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
69': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Alex Bangura because of an injury.
76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Lewis Travis because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Matt Crooks.
87': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Rogers replaces Marcus Forss.
88': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn replaces Jonny Howson.
88': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Sammie Szmodics.
90'+5': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. James Hill replaces Adam Wharton.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 16,348

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

MID		BLK
10	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
9	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	5
45.4	Possession	54.6
21	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
415	Accurate Passes	508
486	Passes	591
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.3
34	Long Balls	61
19	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	14
8	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	11
16	Effective Clearances	22
16	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aynsley Pears (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
2	Callum Brittain
8	Sammie Szmodics
23	Adam Wharton
27	Lewis Travis
9	Sam Gallagher
10	Tyrhys Dolan
19	Ryan Hedges

Substitutes:

Jake Garrett, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Andy Moran, James Hill, Leopold Wahlstedt, Joe Rankin-Costello, Harry Leonard, Semir Telalovic, Scott Wharton.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Seny Dieng (GK)
26	Darragh Lenihan
6	Dael Fry
24	Alex Bangura
3	Rav van den Berg
25	Matt Crooks
28	Lewis O'Brien
16	Jonathan Howson
9	Emmanuel Latte Lath
7	Hayden Hackney
21	Marcus Forss