Boro vs Blackburn 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Middlesbrough

36': Jonathan Howson
81': Sam Morsy

FT
1 - 1

Blackburn Rovers

17': Sam Gallagher
79': Hayden Carter

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
17': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ian Poveda-Ocampo.
19': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel with a through ball following a fast break.
45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Magloire replaces Joe Rothwell.
60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Leighton Clarkson.
60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Ian Poveda-Ocampo.
66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Toyosi Olusanya replaces Duncan Watmore.
77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Isaiah Jones.
79': Second yellow card to Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) for a bad foul.
81': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) is shown the red card.
87': Toyosi Olusanya (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
87': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 20,542

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

BLK		MID
7	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	0
38.3	Possession	61.7
6	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
159	Accurate Passes	310
253	Passes	407
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
13	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.1
48	Long Balls	71
7	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.1	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	10
16	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
4	Interceptions	1
39	Effective Clearances	17
39	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
4	Grant Hall
6	Dael Fry
17	Paddy McNair
7	Marcus Tavernier
5	Sam Morsy
16	Jonathan Howson
35	Isaiah Jones
2	Anfernee Dijksteel
25	Matt Crooks
18	Duncan Watmore

Substitutes:

Josh Coburn, Marc Bola, Toyosi Olusanya, Luke Daniels, Sol Bamba, Lee Peltier.

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5	Daniel Ayala
26	Darragh Lenihan
3	Harry Pickering
24	Hayden Carter
30	Ian Poveda-Ocampo
27	Lewis Travis
19	Leighton Clarkson
9	Sam Gallagher
8	Joe Rothwell
22	Ben Brereton Díaz

Substitutes:

Harry Chapman, Jacob Davenport, Aynsley Pears, Daniel Butterworth, John Buckley, Tyler Magliore, Tyrhys Dolan.

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