Blackburn vs Boro 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
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
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 0.
- 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.
- 75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Mathias Jørgensen.
- 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces David Strelec.
- 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Bangura replaces Matt Targett.
- 89': Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 0.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Coventry City | 39 | 80 | 7 |
| +22 | Middlesbrough | 39 | 71 | 8 |
| +28 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 69 | 7 |
| +9 | Millwall | 39 | 69 | 10 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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