Match summary
Blackburn Rovers beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Championship (England).
Blackburn Rovers won with 29% of the possession.
Blackburn Rovers vs MiddlesbroughResult, Lineups & H2H
- Gudjohnsen49'
- Cantwell 55'
- Sarmiento12'
Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Blackburn Rovers won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 12th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Blackburn Rovers2W 2D 1L
Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough
8Pointsof 158
7Goals scored8
7Goals conceded8
1Clean sheets1
4Scored in a row5
4Unbeaten in a row3
1Without a win0
3Conceded in a row1
Head to head33 meetings · Nov 2001 – Mar 2026
- Blackburn Rovers wins
- 12
- Draws
- 12
- Middlesbrough wins
- 9
1.58goals per meeting
36%both teams scored
24%3+ goals
27%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBlackburn Rovers 2W 2D 1L · 0.8 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers0-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-0Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers0-2Middlesbrough
- FA CupMiddlesbrough0-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-1Blackburn Rovers
Show all 33 meetings
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-0Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-1Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1-2Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-2Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers0-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers0-1Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-1Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers0-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-0Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-0Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1-2Middlesbrough
- Premier LeagueMiddlesbrough1-0Blackburn Rovers
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers0-4Middlesbrough
- Premier LeagueMiddlesbrough0-1Blackburn Rovers
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers2-2Middlesbrough
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers1-0Middlesbrough
- Premier LeagueMiddlesbrough1-0Blackburn Rovers
- Premier LeagueMiddlesbrough1-3Blackburn Rovers
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers0-1Middlesbrough
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 15 earlier results
Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough
#12Position#6
1Points1 v 1 games3
0Goal difference+1
2Scored per gameleague avg 1.52
2Conceded per game1
#11Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough
- 90'Yellow Card · Middlesbrough · Will Lankshear
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Hayden Carter · InOut: Todd Cantwell80'
- 77'Substitution · Middlesbrough · Neto Borges · InOut: Max Arfsten
- 77'Substitution · Middlesbrough · Leo Castledine · InOut: Sebastian Berhalter
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Todd Cantwell76'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Adam Forshaw · InOut: Sam Morsy69'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Yuki Ohashi · InOut: Andri Gudjohnsen69'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Jayden Fevrier · InOut: Oladapo Afolayan61'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Mathias Jørgensen · InOut: Ryoya Morishita61'
- 60'Substitution · Middlesbrough · Kyle Joseph · InOut: Jeremy Sarmiento
- 60'Substitution · Middlesbrough · Riley McGree · InOut: Myles Peart-Harris
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Sam Morsy58'
- Goal · Blackburn Rovers · Todd Cantwell 2-155'
- Goal · Blackburn Rovers · Andri Gudjohnsen1-149'
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Sean McLoughlin45+2'
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Oladapo Afolayan24'
- 12'Goal · Middlesbrough · Jeremy Sarmiento0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough
29%Ball Possession71%
6Shots Total22
5Shots On Target3
2Corners10
10Fouls10
4Yellow Cards1
3Offsides3
2Saves2
271Passes646
1Shots Off Target7
67Attacks126
27Dangerous Attacks90
5Shots Inside Box13
1Shots Outside Box9
2Goals1
10Free Kicks10
0Shots Blocked12
5Substitutions4
13Tackles14
1Assists1
200Accurate Passes585
1Injuries0
10Total Crosses40
2Accurate Crosses8
9Interceptions3
36Duels Won52
3Big Chances Created1
2Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 69' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 14(86%) | 2 | 6/12 | |
| 7.5 | 80' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 20(80%) | 6 | 7/13 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 29(76%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 29(90%) | 1 | 4/9 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(61%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(58%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(69%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.7 | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 16(94%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(38%) | - | 6/13 | |
| 6.6 | 69' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(84%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.6 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 61' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(56%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 6.4 | 61' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 14(86%) | - | 2/10 | |
| 6.4 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(83%) | - | 0/2 |
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