Blackburn vs Middlesbrough

Events

1. 12' 0-1 J. Sarmiento (M. Whittaker)Goal
2. 24' Oladapo AfolayanYellow Card
3. 45+2' Sean McLoughlinYellow Card
4. 49' 1-1 A. Gudjohnsen (H. Pickering)Goal
5. 55' 2-1 T. CantwellGoal
6. 58' Sam MorsyYellow Card
7. 60' M. Peart-Harris (R. McGree)Substitution
8. 60' J. Sarmiento (K. Joseph)Substitution
9. 61' O. Afolayan (J. Fevrier)Substitution
10. 61' R. Morishita (M. Jorgensen)Substitution
11. 69' S. Morsy (A. Forshaw)Substitution
12. 69' A. Gudjohnsen (Y. Ohashi)Substitution
13. 76' Todd CantwellYellow Card
14. 77' M. Arfsten (Neto Borges)Substitution
15. 77' S. Berhalter (L. Castledine)Substitution
16. 80' T. Cantwell (H. Carter)Substitution
17. 90' Will LankshearYellow Card

Lineups

4-2-3-1Tony Mowbray

22 · Player of the match Toth 8.2 3 Pickering 7.2 15 McLoughlin 6.9 6 Atcheson 6.9 2 Alebiosu 6.3 31 Montgomery 6.9 8 Morsy 6.6 21 Afolayan 6.3 10 Cantwell 7.7 25 Morishita 6.3 9 Gudjohnsen 7.9

Bench

• 1 A. Pears
• 4 Y. Ribeiro
• 17 H. Carter
• 28 A. Forshaw
• 30 J. Garrett
• 5 S. Tavares
• 11 J. Fevrier
• 29 M. Jorgensen
• 23 Y. Ohashi

Ratings

• B. Toth 8.2
• H. Pickering 7.2
• S. McLoughlin 6.9
• T. Atcheson 6.9
• R. Alebiosu 6.3
• K. Montgomery 6.9
• S. Morsy 6.6
• O. Afolayan 6.3
• T. Cantwell 7.7
• R. Morishita 6.3
• A. Gudjohnsen 7.9
• H. Carter 6.6
• A. Forshaw 6.6
• J. Fevrier 6.7
• M. Jorgensen 6.3
• Y. Ohashi 6.7

4-4-2Kim Hellberg

1 Vitek 6.5 17 Arfsten 6.3 29 Malanda 6.3 12 Ayling 8.0 2 Brittain 6.5 16 Sarmiento 7.6 10 Morris 7.3 14 Peart-Harris 6.9 6 Berhalter 6.9 7 Lankshear 6.2 11 Whittaker 7.6

Bench

• 31 S. Brynn
• 30 Neto Borges
• 5 A. Jones
• 46 F. Cartwright
• 42 A. Kante
• 44 C. Ibeh
• 8 R. McGree
• 19 L. Castledine
• 22 K. Joseph

Ratings

• R. Vitek 6.5
• M. Arfsten 6.3
• A. Malanda 6.3
• L. Ayling 8.0
• C. Brittain 6.5
• J. Sarmiento 7.6
• A. Morris 7.3
• M. Peart-Harris 6.9
• S. Berhalter 6.9
• W. Lankshear 6.2
• M. Whittaker 7.6
• Neto Borges 6.6
• R. McGree 6.3
• L. Castledine 6.5
• K. Joseph 6.3

Stats

• 29% Possession 71%
• 6 Shots 22
• 5 Shots on target 3
• 0.91 xG 1.43
• 2 Corners 10
• 10 Fouls 10
• 3 Offsides 3
• 74% Pass accuracy 90%

Head-to-head

Last 10 meetings: Blackburn 5 · 3 draws · Middlesbrough 2

• 22 Aug 2026 Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship
• 21 Mar 2026 Blackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough Championship
• 26 Dec 2025 Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Championship
• 4 Apr 2025 Blackburn 0-2 Middlesbrough Championship
• 11 Jan 2025 Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn FA Cup
• 27 Nov 2024 Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Championship
• 16 Mar 2024 Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Championship
• 16 Sep 2023 Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship
• 29 Dec 2022 Blackburn 1-2 Middlesbrough Championship
• 15 Oct 2022 Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Championship