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Matchday 2 · · Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough: result, lineups and stats

Blackburn Rovers 11 · 18 points
2 - 1
Middlesbrough 1 · 25 points
  • 49' Andri Gudjohnsen
  • 55' Todd Cantwell
  • 12' Jeremy Sarmiento

Lineups Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1 · Tony Mowbray
22 Tóth
3 Pickering
15 McLoughlin
6 Atcheson
2 Alebiosu
31 Montgomery
8 Morsy
21 Afolayan
10 Cantwell
25 Morishita
9 Gudjohnsen
  • 61' Jayden Fevrier Oladapo Afolayan
  • 61' Mathias Jörgensen Ryoya Morishita
  • 69' Adam Forshaw Sam Morsy
  • 69' Yuki Ohashi Andri Gudjohnsen
  • 80' Hayden Carter Todd Cantwell

Lineup for Blackburn Rovers: Tóth, Pickering, McLoughlin, Atcheson, Alebiosu, Montgomery, Morsy, Afolayan, Cantwell, Morishita, Gudjohnsen

Bench
  • 1 A. Pears
  • 4 Y. Ribeiro
  • 17 H. Carter 80'
  • 28 A. Forshaw 69'
  • 30 J. Garrett
  • 5 S. Tavares
  • 11 J. Fevrier 61'
  • 29 M. Jorgensen 61'
  • 23 Y. Ohashi 69'
Absentees Blackburn Rovers

Forshaw, Miller, Litherland (injured), Morsy (suspended), Morishita (doubtful)

Middlesbrough 4-4-2 · Kim Hellberg
1 Vítek
17 Arfsten
29 Malanda
12 Ayling
2 Brittain
16 Sarmiento
10 Morris
14 Peart-Harris
6 Berhalter
7 Lankshear
11 Whittaker
  • 60' Riley McGree Myles Peart-Harris
  • 60' Kyle Joseph Jeremy Sarmiento
  • 77' Neto Borges Max Arfsten
  • 77' Leo Castledine Sebastian Berhalter

Lineup for Middlesbrough: Vítek, Arfsten, Malanda, Ayling, Brittain, Sarmiento, Morris, Peart-Harris, Berhalter, Lankshear, Whittaker

Bench
  • 31 S. Brynn
  • 30 Neto Borges 77'
  • 5 A. Jones
  • 46 F. Cartwright
  • 42 A. Kante
  • 44 C. Ibeh
  • 8 R. McGree 60'
  • 19 L. Castledine 77'
  • 22 K. Joseph 60'
Absentees Middlesbrough

Jones (injured), Strelec, Pukštas (doubtful)

Stats Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Blackburn Rovers Match Middlesbrough
  • 0.91 xG 1.43
  • 29% Possession 71%
  • 6 Shots 22
  • 5 Shots on target 3
  • 1 Shots off target 7
  • 2 Corners 10
  • 10 Fouls 10
  • 3 Offsides 3
  • 4 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Blackburn Rovers

  1. Andri Gudjohnsen 8 goals 1 assists
  2. Oladapo Afolayan 4 goals 2 assists
  3. Ryoya Morishita 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Todd Cantwell 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Sean McLoughlin 1 goals 1 assists

Middlesbrough

  1. Will Lankshear 11 goals 0 assists
  2. Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 goals 4 assists
  3. Tommy Conway 1 goals 4 assists
  4. Sebastian Berhalter 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Callum Brittain 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Blackburn Rovers

Player Starts Min. Form
Balázs Tóth 5/5 450 mixed
Ryan Alebiosu 5/5 450 mixed
Sean McLoughlin 5/5 450 mixed
Harry Pickering 5/5 450 mixed
Sam Morsy 5/5 421 mixed
Todd Cantwell 5/5 385 solid
Hayden Carter 4/5 377 mixed
Oladapo Afolayan 5/5 355 strong

Middlesbrough

Player Starts Min. Form
Radek Vítek 5/5 450 mixed
Callum Brittain 5/5 450 strong
Adilson Malanda 5/5 450 solid
Aidan Morris 5/5 450 strong
Ashley Phillips 5/5 446 solid
Amario Cozier-Duberry 5/5 392 excellent
Will Lankshear 4/5 378 excellent
Neto Borges 4/5 363 solid

Team comparison

BLB home Per match MID away
2.00 Points 1.83
1.83 Goals for 2.17
1.17 Goals against 1.33
1.60 xG for 2.06
1.60 xG against 1.28
6.0 Corners 5.3
LLWWW Home and away form DWDWW

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough: head-to-head record

29 previous meetings
10 Blackburn Rovers 14 draws 5 Middlesbrough
  • Goals per match1.45
  • Both teams scored45%
  • Over 2.5 goals21%
  • Mar 2026 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0 Middlesbrough
  • Dec 2025 Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Apr 2025 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Jan 2025 Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Nov 2024 Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Mar 2024 Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Sep 2023 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Middlesbrough
  • Dec 2022 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Oct 2022 Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
  • Jan 2022 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Middlesbrough

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough?

Tom Reeves refereed Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough.

Who is unavailable for Blackburn Rovers against Middlesbrough?

Blackburn Rovers are without Ryoya Morishita (injury), Adam Forshaw (hip injury), Lewis Miller (achilles tendon injury), Matthew Litherland (muscle injury) and Sam Morsy (yellow cards).

Who is unavailable for Middlesbrough against Blackburn Rovers?

Middlesbrough are without Dávid Strelec (injury), Rokas Pukštas (injury) and Alfie Jones (calf injury).

What formation do Blackburn Rovers play?

Blackburn Rovers have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Middlesbrough play?

Middlesbrough have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough finish?

On 21 March 2026, Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough finished 0-0.

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