Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Championship

Blackburn

13-0-12

1-2

Final

Boro

10-6-9

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'MID

45%Possession55%

9Shots11

5On target4

1Corners7

2Saves4

8Fouls11

8'Hayden HackneyMID49'Matt CrooksMID50'John BuckleyBLK81'Tommy SmithMID90'+4'Dominic HyamBLK

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	1	0	1
MID	0	2	2

Who won: Boro 2-1

Middlesbrough beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Ryan Hedges (5'). Goals for Boro: Marcus Forss (46') and Riley McGree (56').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Middlesbrough 2.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Middlesbrough 2.
90'+6'
Free kick won
Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
90'+5'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
90'+4'
Yellow card
Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
D. Hyam
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
90'+2'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
90'+2'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for R. McGree
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Riley McGree.
D. Watmore
89'
Free kick won
Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
82'
Free kick won
Zack Steffen (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Foul
Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
82'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
D. Hyam
82'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
81'
Yellow card
Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
T. Smith
81'
Free kick won
Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81'
Foul
Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
79'
Foul
Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
79'
Free kick won
Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
72'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
B. Brereton Díaz