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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
Team1H2HT
BLK101
MID022

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').

What it means

  • Boro has won 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 13
Toure nets again but loses English battle of Socceroos
ESPN · Aug 15
Will Lankshear scores brace as Middlesbrough come back to survive scare and beat Lincoln
ESPN · Aug 14
Raúl Jiménez marks Wolves return by rescuing draw with Blackburn
ESPN · Aug 14
Wolves 2-2 Blackburn: Raúl Jiménez converts last minute penalty to rescue point in curtain raiser - as it happened
Recap · Aug 7
Middlesbrough edge Wrexham in Carabao Cup 1st round
ESPN · Feb 17
What's happened to Blackburn Rovers' Ryan Alebiosu since his injury on debut for Nigeria at AFCON?
Recap · Feb 14
Socceroos right back Lewis Miller appears to injure Achilles in Blackburn win
Recap · Jan 1
Wrexham boost playoff chances with 2-0 win against tepid Blackburn

Lineups

Boro2nd in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Zack SteffenG
  2. 2Darragh LenihanCD-L
  3. 3Dael FryCD-R
  4. 4Ryan GilesLB
  5. 5Tommy SmithRB
  6. 6Chuba AkpomAM
  7. 7Hayden HackneyLM
  8. 8Jonathan HowsonRM
  9. 9Matt CrooksF
  10. 10Riley McGreeAM-L
  11. 11Marcus ForssAM-R
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 2Dominic HyamCD-L
  3. 3Daniel AyalaCD-R
  4. 4Harry PickeringLB
  5. 5Joe Rankin-CostelloRB
  6. 6Bradley DackAM
  7. 7John BuckleyLM
  8. 8Tyler MortonRM
  9. 9Sam GallagherF
  10. 10Ben Brereton DíazAM-L
  11. 11Ryan HedgesAM-R

Head to head

BLK leads series 3-0-2
Last meeting: Boro 0, Blackburn 0 (Nov 3)

Last 5

MID
  • Wvs WGA4-1
  • L@ BUR1-3
  • Wvs LTN2-1
  • W@ NOR2-1
  • W@ BLP3-0
BLK
  • L@ SUN1-2
  • Lvs NFO1-4
  • W@ NOR2-0
  • Lvs PNE1-4
  • W@ AJA2-0

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 18,128
Officials
Leigh Doughty

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBLK leads series 3-0-2

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