Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Championship

Blackburn

1-1-0

2-1

Final

Boro

1-0-1

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'MID

29%Possession71%

6Shots22

5On target3

2Corners10

2Saves2

10Fouls10

24'Oladapo AfolayanBLK45'+2'Sean McLoughlinBLK58'Sam MorsyBLK76'Todd CantwellBLK90'Will LankshearMID

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

Who won: Blackburn 2-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Middlesbrough 2-1 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Andri Gudjohnsen (49') and Todd Cantwell (55'). Goals for Boro: Jeremy Sarmiento (12').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 1.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
R. McGree
90'+1'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
M. Whittaker
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Yellow card
Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
W. Lankshear
90'
Foul
Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
90'
Free kick won
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Leo Castledine (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
L. Castledine
86'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
A. Morris
85'
Free kick won
Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'
Foul
Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
84'
Foul
Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
84'
Free kick won
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
82'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a cross following a corner.
A. Malanda
82'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kristi Montgomery.
82'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
A. Morris
82'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
82'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
M. Whittaker
80'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
A. Morris
80'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Cantwell
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Todd Cantwell.
H. Carter
79'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.