Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough
Match pulse
BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'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').
| Lineup (4-4-2) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Radek VítekG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adilson MalandaCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke AylingCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max ArfstenLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum BrittainRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan MorrisCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Peart-HarrisCM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy SarmientoLM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian BerhalterRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will LankshearCF-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morgan WhittakerCF-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Kyle Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Brynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Castledine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdoulaye Kante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley McGree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz Ibeh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finley Cartwright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neto Borges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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