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').

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 (4-4-2)

1Radek VítekG
2Adilson MalandaCD-L
3Luke AylingCD-R
4Max ArfstenLB
5Callum BrittainRB
6Aidan MorrisCM-L
7Myles Peart-HarrisCM-R
8Jeremy SarmientoLM
9Sebastian BerhalterRM
10Will LankshearCF-L
11Morgan WhittakerCF-R

Blackburn13th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Balazs TothG
2Sean McLoughlinCD-L
3Tom AtchesonCD-R
4Harry PickeringLB
5Ryan AlebiousuRB
6Todd CantwellAM
7Kristi MontgomeryLM
8Sam MorsyRM
9Andri GudjohnsenF
10Oladapo AfolayanAM-L
11Ryoya MorishitaAM-R

Head to head

BLK leads series 2-1-2

Last meeting: Blackburn 1, Boro 0 (Nov 27)

Last 5

MID

L@ BLK1-2
Wvs LCN2-1

BLK

Wvs MID2-1
T@ WOL2-2

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Game info

Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn, England
Officials: Tom Reeves (Referee)

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