Championship 2026-2027 | Regular Season - 2
| 22 Aug 2026-2:00 pm
Blackburn
w d
2 : 1
0.91
xG
1.43
Full Time
Middlesbrough
w w
A. Guðjohnsen
49'
T. Cantwell
55'
J. Sarmiento
12'
| Referee: T. Reeves | Half Time: 0-1
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
2'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
6'
Goals
12'
Goal
J. Sarmiento (Assistant: M. Whittaker)
Goal
A. Guðjohnsen (Assistant: H. Pickering)
49'
Goal
T. Cantwell
55'
8.2
22
B. Tóth
7.2
3
H. Pickering
6.9
15
S. McLoughlin
6.9
6
T. Atcheson
6.3
2
R. Alebiosu
6.9
31
K. Montgomery
6.6
8
S. Morsy
6.3
21
O. Afolayan
7.7
10
T. Cantwell
6.3
25
R. Morishita
7.9
9
A. Guðjohnsen
6.5
1
R. Vítek
6.3
17
M. Arfsten
6.3
29
A. Malanda
8
12
L. Ayling
6.5
2
C. Brittain
7.6
16
J. Sarmiento
7.3
10
A. Morris
6.9
14
M. Peart-Harris
6.9
6
S. Berhalter
6.2
7
W. Lankshear
7.6
11
M. Whittaker
field field
Line Ups
Blackburn
22
g
B. Tóth
8.2
2
d
R. Alebiosu
6.3
6
d
T. Atcheson
6.9
15
d
S. McLoughlin
45'
6.9
3
d
H. Pickering
7.2
8
m
S. Morsy
58'69'
6.6
31
m
K. Montgomery
6.9
25
m
R. Morishita
61'
6.3
10
m
T. Cantwell
55'76'80'
7.7
21
f
O. Afolayan
24'61'
6.3
9
f
A. Guðjohnsen
49'69'
7.9
Substitutes
1
g
A. Pears
4
d
Yuri Ribeiro
17
d
H. Carter
80'
6.6
28
m
A. Forshaw
69'
6.6
30
m
J. Garrett
5
S. Tavares
11
f
J. Fevrier
61'
6.7
29
f
M. Jørgensen
61'
6.3
23
f
Y. Ohashi
69'
6.7
Coach
Tony Mowbray
Middlesbrough
1
g
R. Vítek
6.5
2
d
C. Brittain
6.5
12
d
L. Ayling
8
29
d
A. Malanda
6.3
17
f
M. Arfsten
77'
6.3
6
m
S. Berhalter
77'
6.9
14
m
M. Peart-Harris
60'
6.9
10
m
A. Morris
7.3
16
f
J. Sarmiento
12'60'
7.6
11
f
M. Whittaker
7.6
7
f
W. Lankshear
90'
6.2
Substitutes
31
g
S. Brynn
30
d
Neto Borges
77'
6.6
5
d
A. Jones
46
m
F. Cartwright
42
m
A. Kante
44
m
C. Ibeh
8
m
R. McGree
60'
6.3
19
m
L. Castledine
77'
6.5
22
f
K. Joseph
60'
6.3
Coach
K. Hellberg
Substitutes
Middlesbrough
60'
Out
M. Peart-Harris
In
R. McGree
Middlesbrough
60'
Out
J. Sarmiento
In
K. Joseph
Out
O. Afolayan
In
J. Fevrier
61'
Blackburn
Out
R. Morishita
In
M. Jørgensen
61'
Blackburn
Out
S. Morsy
In
A. Forshaw
69'
Blackburn
Out
A. Guðjohnsen
In
Y. Ohashi
69'
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
77'
Out
M. Arfsten
In
Neto Borges
Middlesbrough
77'
Out
S. Berhalter
In
L. Castledine
Out
T. Cantwell
In
H. Carter
80'
Blackburn
Referees
Referee: T. Reeves
Cards
Yellow Card
O. Afolayan
24'
Yellow Card
S. McLoughlin
45'
+2
Yellow Card
S. Morsy
58'
Yellow Card
T. Cantwell
76'
90'
Yellow Card
W. Lankshear
Match Statistics
Blackburn
Middlesbrough
Off Target 0 Blocked 1
On Target 5
On Target 3
Off Target 19 Blocked 12
4 Yellow Cards 1
2 Corners 10
10 Fouls 10
3 Offsides 3
29 Ball Possession 71
6 Shots 22
5 Shots on Goal 3
2 Goals 1
1 Shots off Goal 7
1 Blocked Shots 12
5 Shots insidebox 13
1 Shots outsidebox 9
2 Goalkeeper Saves 2
272 Total passes 647
202 Passes accurate 584
0.91 Expected Goals 1.43
Players Statistics
Blackburn
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
Field Players
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S. McLoughlin
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Assistant: H. Pickering
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Yellow Card 58'
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Foul
60' Substitute
In:R. McGree
Out:M. Peart-Harris
60' Substitute
In:K. Joseph
Out:J. Sarmiento
Substitute 61'
In:J. Fevrier
Out:O. Afolayan
Substitute 61'
In:M. Jørgensen
Out:R. Morishita
Substitute 69'
In:A. Forshaw
Out:S. Morsy
Substitute 69'
In:Y. Ohashi
Out:A. Guðjohnsen
Yellow Card 76'
T. Cantwell
Foul
77' Substitute
In:Neto Borges
Out:M. Arfsten
77' Substitute
In:L. Castledine
Out:S. Berhalter
Substitute 80'
In:H. Carter
Out:T. Cantwell
90' Yellow Card
W. Lankshear
Foul