Andri Gudjohnsen 49'
Todd Cantwell 55'
Jeremy Sarmiento 12'
12'
Jeremy SarmientoMorgan Whittaker
Oladapo Afolayan
24'
Sean McLoughlin
45'+2'
HT 0 - 1
Andri GudjohnsenHarry Pickering
49'
Todd Cantwell
55'
Sam Morsy
58'
60'
Kyle JosephJeremy Sarmiento
60'
Riley McGreeMyles Peart-Harris
Jayden FevrierOladapo Afolayan
61'
Mathias JørgensenRyoya Morishita
61'
Adam ForshawSam Morsy
69'
Yuki OhashiAndri Gudjohnsen
69'
Todd Cantwell
76'
77'
Leo CastledineSebastian Berhalter
77'
Neto BorgesMax Arfsten
Hayden CarterTodd Cantwell
80'
90'
Will Lankshear
FT 2 - 1
29%Possession71%
6Shots22
5Shots on target3
2Corners10
10Fouls10
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Offsides3
2Saves2
271Passes646
74%Pass accuracy91%
Blackburn Rovers4-2-3-1
Starting XI
22Balazs TothG
2Ryan AlebiousuRB
3Harry PickeringLB
31Kristi MontgomeryLM
6Tom AtchesonCD-R
15Sean McLoughlinCD-L
25Ryoya MorishitaAM-R
8Sam MorsyRM
9Andri GudjohnsenF
10Todd CantwellAM
21Oladapo AfolayanAM-L
Substitutes
17Hayden CarterSUB
30Jake GarrettSUB
29Mathias JørgensenSUB
1Aynsley PearsSUB
4Yuri RibeiroSUB
23Yuki OhashiSUB
5Sidnei TavaresSUB
28Adam ForshawSUB
11Jayden FevrierSUB
Middlesbrough4-4-2
Starting XI
1Radek VítekG
2Callum BrittainRB
17Max ArfstenLB
14Myles Peart-HarrisCM-R
12Luke AylingCD-R
29Adilson MalandaCD-L
6Sebastian BerhalterRM
10Aidan MorrisCM-L
7Will LankshearCF-L
11Morgan WhittakerCF-R
16Jeremy SarmientoLM
Substitutes
22Kyle JosephSUB
31Solomon BrynnSUB
19Leo CastledineSUB
42Abdoulaye KantéSUB
5Alfie JonesSUB
8Riley McGreeSUB
44Cruz IbehSUB
46Finley CartwrightSUB
30Neto BorgesSUB
Recent form
Blackburn RoversDWLWD
MiddlesbroughDLLWW
Last meetings
21/03/26Blackburn Rovers0 - 0Middlesbrough
26/12/25Middlesbrough0 - 0Blackburn Rovers
05/04/25Blackburn Rovers0 - 2Middlesbrough
11/01/25Middlesbrough0 - 1Blackburn Rovers
28/11/24Middlesbrough0 - 1Blackburn Rovers
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |