Blackburn vs Middlesbrough

Championship (England)

Ewood Park

(Matchday 2)
Blackburn
2 - 1
Middlesbrough
Andri Guðjohnsen (Harry Pickering) 49'Todd Cantwell 55'
Jeremy Sarmiento (Morgan Whittaker) 12'
Match statistics
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
10Fouls10
271Passes646
2Corners10
3Offsides3
2Goalkeeper saves2
83.3%
Shots on target
74%
Pass accuracy
Shots on target
5
Shots off target
1
Blocked shots
1
Shots inside the box
5
Shots outside the box
1
Successful passes
200
Expected Goals / xG
0.95
Goals Prevented
-0.72
13.6%
Shots on target
91%
Pass accuracy
3
Shots on target
7
Shots off target
12
Blocked shots
13
Shots inside the box
9
Shots outside the box
585
Successful passes
1.36
Expected Goals / xG
-0.72
Goals Prevented
Possession
29%
71%
Match timeline
J. Sarmiento
Oladapo Afolayan
Sean McLoughlin
A. Gudjohnsen
T. Cantwell
Sam Morsy
M. Peart-Harris
J. Sarmiento
O. Afolayan
R. Morishita
A. Gudjohnsen
S. Morsy
Todd Cantwell
S. Berhalter
M. Arfsten
T. Cantwell
Will Lankshear

Summary

Blackburn lineup

Formation
22B. Toth Goalkeeper
2R. Alebiosu Defender
6T. Atcheson Defender
15S. McLoughlin Defender
3H. Pickering Defender
8S. Morsy Midfielder
31K. Montgomery Midfielder
25R. Morishita Midfielder
10T. Cantwell Midfielder
21O. Afolayan Midfielder
9A. Gudjohnsen Forward
Substitutes
1A. Pears Goalkeeper
4Y. Ribeiro Defender
17H. Carter Defender
28A. Forshaw Midfielder
30J. Garrett Midfielder
5S. Tavares Midfielder
11J. Fevrier Forward
29M. Jorgensen Forward
23Y. Ohashi Forward
Manager
Tony Mowbray Manager

Middlesbrough lineup

Formation
1R. Vitek Goalkeeper
2C. Brittain Defender
12L. Ayling Defender
29A. Malanda Defender
17M. Arfsten Defender
6S. Berhalter Midfielder
14M. Peart-Harris Midfielder
10A. Morris Midfielder
16J. Sarmiento Midfielder
11M. Whittaker Forward
7W. Lankshear Forward
Substitutes
31S. Brynn Goalkeeper
30Neto Borges Defender
5A. Jones Defender
46F. Cartwright Midfielder
42A. Kante Midfielder
44C. Ibeh Midfielder
8R. McGree Midfielder
19L. Castledine Midfielder
22K. Joseph Forward
Manager
Kim Hellberg Manager

Stadium

Ewood Park

Ewood Park, Blackburn

Officials

RefereeTom Reeves, England

Details

DateCompetitionSeasonStageStadiumReferee
22/08 15:00Championship (England)2026Matchday 2Ewood ParkTom Reeves, England

Results

TeamGoals
Blackburn2
Middlesbrough1