Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 22 Aug 2026
Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 22 August 2026 at Ewood Park, Blackburn. Jeremy Sarmiento, Andri Guðjohnsen, Todd Cantwell got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 2 and Middlesbrough 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-112'assist: Morgan Whittaker
- 24'Foul
- 45+2'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 1-149'assist: Harry Pickering
- 2-155'
- 58'Foul
- 60'
- 60'
- 61'
- 61'
- 69'out: Adam Forshaw
- 69'
- 76'Foul
- 77'
- 77'
- 80'
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Blackburn
- 7.2Kristi MontgomeryM
- 6.9Andri GuðjohnsenF
- 6.7Sam MorsyM
- 6.7Balázs TóthG
- 6.7Ryoya MorishitaM
- 6.5Tom AtchesonD
- 6.5Oladapo AfolayanM
- 6.3Todd CantwellM
- 6.2Sean McLoughlinD
- 6.2Harry PickeringD
- 6.2Ryan AlebiosuD
Line-ups
Middlesbrough4-4-2
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BlackburnTony Mowbray
Substitutes
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 1Aynsley PearsG
- 28Adam Forshaw69'M
- 23Yuki Ohashi69'F
- 29Mathias Jørgensen61'F
- 17Hayden Carter80'D
- 5Sidnei TavaresM
- 30Jake GarrettM
- 11Jayden Fevrier61'F
MiddlesbroughKim Hellberg
Substitutes
- 30Neto Borges77'D
- 8Riley McGree60'M
- 5Alfie JonesD
- 31Solomon BrynnG
- 22Kyle Joseph60'F
- 19Leo CastledineM
- 42Abdoulaye KantéM
- 46Finley CartwrightM
- 44Cruz IbehM
Team statistics
34%Possession66%
0.63Expected goals (xG)0.49
4Total shots6
3Shots on target1
1Shots off target1
0Blocked shots4
0Corners2
3Offsides2
3Fouls3
2Yellow cards0
0Goalkeeper saves2
0.54Goals prevented0.54
187Total passes365
151Accurate passes332
81%Pass accuracy91%
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi Montgomery | 48 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | 48 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Sam Morsy | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Balázs Tóth | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ryoya Morishita | 48 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Tom Atcheson | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Oladapo Afolayan | 48 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Todd Cantwell | 48 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Sean McLoughlin | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Harry Pickering | 48 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | 48 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ayling | 48 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | 48 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 48 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Radek Vítek | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Aidan Morris | 48 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 48 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 48 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Adilson Malanda | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| William Lankshear | 48 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Callum Brittain | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
BlackburnDWLWD
- D14 Aug 26AWolves2-2
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- L02 May 26HLeicester0-1
- W22 Apr 26ASheffield Utd3-1
- D17 Apr 26HCoventry1-1
MiddlesbroughWWLLD
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- W07 Aug 26HWrexham1-0
- L23 May 26AHull City0-1
- L12 May 26ASouthampton1-2
- D09 May 26HSouthampton0-0
Head-to-head
- 21 Mar 26Blackburn0-0Middlesbrough
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- 04 Apr 25Blackburn0-2Middlesbrough
- 11 Jan 25Middlesbrough0-1Blackburn
- 27 Nov 24Middlesbrough0-1Blackburn
- 16 Mar 24Middlesbrough0-0Blackburn
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