Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 1 Mar 2016
Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 1 March 2016 at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. H. Akpan, D. Graham, Adam Forshaw got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 1 and Middlesbrough 0, 4 draws.
· kickoff·Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 1-047'H. Akpanassist: M. Grimes
- 52'G. Leadbitterout: A. Clayton
- 59'Tommy Spurr
- 64'S. Downingout: Gastón Ramírez
- 66'out: S. Jackson
- 69'Darragh Lenihan
- 78'Jordi Gómezout: E. Bennett
- 81'M. Grimesout: C. Conway
- 2-083'D. Grahamassist: S. Jackson
- 86'D. Nugentout: Cristhian Stuani
- 90'Simeon Jackson
- 90'
- 2-190+1'Adam Forshawassist: Gastón Ramírez
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Adam Forshaw · Middlesbrough
Blackburn
- 7.5Grant HanleyD
- 7.3Matt GrimesM
- 7.3Danny GrahamF
- 7.2Darragh LenihanD
- 7.2Hope AkpanM
- 7.1Simeon JacksonF
- 7.0Jason SteeleG
- 6.7Shane DuffyD
- 6.7Tommy SpurrD
- 6.6Tony WattF
- 6.6Jordi GomezM
- 6.4Craig ConwayM
- 6.2Elliott BennettM
- 6.0Ben MarshallM
Middlesbrough
- 7.5Adam ForshawM
- 7.0Ritchie De LaetD
- 6.9Dael FryD
- 6.9Benjamin GibsonD
- 6.8Adam ClaytonM
- 6.8Stewart DowningF
- 6.8George FriendD
- 6.8Grant LeadbitterM
- 6.7Gastón RamírezM
- 6.5Dimitris KonstantopoulosG
- 6.5Albert AdomahM
- 6.4David NugentF
- 6.4Jordan RhodesF
Line-ups
- 14Jordi Gómez78'M6.6
- 30Jason SteeleG7.0
- 22S. DuffyD6.7
- 5Grant HanleyD7.5
- 16M. Grimes81'M7.3
- 3T. SpurrD6.7
- 26D. LenihanD7.2
- 12D. Graham83'F7.3
- 10B. MarshallM6.0
- 21H. Akpan47'M7.2
- 8T. Watt66'F6.6
Substitutes
- 15E. WardD
- 33David RayaG
- 31E. Bennett78'M6.2
- 32C. Conway81'M6.4
- 35S. Jackson66'F7.1
- 2A. HenleyD
- 9C. Brown
- 5R. De LaetD7.0
- 6Benjamin GibsonD6.9
- 9J. RhodesF6.4
- 34Adam Forshaw90+1'M7.5
- 27Albert AdomahM6.5
- 35D. Nugent86'F6.4
- 1D. KonstantopoulosG6.5
- 3G. FriendD6.8
- 19S. Downing64'F6.8
- 22Dael FryD6.9
- 7G. Leadbitter52'M6.8
Substitutes
- 10C. De PenaM
- 18Cristhian Stuani90'86'F
- 24NsueD
- 13TomásG
- 8A. Clayton52'M6.8
- 26T. KalasD
- 21Gastón Ramírez64'M6.7
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
9Total shots18
3Shots on target5
4Shots off target8
2Blocked shots5
3Corners4
1Offsides1
0Fouls0
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves1
431Total passes454
283Accurate passes334
66%Pass accuracy74%
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hanley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Matt Grimes | 81 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Danny Graham | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Hope Akpan | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Simeon Jackson | 24 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tommy Spurr | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tony Watt | 66 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jordi Gomez | 78 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Craig Conway | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Elliott Bennett | 12 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ben Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Forshaw | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Ritchie De Laet | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Dael Fry | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Gibson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Adam Clayton | 38 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Stewart Downing | 64 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| George Friend | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Grant Leadbitter | 52 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Gastón Ramírez | 26 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Dimitris Konstantopoulos | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Albert Adomah | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| David Nugent | 86 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Jordan Rhodes | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
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