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Blackburn vs Middlesbrough

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Predictions
BlackburnSeason so far: 4 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses
Blackburn 2, Middlesbrough 1Full timeHalf-time 0-1
MiddlesbroughSeason so far: 6 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss
Kick-off
Competition
Championship
Round
Gameweek 2
Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Referee
Tom Reeves, England

Timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions in the order they happened. The home team is on the left and the away team on the right.

  1. Goal: J. SarmientoAssist: Whittaker12'
  2. Yellow card: Oladapo Afolayan24'
  3. Yellow card: Sean McLoughlin45+2'
  4. Half-time, 0-1
  5. Goal: A. GudjohnsenAssist: Pickering49'
  6. Goal: T. Cantwell55'
  7. Yellow card: Sam Morsy58'
  8. Substitution: R. McGreeReplaced Peart-Harris60'
  9. Substitution: K. JosephReplaced Sarmiento60'
  10. Substitution: J. FevrierReplaced Afolayan61'
  11. Substitution: M. JorgensenReplaced Morishita61'
  12. Substitution: A. ForshawReplaced Morsy69'
  13. Substitution: Y. OhashiReplaced Gudjohnsen69'
  14. Yellow card: Todd Cantwell76'
  15. Substitution: Neto BorgesReplaced Arfsten77'
  16. Substitution: L. CastledineReplaced Berhalter77'
  17. Substitution: H. CarterReplaced Cantwell80'
  18. Yellow card: Will Lankshear90'

Team stats

How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.

  • Possession: Blackburn 29%, Middlesbrough 71%

Top stats

  • Expected goals (xG): Blackburn 0.91, Middlesbrough 1.43
  • Shots on target: Blackburn 5, Middlesbrough 3
  • Shots: Blackburn 6, Middlesbrough 22
  • Saves: Blackburn 2, Middlesbrough 2
  • Goals prevented by the keeper: Blackburn -0.76, Middlesbrough -0.76

Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.

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Top fantasy points

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Player of the match

B. TóthGoalkeeperBlackburn
8.2

Rated 8.2 out of 10 by our data provider, from everything the player did in the match.

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History and connections

SeasonAll seasons

Recorded data only. Coverage varies by season; missing values are shown as unknown.

Recorded matches
1
Goals
3
Average attendance
Unknown

Connections

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Blackburn · Middlesbrough

Season trends

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  1. 2026-271

Records

  1. Match · 2026-27 · Aug 22, 2026
    Blackburn · Middlesbrough
    Home goals
    2
    Away goals
    1