Blackburn vs Middlesbrough
BlackburnSeason so far: 4 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses
Blackburn 2, Middlesbrough 1Half-time 0-1
MiddlesbroughSeason so far: 6 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss
- A. Gudjohnsen 49'
- T. Cantwell 55'
- J. Sarmiento 12'
- Kick-off
- Competition
- Championship
- Round
- Gameweek 2
- Venue
- Ewood Park, Blackburn
- Referee
- Tom Reeves, England
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
Attack
- Shots inside the box: Blackburn 5, Middlesbrough 13
- Shots outside the box: Blackburn 1, Middlesbrough 9
- Shots off target: Blackburn 1, Middlesbrough 7
- Shots blocked: Blackburn 1, Middlesbrough 12
- Corners: Blackburn 2, Middlesbrough 10
- Offsides: Blackburn 3, Middlesbrough 3
Discipline
- Fouls: Blackburn 10, Middlesbrough 10
- Yellow cards: Blackburn 4, Middlesbrough 1
Passing
- Passes: Blackburn 272, Middlesbrough 647
- Accurate passes: Blackburn 202, Middlesbrough 584
- Pass accuracy: Blackburn 74%, Middlesbrough 90%
Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.
Player ratings
Every player who featured, best rated first. The rating is a score out of 10 from our soccer data provider, based on everything the player did in the match.
Blackburn
| Player | Rating | Minutes played | Goals | Assists | Shots on target | Key passes, passes that set up a shot | Tackles | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tóth | 8.2 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Guðjohnsen | 7.9 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T. CantwellCaptain | 7.7 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| H. Pickering | 7.2 | 90 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Atcheson | 6.9 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. McLoughlin | 6.9 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Kristi Montgomery | 6.9 | 90 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Fevrier | 6.7 | 29 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Y. Ohashi | 6.7 | 21 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Morsy | 6.6 | 69 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Forshaw | 6.6 | 21 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Carter | 6.6 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| R. Alebiosu | 6.3 | 90 | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| O. Afolayan | 6.3 | 61 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 |
| R. Morishita | 6.3 | 61 | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| M. Jørgensen | 6.3 | 29 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Garrett | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Pears | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sidnei Tavares | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Rating | Minutes played | Goals | Assists | Shots on target | Key passes, passes that set up a shot | Tackles | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. AylingCaptain | 8.0 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Whittaker | 7.6 | 90 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sarmiento | 7.6 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Morris | 7.3 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Berhalter | 6.9 | 77 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Peart-Harris | 6.9 | 60 | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Neto Borges | 6.6 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| C. Brittain | 6.5 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Vítek | 6.5 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Castledine | 6.5 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Malanda | 6.3 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Arfsten | 6.3 | 77 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Joseph | 6.3 | 30 | - | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| R. McGree | 6.3 | 30 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| W. Lankshear | 6.2 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 0 |
| S. Brynn | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| F. Cartwright | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ibeh | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Jones | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Kanté | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean
- MIN
- Minutes played
- G
- Goals
- A
- Assists
- SOT
- Shots on target
- KP
- Key passes, passes that set up a shot
- TKL
- Tackles
- YC
- Yellow cards
- RC
- Red cards
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- Recorded matches
- 1
- Goals
- 3
- Average attendance
- Unknown
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Records
- Match · 2026-27 · Aug 22, 2026Blackburn · Middlesbrough
- Home goals
- 2
- Away goals
- 1