Blackburn vs Middlesbrough — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 28

Blackburn

1–0Full-time

Middlesbrough

DDWDWLGoals 12-13

DWLWLWGoals 17-12

Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire · Capacity 31,367 · grass · Referee: D. England

Match events

4'N. Taylor
15'M. Crooks
26'Aaron Connolly
29'Marcus Tavernier
37'Ryan Nyambe
50'Lewis Travis
76'S. Gallagher
77'Reda Khadra (Daniel Butterworth)
80'J. Howson (F. Balogun)
89'John Buckley (Deyovaisio Zeefuik)
89'A. Dijksteel (Duncan Watmore)
90+3'Paddy McNair
90+9'I. Jones
90+11'Adetayo Edun
90+11'N. Taylor (Josh Coburn)
90'S. Wharton

Lineups

Blackburn

Middlesbrough

3-4-1-2

3-5-2

T. MowbrayCoach

C. Wilder

Bench (7)

Match trends

Blackburn have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Middlesbrough have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Blackburn wins

3Draws

1Middlesbrough wins

6-4Goals

Blackburn

2–1Aug 22, 2026, 2:00 PM

Middlesbrough

Blackburn

0–0Mar 21, 2026, 12:30 PM

Middlesbrough

0–0Dec 26, 2025, 3:00 PM

Blackburn

0–2Apr 4, 2025, 7:00 PM

Middlesbrough

0–1Jan 11, 2025, 12:00 PM

Blackburn

Middlesbrough

0–1Nov 27, 2024, 7:45 PM

Blackburn

Middlesbrough

0–0Mar 16, 2024, 3:00 PM

Blackburn

2–1Sep 16, 2023, 2:00 PM

Middlesbrough

Pre-match comparison

1.2Goals scored per game1.7

1.3Goals conceded per game1.2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

D. England

3.85Yellow cards / game

0.04Red cards / game

0.3Penalties scored / game

Based on 27 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Blackburn

0-15'

0%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

83.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Middlesbrough

0-15'

14.3%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

14.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

28.6%

76-90+'

42.9%

Match statistics

32%Possession68%

—Expected goals (xG)—

3Shots on target1

15Total shots9

4Shots off target5

8Blocked shots3

9Shots inside the box8

6Shots outside the box1

6Corners7

2Offsides1

14Fouls14

4Yellow cards6

—Red cards—

0Goalkeeper saves2

227Total passes491

127Accurate passes377

56%Pass accuracy77%

Player ratings

1S. GallagherBlackburn⚽ 17.9
2Lewis TravisBlackburn🟨7.5
3Darragh LenihanBlackburn7.3
4Marcus TavernierMiddlesbrough🟨7.3
5Reda KhadraBlackburn7.3
6S. WhartonBlackburn🟨7.2

Box score

Blackburn

21John BuckleyF · 89'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels50%

20Adetayo EdunM · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles4

Duels69%

4Bradley JohnsonM · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels36%

16

16S. WhartonD · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes14%

Tackles2

Duels57%

9

9S. GallagherF · 90'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots3/3 on target

Passes7%

Tackles2

Duels58%

2Ryan NyambeM · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

Duels40%

26Darragh Lenihan (C)D · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles3

Duels71%

27Lewis TravisM · 90'

🟨7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles—

Duels40%

25Jan Paul van HeckeD · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

Duels50%

1

1T. KaminskiG · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

Duels100%

7Reda KhadraF · 77'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels43%

Bench (7)

42Deyovaisio ZeefuikD · 24'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes—

Tackles—

Duels100%

6Jacob DavenportM

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5

5Daniel AyalaD

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14Daniel ButterworthF · 13'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels0%

35

35Jake GarrettD

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13Aynsley PearsG

—

11Joe Rankin-CostelloM

—

Middlesbrough

3

3N. TaylorM · 89'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes25%

Tackles—

Duels40%

17Paddy McNairD · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles2

Duels43%

26Aaron ConnollyF · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels36%

1

1J. LumleyG · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes27%

Tackles—

Duels—

11Andraž ŠporarF · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles—

Duels38%

25

25M. CrooksM · 90'

🟨6.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes34%

Tackles2

Duels57%

16

16J. Howson (C)M · 80'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels14%

2

2A. DijksteelD · 89'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes39%

Tackles1

Duels36%

6

6D. FryD · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes75%

Tackles1

Duels62%

7Marcus TavernierM · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes28%

Tackles2

Duels44%

35I. JonesM · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels54%

Bench (7)

10

10M. PayeroM

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28

28L. DanielsG

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14

14L. PeltierD

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22

22S. BambaD

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18Duncan WatmoreF · 15'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels100%

37Josh CoburnF · 1'

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47

47F. BalogunF · 10'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels0%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Blackburn vs Middlesbrough played?+

The match is played at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire (capacity 31,367).

What time does Blackburn vs Middlesbrough kick off?+

Kickoff is at Jan 24, 2022, 7:45 PM (your local time, based on your device).