Highlights

90'

W. Lankshear (Foul)

76'

T. Cantwell (Foul)

58'

Sam Morsy (Foul)

55'

T. Cantwell

49'

A. Guðjohnsen (assist H. Pickering)

HT 0 - 1

45+2'

S. McLoughlin (Foul)

24'

O. Afolayan (Foul)

12'

J. Sarmiento (assist M. Whittaker)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

80'

H. Carter (T. Cantwell - tactical)

77'

Neto Borges (M. Arfsten - tactical)

77'

L. Castledine (S. Berhalter - tactical)

69'

Y. Ohashi (A. Guðjohnsen - tactical)

69'

A. Forshaw (Sam Morsy - injury)

61'

M. Jørgensen (R. Morishita - tactical)

61'

J. Fevrier (O. Afolayan - tactical)

60'

K. Joseph (J. Sarmiento - tactical)

60'

R. McGree (M. Peart-Harris - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	Middlesbrough	15	8	4	3	1
	16	Blackburn	9	8	2	3	3

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

4-4-2

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

29%

71%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Whittaker

M. Peart-Harris 1
R. Alebiosu 1

Shots off target

C. Brittain

S. Berhalter 1
A. Malanda 1

Fouls suffered

Y. Ohashi

A. Morris 3
M. Peart-Harris 1

Tackles

T. Cantwell

M. Whittaker 3
A. Morris 3

Fouls

T. Cantwell

W. Lankshear 3
R. McGree 2

Saves

R. Vítek

B. Tóth 2

Passes

A. Morris

116

L. Ayling 114
A. Malanda 95

Accurate passes

A. Morris

108

L. Ayling 103
A. Malanda 87

Current form

Stats

D W D W L

W W D D L

Last matches

Stats & bet

21/03/26

26/12/25

04/04/25

11/01/25

27/11/24

Referees

Tom Reeves main referee

5.3

0

Average card count per match for 3 matches arbitrated
Johnathon Bickerdike assistant referee
Thomas Parsons fourth referee
Richard Woodward assistant referee

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Injured players

Middlesbrough

Myles Spencer Peart-Harris Back injury

Kyle Alexander Joseph Ankle Injury

Jeremy Sarmiento Unknown

Match venue

Ewood Park - Blackburn, Lancashire

Year of construction: 1882
Surface: grass
Capacity: 31367
Average attendance: 15808
Maximum attendance: 30428
% sold: 50

Match result Blackburn Middlesbrough

Date 22 August 2026 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2026/2027
Stage Regular Season - week 2
Match attendance 18918
Code BLA-MID
Area England
Home team Blackburn Rovers
Away team Middlesbrough

FAQ

What is the result between Blackburn Middlesbrough?

Blackburn Rovers won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for Blackburn Middlesbrough?

Blackburn Rovers : Coached by T. Mowbray, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: B. Tóth, H. Pickering, S. McLoughlin, T. Atcheson, R. Alebiosu, K. Montgomery, Sam Morsy, O. Afolayan, T. Cantwell (C), R. Morishita, A. Guðjohnsen

Middlesbrough : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by K. Hellberg, is positioning themselves in a 4-4-2 : R. Vítek, M. Arfsten, A. Malanda, L. Ayling (C), C. Brittain, J. Sarmiento, A. Morris, M. Peart-Harris, S. Berhalter, W. Lankshear, M. Whittaker

Who is the referee of the match Blackburn Middlesbrough ?

Tom Reeves is the referee for this match

Where is the match Blackburn Middlesbrough?

The venue Ewood Park in Blackburn, Lancashire is hosting the match

At what time is Blackburn Middlesbrough?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 22 August 2026. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1

- 22 B. Tóth
- 3 H. Pickering
- 15 S. McLoughlin
- 6 T. Atcheson
- 2 R. Alebiosu
- 31 K. Montgomery
- 8 Sam Morsy
- 21 O. Afolayan
- 10 (C) T. Cantwell
- 25 R. Morishita
- 9 A. Guðjohnsen
- 1 R. Vítek
- 17 M. Arfsten
- 29 A. Malanda
- 12 (C) L. Ayling
- 2 C. Brittain
- 16 J. Sarmiento
- 10 A. Morris
- 14 M. Peart-Harris
- 6 S. Berhalter
- 7 W. Lankshear
- 11 M. Whittaker

Middlesbrough 4-4-2

- T. Mowbray Coach
Substitutes
- Sidnei Tavares #5 - Midfielder
- A. Pears #1 - Goalkeeper
- 61'
  
  M. Jørgensen #29 - Striker
- Yuri Ribeiro #4 - Defender
- 69'
  
  A. Forshaw #28 - Midfielder
- J. Garrett #30 - Midfielder
- 61'
  
  J. Fevrier #11 - Striker
- 80'
  
  H. Carter #17 - Defender
- 69'
  
  Y. Ohashi #23 - Striker
- K. Hellberg Coach
Substitutes
- C. Ibeh #44 - Midfielder
- 77'
  
  L. Castledine #19 - Midfielder
- 77'
  
  Neto Borges #30 - Defender
- 60'
  
  R. McGree #8 - Midfielder
- A. Kanté #42 - Midfielder
- A. Jones #5 - Defender
- F. Cartwright #46 - Midfielder
- S. Brynn #31 - Goalkeeper
- 60'
  
  K. Joseph #22 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

29%

71%

Accurate passes

74%

90%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

272

Passes

647

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

M. Peart-Harris

50% 1/2

R. Morishita 50% (1/2)
J. Sarmiento 50% (1/2)

Fouls suffered

Y. Ohashi

A. Morris 3

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

A. Morris

0% 0/4

W. Lankshear 0% (0/3)
C. Brittain 0% (0/2)
M. Arfsten 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

M. Peart-Harris

94% 33/35

A. Morris 93% (108/116)
A. Malanda 92% (87/95)
L. Ayling 90% (103/114)
M. Arfsten 90% (43/48)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Swansea	17	8	5	2	1	13	6	7
2	West Ham	15	8	4	3	1	22	11	11
3	Middlesbrough	15	8	4	3	1	16	12	4
4	Wolves	14	7	4	2	1	15	10	5
5	West Brom	14	8	4	2	2	10	8	2
6	QPR	13	8	3	4	1	10	7	3
7	Stoke	13	8	4	1	3	13	12	1
8	Bristol C	13	8	4	1	3	11	12	-1
9	Charlton	12	8	3	3	2	7	10	-3
10	Birmingham	11	8	2	5	1	12	11	1
11	Millwall	11	8	3	2	3	15	15	0
12	Lincoln	11	8	3	2	3	7	8	-1
13	Southampton	10	8	4	2	2	19	10	9
14	Wrexham	10	8	2	4	2	9	12	-3
15	Bolton	10	8	3	1	4	11	15	-4
16	Blackburn	9	8	2	3	3	12	12	0
17	Norwich	9	8	3	0	5	16	17	-1
18	Sheff Utd	9	8	2	3	3	9	11	-2
19	Portsmouth	8	7	2	2	3	9	10	-1
20	Watford	8	8	2	2	4	7	10	-3
21	Cardiff	7	8	1	4	3	10	12	-2
22	Derby	5	8	1	2	5	7	14	-7
23	Preston	4	8	1	1	6	8	15	-7
24	Burnley	4	8	0	4	4	9	17	-8

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Southampton	12	4	4	0	0	15	4	11
2	Middlesbrough	10	4	3	1	0	11	7	4
3	West Ham	9	4	3	0	1	14	4	10
4	Stoke	9	4	3	0	1	8	3	5
5	Swansea	8	4	2	2	0	5	1	4
6	West Brom	8	4	2	2	0	6	3	3
7	Charlton	8	4	2	2	0	3	1	2
8	Millwall	7	4	2	1	1	9	5	4
9	Wolves	7	3	2	1	0	7	3	4
10	Watford	7	4	2	1	1	6	5	1
11	Norwich	6	4	2	0	2	10	8	2
12	Cardiff	6	4	1	3	0	7	5	2
13	Blackburn	6	4	2	0	2	7	6	1
14	Bolton	6	4	2	0	2	5	5	0
15	Bristol C	6	4	2	0	2	3	4	-1
16	Wrexham	5	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
17	QPR	5	4	1	2	1	4	4	0
18	Birmingham	4	4	0	4	0	7	7	0
19	Portsmouth	4	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2
20	Sheff Utd	4	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2
21	Burnley	3	4	0	3	1	5	6	-1
22	Preston	3	4	1	0	3	4	8	-4
23	Lincoln	2	4	0	2	2	3	6	-3
24	Derby	1	4	0	1	3	3	8	-5

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Swansea	9	4	3	0	1	8	5	3
2	Lincoln	9	4	3	0	1	4	2	2
3	QPR	8	4	2	2	0	6	3	3
4	Wolves	7	4	2	1	1	8	7	1
5	Birmingham	7	4	2	1	1	5	4	1
6	Bristol C	7	4	2	1	1	8	8	0
7	West Ham	6	4	1	3	0	8	7	1
8	West Brom	6	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1
9	Middlesbrough	5	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
10	Sheff Utd	5	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
11	Wrexham	5	4	1	2	1	4	7	-3
12	Portsmouth	4	3	1	1	1	4	3	1
13	Derby	4	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2
14	Millwall	4	4	1	1	2	6	10	-4
15	Bolton	4	4	1	1	2	6	10	-4
16	Stoke	4	4	1	1	2	5	9	-4
17	Charlton	4	4	1	1	2	4	9	-5
18	Blackburn	3	4	0	3	1	5	6	-1
19	Norwich	3	4	1	0	3	6	9	-3
20	Southampton	2	4	0	2	2	4	6	-2
21	Preston	1	4	0	1	3	4	7	-3
22	Cardiff	1	4	0	1	3	3	7	-4
23	Watford	1	4	0	1	3	1	5	-4
24	Burnley	1	4	0	1	3	4	11	-7

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Southampton	16	8	5	1	2	8	5	3
2	Middlesbrough	16	8	5	1	2	7	4	3
3	Millwall	15	8	5	0	3	8	4	4
4	Stoke	15	8	4	3	1	10	4	6
5	West Ham	14	8	4	2	2	9	7	2
6	Swansea	12	8	3	3	2	7	4	3
7	Bristol C	12	8	3	3	2	4	3	1
8	West Brom	12	8	2	6	0	4	2	2
9	Norwich	11	8	3	2	3	10	9	1
10	Preston	11	8	3	2	3	5	4	1
11	Wrexham	11	8	3	2	3	4	5	-1
12	Wolves	10	7	2	4	1	7	6	1
13	QPR	10	8	2	4	2	5	5	0
14	Lincoln	10	8	2	4	2	3	3	0
15	Bolton	9	8	1	6	1	7	6	1
16	Sheff Utd	9	8	1	6	1	6	6	0
17	Cardiff	8	8	2	2	4	6	8	-2
18	Portsmouth	8	7	2	2	3	5	7	-2
19	Burnley	8	8	2	2	4	4	8	-4
20	Derby	7	8	2	1	5	4	8	-4
21	Birmingham	7	8	1	4	3	5	8	-3
22	Blackburn	7	8	1	4	3	4	7	-3
23	Charlton	7	8	1	4	3	2	7	-5
24	Watford	5	8	1	2	5	4	8	-4