Championship12
FT
Birmingham City
Bristol City
22
FT
Lincoln City
Portsmouth
13
FT
Millwall
Norwich City
30
FT
Swansea City
Sheffield United
00
FT
Southampton
Stoke City
31
FT
Derby County
Cardiff City
22
FT
Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough
21
FT
Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough
21
Preston North End
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13
FT
Queens Park Rangers
Bolton Wanderers
00
FT
Wrexham
Watford
11
FT
West Ham United
Charlton Athletic
12
FT
West Bromwich Albion
Burnley
31
Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough — result, stats & head-to-head, 22 Aug 2026
Blackburn Rovers vs MiddlesbroughChampionship · Round 2 · Ewood Park2–1
How the market moved Blackburn Rovers win %
71%
+44
since open at 27%
75%50%25%0%
71
Market openedKick-offNow
The market moved toward Blackburn Rovers, from 27% at open to 71% — a rise of 44 points. Along the way it fell as far as 7%.
Real traded prices, since the market opened. Not a forecast: what the market believed, when.
Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off
Starting XI
Blackburn Rovers4-2-3-1
Timeline
- 12'
- 49'
- 55'
Show all 17 events (+14 subs & bookings)
- 12'
- 24'Oladapo Afolayanyellow card
- 45+2'Sean McLoughlinyellow card
- 49'
- 55'
- 58'Sam Morsyyellow card
- 60'
- 60'
- 61'
- 61'
- 69'
- 69'
- 76'Todd Cantwell yellow card
- 77'
- 77'
- 80'
- 90'
Will Lankshearyellow card
Blackburn Rovers left · Middlesbrough right
Periods
Match statistics
6Shots22
5Shots on target3
2Corners10
9Fouls10
13Tackles14
4Yellow cards1
Match information
2Round
Sat 22 Aug · 14:00 UTCKickoff
Ewood ParkVenue
31,367Capacity
Tom ReevesReferee
18°C · broken cloudsWeather
Possession
Breakdown
Shooting
5Shots inside box13
1Shots outside box9
0Shots blocked12
3Big chances created1
2Big chances missed0
Passing
271Passes645
10Crosses40
2Accurate crosses9
67Long passes35
27Accurate long passes23
Defence
9Interceptions3
2Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
36Duels won52
15Dribble attempts14
6Successful dribbles10
Goalscorers
Bench
Blackburn Rovers · bench
Middlesbrough · bench
Managers
T
Blackburn Rovers · Manager
K
Middlesbrough · Manager
Previous meetings
In 5 recorded meetings, Blackburn Rovers have won 2 and Middlesbrough 1 — 2 ended level.
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers
LWDMiddlesbrough
DLLWWChampionship
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
Form and ranking
| # | Team | Last 5 | Rating | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | LWD |
5 | ||
| 5 | DLLWW |
7 |
Market
No market on record.
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Around this match
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield UnitedBlackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough – Lincoln CityMiddlesbrough
Doncaster Rovers – MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Form
MiddlesbroughDLLWW
Match stats
29Possession71
6Shots22
5On target3
2Corners10
4Yellow cards1