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Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers — result, stats & head-to-head, 26 Dec 2025

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn RoversChampionship · Round 23 · Riverside Stadium0–0
Matches
Middlesbrough 0–0 Full time Blackburn Rovers

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Middlesbrough1 out
Darragh LenihanInjurysince 18 Nov 2023 · 145 matches missed
Blackburn Rovers1 out
Hayden CarterInjurysince 23 Oct 2024 · 91 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 17'
    Alfie Jones ↑ George Edmundson ↓substitution
  2. 31'
    Alex Gilbertyellow card
  3. 45+2'
    Ryoya Morishita ↑ Moussa Baradji ↓substitution
  4. 46'
    Micah Hamilton ↑ Sverre Nypan ↓substitution
  5. 46'
    George Edmundson ↑ Dael Fry ↓substitution
  6. 57'
    Ryoya Morishitayellow card
  7. 67'
    Alex Gilbert ↑ Alan Browne ↓substitution
  8. 73'
    Matt Targett ↑ Alex Bangura ↓substitution
  9. 76'
    Ryan Hedges ↑ Harry Pickering ↓substitution
  10. 76'
    Sondre Tronstad ↑ Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓substitution
  11. 80'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  12. 80'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  13. 90+2'
    Axel Henriksson ↑ N. Dlamini ↓substitution
  14. 90+3'
    Todd Cantwell ↑ Yuri Ribeiro ↓substitution

Middlesbrough left · Blackburn Rovers right

Periods

Goals by half appear once the match kicks off.

Match statistics

10Shots13
2Shots on target2
4Corners4
11Fouls10
19Tackles26
2Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
23Round
Fri 26 Dec · 15:00 UTCKickoff
Riverside StadiumVenue
34,988Capacity
31,475 (90% full)Attendance
James BellReferee
7°C · overcast cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
53% · 47%
Duels won
47% · 53%
Pass accuracy
80% · 80%

Breakdown

Shooting
6Shots inside box8
4Shots outside box5
4Shots blocked5
1Hit woodwork0
1Big chances created0
1Big chances missed0
Passing
463Passes391
10Crosses25
0Accurate crosses5
52Long passes57
21Accurate long passes27
Defence
6Interceptions14
3Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
55Duels won63
23Dribble attempts22
11Successful dribbles12

Goalscorers

Morgan Whittaker 14Middlesbrough
Tommy Conway 13Middlesbrough

Bench

Middlesbrough · bench

6Fry7.2↑ 46'
10BurgzorgFW
16Browne6.6↑ 67'
19Nypan6.7↑ 46'
20SeneFW
24Bangura6.6↑ 73'
25Edmundson7.1↑ 17'
27HansenFW
33McLaughlinGK

Blackburn Rovers · bench

3Pickering6.7↑ 76'
4Ribeiro6.0↑ 90'
5Hickman6.6↑ 76'
14De NeveDF
24Baradji6.8↑ 45'
35MichalskiGK
38AtchesonDF
47DohertyFW
52Dlamini6.0↑ 90'

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Middlesbrough have won 1 and Blackburn Rovers 2 — 1 ended level.

2026 · ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough 0–0 2025 · ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough 0–2 2025 · FA CupMiddlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers 0–1 2024 · ChampionshipMiddlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers 0–1 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Middlesbrough WWWWL
Blackburn Rovers DDDLW

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
5
Middlesbrough
WWWWL
 6.86 80
20
Blackburn Rovers
DDDLW
 6.80 52
Market

No market on record.

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Form
MiddlesbroughWWWWL
Blackburn RoversDDDLW
Match stats
53Possession47
10Shots13
2On target2
4Corners4
2Yellow cards2