Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough | Result & Match Report
Blackburn
2 - 1 Middlesbrough
Championship · Matchday 2 · Full Time
Championship · Matchday 2: Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 2-1. The match was played on Saturday, 22 August 2026 at Ewood Park (Blackburn); refereed by Tom Reeves, England.
⚽ Goals
J. Sarmiento 12' (Middlesbrough) · A. Gudjohnsen 49' (Blackburn) · T. Cantwell 55' (Blackburn)
Match Analysis
After a 0-1 first half, the game finished 2-1.
Blackburn held 29% of possession against 71%, attempting 6 shots to Middlesbrough's 22.
Shots on target read 5-3 and corners 2-10.
⏱️ Match Events
12'⚽J. Sarmiento (M. Whittaker)
24'🟨Oladapo Afolayan
45+2'🟨Sean McLoughlin
49'⚽A. Gudjohnsen (H. Pickering)
55'⚽T. Cantwell
58'🟨Sam Morsy
60'🔄▲ R. McGree ▼ M. Peart-Harris
60'🔄▲ K. Joseph ▼ J. Sarmiento
61'🔄▲ J. Fevrier ▼ O. Afolayan
61'🔄▲ M. Jorgensen ▼ R. Morishita
69'🔄▲ A. Forshaw ▼ S. Morsy
69'🔄▲ Y. Ohashi ▼ A. Gudjohnsen
76'🟨Todd Cantwell
77'🔄▲ Neto Borges ▼ M. Arfsten
77'🔄▲ L. Castledine ▼ S. Berhalter
80'🔄▲ H. Carter ▼ T. Cantwell
90'🟨Will Lankshear
👕 Line-ups
Blackburn · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 7.02
Substitutes: A. Pears, Y. Ribeiro, H. Carter, A. Forshaw, J. Garrett, S. Tavares, J. Fevrier, M. Jorgensen, Y. Ohashi
Coach: Tony Mowbray
Middlesbrough · 4-4-2 · ⌀ 6.92
Substitutes: S. Brynn, Neto Borges, A. Jones, F. Cartwright, A. Kante, C. Ibeh, R. McGree, L. Castledine, K. Joseph
Coach: Kim Hellberg
📊 Match Stats
0.91Expected goals (xG)1.43
⭐ Player of the Match
Balázs Tóth (Blackburn) — named player of the match with a 8.2 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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