Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Championship 29 Dec 2022, 19:45
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
1–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 L. Doughty Round 25

Match report

Middlesbrough edged past Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Championship on 29 December 2022.

Middlesbrough had 11 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 9.

J. Buckley was sent off in the 50th minute.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with L. Doughty in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 9 - 11 On target 5 - 4 Corners 1 - 7 Fouls 8 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Ryan Hedges
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Marcus Forss 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Riley McGree 1 goal
7 Joe Rankin-Costello captained the side
7 Daniel Ayala 67 passes (93% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 4–5
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–2
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 0–3 1–4
Match statistics
9 Shots Total 11
5 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 1
1 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 12
1 Corners 7
1 Offsides 2
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 4
491 Passes Total 592
410 Passes Accurate 516
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Kaminski
11 J. Rankin-Costello 4 D. Ayala 5 D. Hyam 3 H. Pickering
6 T. Morton 21 J. Buckley
19 R. Hedges 23 B. Dack 22 B. Díaz
9 S. Gallagher
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
1 Z. Steffen
14 T. Smith 6 D. Fry 26 D. Lenihan 3 R. Giles
16 J. Howson 30 H. Hackney
21 M. Forss 29 C. Akpom 8 R. McGree
25 M. Crooks
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 13 Aynsley Pears
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 16 Scott Wharton
  • 36 Adam Wharton
  • 27 Lewis Travis
  • 14 George Hirst
  • 18 Dilan Markanday
Middlesbrough
Coach
M. Carrick
Substitutes
  • 23 Liam Roberts
  • 17 Paddy McNair
  • 2 Isaiah Jones
  • 4 Alex Mowatt
  • 27 Marc Bola
  • 9 Rodrigo Muniz
  • 18 Duncan Watmore
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ L. Travis ↓ T. Morton Blackburn Rovers
  • 66' ↑ J. Garrett ↓ B. Dack Blackburn Rovers
  • 67' ↑ A. Mowatt ↓ H. Hackney Middlesbrough
  • 71' ↑ I. Jones ↓ M. Forss Middlesbrough
  • 90+1' ↑ D. Watmore ↓ R. McGree Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 50' J. Buckley Blackburn Rovers
  • 8' H. Hackney Middlesbrough
  • 49' M. Crooks Middlesbrough
  • 81' T. Smith Middlesbrough
  • 90+4' D. Hyam Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 6 6 draws 2 Middlesbrough
2026-03-21 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 0 - 0
2025-12-26 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 0 - 0
2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2
2025-01-11 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1
2024-11-27 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1
2024-03-16 Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough?
Blackburn Rovers lost 1-2 against Middlesbrough on 29 December 2022.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough won the match 2-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.