Blackburn vs Middlesbrough

Championship 21 Mar 2026, 12:30
Blackburn
Blackburn
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Ewood Park 👤 O. Langford Round 39

Match report

Blackburn played out a goalless draw with Middlesbrough in the Championship on 21 March 2026.

Middlesbrough had 12 shots to Blackburn's 5.

The match was played at Ewood Park, with O. Langford in charge.

Shots 5 - 12 On target 1 - 3 Corners 3 - 11 Fouls 7 - 8 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Balázs Tóth
Blackburn · 3 saves
8 Tom Atcheson captained the side
8 Taylor Gardner-Hickman captained the side
8 Dael Fry 122 passes (92% accurate)
8 Adilson Malanda 125 passes (94% accurate)
First half vs second half
Blackburn stepped it up after the break, with 4 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–7 4–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 0–1
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 1–7 2–4
Attacks 42–80 25–62
Match statistics
3 Corners 11
3 Substitution 3
67 Attacks 142
28 Dangerous Attacks 69
1 On Target 3
5 Off Target 10
5 Shots Total 12
1 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 4
3 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 8
3 Corners 11
2 Offsides 4
29% Ball Possession 71%
0 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 1
283 Passes Total 705
203 Passes Accurate 607
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn · 3-4-2-1
22 B. Tóth
38 T. Atcheson 15 S. McLoughlin 20 E. Cashin
2 R. Alebiosu 5 T. Gardner-Hickman 28 A. Forshaw 4 Y. Ribeiro
25 R. Morishita 24 M. Baradji
29 M. Jørgensen
Middlesbrough · 3-4-2-1
31 S. Brynn
12 L. Ayling 6 D. Fry 29 A. Malanda
2 C. Brittain 8 R. McGree 18 A. Morris 3 M. Targett
16 A. Browne 9 T. Conway
13 D. Strelec
Blackburn
Coach
Damien Johnson
Substitutes
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 10 Todd Cantwell
  • 23 Yuki Ohashi
  • 1 Aynsley Pears
  • 16 Scott Wharton
  • 53 Frank Vare
  • 14 Dion De Neve
  • 21 Oladapo Afolayan
  • 54 Valentin Joseph
Middlesbrough
Coach
Kim Hellberg
Substitutes
  • 23 Leo Castledine
  • 24 Alex Bangura
  • 45 Jeremy Sarmiento
  • 32 Joe Wildsmith
  • 25 George Edmundson
  • 27 Sontje Hansen
  • 44 Cruz Ibeh
  • 20 Mamadou Kaly Sene
  • 14 Alexander Gilbert
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ T. Cantwell ↓ M. Baradji Blackburn
  • 64' ↑ H. Pickering ↓ Y. Ribeiro Blackburn
  • 68' ↑ L. Castledine ↓ L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 75' ↑ Y. Ohashi ↓ M. Jorgensen Blackburn
  • 81' ↑ A. Bangura ↓ M. Targett Middlesbrough
  • 81' ↑ J. Sarmiento ↓ D. Strelec Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 24' L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 89' A. Malanda Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Blackburn 6 6 draws 2 Middlesbrough
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Recent form
Blackburn D L D D D
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn vs Middlesbrough?
Blackburn drew 0-0 against Middlesbrough on 21 March 2026.
Who won Blackburn vs Middlesbrough?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Blackburn vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Ewood Park.