Middlesbrough vs Blackburn

Championship 26 Dec 2025, 15:00
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn
Blackburn
🏟 Riverside Stadium Round 23

Match report

Middlesbrough played out a goalless draw with Blackburn in the Championship on 26 December 2025.

Blackburn had 13 shots to Middlesbrough's 10.

The match was played at Riverside Stadium.

Shots 10 - 13 On target 2 - 2 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Solomon Brynn
Middlesbrough · 3 saves
8 Luke Ayling captained the side
8 Sondre Tronstad captained the side
7 Callum Brittain captained the side
7 Alfie Jones captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackburn came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 2–8
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–2
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 3–3 1–1
Attacks 60–37 49–64
Match statistics
4 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
109 Attacks 101
38 Dangerous Attacks 63
2 On Target 2
9 Off Target 11
10 Shots Total 13
2 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 5
6 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 9
4 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
53% Ball Possession 47%
2 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 2
460 Passes Total 392
372 Passes Accurate 317
Line-ups 4-2-2-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Middlesbrough · 4-2-2-2
31 S. Brynn
2 C. Brittain 12 L. Ayling 5 A. Jones 3 M. Targett
14 A. Gilbert 7 H. Hackney
11 M. Whittaker 17 M. Hamilton
13 D. Strelec 9 T. Conway
Blackburn · 3-4-1-2
1 A. Pears
12 L. Miller 15 S. McLoughlin 43 G. Pratt
40 M. Litherland 25 R. Morishita 6 S. Tronstad 19 R. Hedges
10 T. Cantwell
18 A. Henriksson 23 Y. Ohashi
Middlesbrough
Coach
Kim Hellberg
Substitutes
  • 25 George Edmundson
  • 6 Dael Fry
  • 19 Sverre Nypan
  • 16 Alan Browne
  • 24 Alex Bangura
  • 33 Jon McLaughlin
  • 27 Sontje Hansen
  • 10 Delano Burgzorg
  • 20 Mamadou Kaly Sene
Blackburn
Coach
Valerien Ismael
Substitutes
  • 24 Moussa Baradji
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
  • 4 Yuri Ribeiro
  • 52 Nathan Dlamini
  • 35 Nicholas Michalski
  • 38 Tom Atcheson
  • 47 Aodhan Doherty
  • 14 Dion De Neve
Substitutions
  • 17' ↑ G. Edmundson ↓ A. Jones Middlesbrough
  • 45+2' ↑ M. Baradji ↓ R. Morishita Blackburn
  • 46' ↑ S. Nypan ↓ M. Hamilton Middlesbrough
  • 67' ↑ A. Browne ↓ A. Gilbert Middlesbrough
  • 73' ↑ A. Bangura ↓ M. Targett Middlesbrough
  • 76' ↑ H. Pickering ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn
  • 76' ↑ T. Gardner-Hickman ↓ S. Tronstad Blackburn
  • 90+3' ↑ Y. Ribeiro ↓ T. Cantwell Blackburn
  • 90+2' ↑ N. Dlamini ↓ A. Henriksson Blackburn
Cards
  • 31' A. Gilbert Middlesbrough
  • 57' M. Baradji Blackburn
  • 80' Y. Ohashi Blackburn
  • 80' H. Hackney Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough 2 6 draws 6 Blackburn
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Recent form
Middlesbrough D D D L L
Blackburn D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Middlesbrough vs Blackburn?
Middlesbrough drew 0-0 against Blackburn on 26 December 2025.
Who won Middlesbrough vs Blackburn?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Middlesbrough vs Blackburn played?
The match was played at Riverside Stadium.