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Blackburn vs Middlesbrough in the EFL Championship 2026/27 .
At Ewood Park, Blackburn.
Referee: Tom Reeves, England.
Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 2–1. J. Sarmiento opened the scoring for Middlesbrough after 12 minutes. T. Cantwell made it 2–1 after 55 minutes, and that was the winner.
Goalscorers Blackburn starting lineup (4-2-3-1) Middlesbrough starting lineup (4-4-2) Match events 12′ Middlesbrough: Normal Goal, J. Sarmiento , M. Whittaker 24′ Blackburn: Yellow Card, Oladapo Afolayan 45+2′ Blackburn: Yellow Card, Sean McLoughlin 49′ Blackburn: Normal Goal, A. Gudjohnsen , H. Pickering 55′ Blackburn: Normal Goal, T. Cantwell 58′ Blackburn: Yellow Card, Sam Morsy 60′ Middlesbrough: Substitution, R. McGree , M. Peart-Harris 60′ Middlesbrough: Substitution, K. Joseph , J. Sarmiento 61′ Blackburn: Substitution, J. Fevrier , O. Afolayan 61′ Blackburn: Substitution, M. Jorgensen , R. Morishita 69′ Blackburn: Substitution, A. Forshaw , S. Morsy 69′ Blackburn: Substitution, Y. Ohashi , A. Gudjohnsen 76′ Blackburn: Yellow Card, Todd Cantwell 77′ Middlesbrough: Substitution, Neto Borges , M. Arfsten 77′ Middlesbrough: Substitution, L. Castledine , S. Berhalter 80′ Blackburn: Substitution, H. Carter , T. Cantwell 90′ Middlesbrough: Yellow Card, Will Lankshear Match statistics Statistic Blackburn Middlesbrough Total Shots 6 22 Shots on Goal 5 3 Ball Possession 29% 71% Expected goals 0.91 1.43 Corner Kicks 2 10 Fouls 10 10 Passes accurate 202 584 Goalkeeper Saves 2 2
Blackburn before this match Middlesbrough before this match