Middlesbrough vs Blackburn
Ref: James Bell, EnglandRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough and Blackburn drew 0–0 in their Championship fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.75 for Middlesbrough versus 1.23 for Blackburn. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while Blackburn are 20th.
First Half
⇄
Jones
Gilbert
Yellow Card
32'
Morishita
Yellow Card
45+2'
⇄
Morishita
Second Half
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Unknown
⇄
Hamilton
57'
Baradji
Yellow Card
⇄
Gilbert
⇄
Targett
76'
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Hedges
76'
⇄
Tronstad
Hackney
Yellow Card
90+2'
⇄
Henriksson
90+3'
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Cantwell
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MiddlesbroughBlackburn
4Won
Statistical edge
4–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.75VS1.23
Attack0 · 4 won
10
Shots
13
2
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
8
4
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
6
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
463
Total passes
391
371
Accurate passes
314
80%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 2 won
11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
5
0.45
Goals prevented
0.45
Middlesbrough
4-2-2-2
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Middlesbrough
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainD
- 3M. TargettD
- 5A. JonesD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 11M. WhittakerM
- 12L. AylingD
- 13D. StrelecF
- 14A. GilbertM
- 17Micah HamiltonM
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 6D. FryD
- 10D. BurgzorgF
- 16A. BrowneM
- 19S. NypanM
- 20K. SèneF
- 24A. BanguraD
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 27S. HansenF
- 33J. McLaughlinG
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1A. PearsG
- 6S. TronstadM
- 10T. CantwellF
- 12L. MillerD
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 18A. HenrikssonF
- 19R. HedgesM
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 25R. MorishitaM
- 40M. LitherlandM
- 43George Christopher John PrattD
Substitutes
- 3H. PickeringD
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 14D. De NeveD
- 24M. BaradjiM
- 35N. MichalskiG
- 38Tom AtchesonD
- 47A. DohertyF
- 52N. DlaminiF
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ayling | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Brittain | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Matt Targett | D | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Jones | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Strelec | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Morgan Whittaker | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/5 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/6 |
| Alexander Gilbert | M | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Micah Hamilton | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Hayden Hackney(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sontje Hansen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon McLaughlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dael Fry | D | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Edmundson | D | 28 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alan Browne | M | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bangura | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Sverre Nypan | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sondre Tronstad | M | 76 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Lewis Miller | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Todd Cantwell(C) | F | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ryan Hedges | M | 76 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Aynsley Pears | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean McLoughlin | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| George Pratt | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Litherland | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryoya Morishita | M | 44 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Axel Henriksson | F | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tom Atcheson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Dlamini | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Michalski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aodhan Doherty | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Baradji | M | 46 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5/5 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Harry Pickering | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |