Blackburn vs Boro 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Blackburn Rovers are hosting Middlesbrough
at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 1. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 8': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 2. Samuel Iling-Junior (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 23': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg replaces Neto Borges because of an injury.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 2.
- 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Makhtar Gueye.
- 62': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker replaces Delano Burgzorg.
- 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Cauley Woodrow replaces Ryan Hedges.
- 85': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Daniel Barlaser replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Tommy Conway.
- 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ryan Giles replaces Finn Azaz.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 2.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 15,638
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 15,638
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Sheffield United | 39 | 83 | 6 |
| +51 | Leeds United | 39 | 81 | 4 |
| +42 | Burnley | 39 | 81 | 2 |
| +19 | Sunderland | 39 | 72 | 7 |
Statistics
 MID |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 348 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
| 436 | Passes | 478 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 5 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 27 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 40 | Clearances | 15 |
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aynsley Pears (GK) |
| 15 | Danny Batth |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 4 | Yuri Ribeiro |
| 11 | Joe Rankin-Costello |
| 8 | Todd Cantwell |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 21 | John Buckley  |
| 9 | Makhtar Gueye |
| 19 | Ryan Hedges |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Mark Travers (GK) |
| 30 | Neto Borges |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 29 | Samuel Iling-Junior |
| 15 | Anfernee Dijksteel |
| 9 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 7 | Hayden Hackney |
| 18 | Aidan Morris |
| 22 | Tommy Conway |
| 20 | Finn Azaz |
| 10 | Delano Burgzorg |
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