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Blackburn v Middlesbrough 2-1 · EFL Championship - English Second Tier
What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in the EFL Championship - English Second Tier.
A. Gudjohnsen 49' and T. Cantwell 55' scored for Blackburn, J. Sarmiento 12' for Middlesbrough.
Blackburn had 34% of the ball to Middlesbrough's 66%; the sides had 4 and 6 shots (3 and 1 on target).
The referee showed 5 yellow cards and no reds.
Key stats
Shots
46
xG
0.630.49
Shots on Target
31
Corners
02
Pass Accuracy
81%91%
Match timeline
- 90’Yellow cardW. Lankshear
- 80’SubstitutionT. Cantwell · On: H. Carter
- 77’SubstitutionS. Berhalter · On: L. Castledine
- 77’SubstitutionM. Arfsten · On: Neto Borges
- 76’Yellow cardT. Cantwell
- 69’SubstitutionS. Morsy · On: A. Forshaw
- 69’SubstitutionA. Gudjohnsen · On: Y. Ohashi
- 61’SubstitutionO. Afolayan · On: J. Fevrier
- 61’SubstitutionR. Morishita · On: M. Jorgensen
Team stats comparison
BlackburnMiddlesbrough
- 34Possession66
- 4Shots6
- 3Shots on Target1
- 0.63xG0.49
- 0Corners2
- 3Offsides2
- 0Saves2
- 187Passes365
- 81Pass Accuracy91
- 3Fouls3
- 2Yellow Cards0
Match info
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Referee
- Tom Reeves, England
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Kick-off
- Match ID
cornerflick:match:blackburn-vs-middlesbrough-championship-2026-08-22
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EFL Championship - English Second Tier table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 17 |
| 2 |  West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 14 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Full timeline
17 events
- 12’J. SarmientoMiddlesbrough · assist M. Whittaker0–1
- 24’Yellow cardO. Afolayan
- 45+2’Yellow cardS. McLoughlin
- 49’A. GudjohnsenBlackburn · assist H. Pickering1–1
- 55’T. CantwellBlackburn2–1
- 58’Yellow cardS. Morsy
- 60’SubstitutionJ. Sarmiento · On: K. Joseph
- 60’SubstitutionM. Peart-Harris · On: R. McGree
- 61’SubstitutionO. Afolayan · On: J. Fevrier
- 61’SubstitutionR. Morishita · On: M. Jorgensen
- 69’SubstitutionS. Morsy · On: A. Forshaw
- 69’SubstitutionA. Gudjohnsen · On: Y. Ohashi
- 76’Yellow cardT. Cantwell
- 77’SubstitutionS. Berhalter · On: L. Castledine
- 77’SubstitutionM. Arfsten · On: Neto Borges
- 80’SubstitutionT. Cantwell · On: H. Carter
- 90’Yellow cardW. Lankshear
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