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Blackburn vs Middlesbrough 2-1

Blackburn crestBlackburn

2-1

FT

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough
  • A. Gudjohnsen49'
  • T. Cantwell55'
  • J. Sarmiento12'
Kick-off
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
Referee
Tom Reeves, England

Match timeline

  1. 90’Yellow cardMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughW. Lankshear
  2. 80’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnH. Carter ONT. Cantwell OFF
  3. 77’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughL. Castledine ONS. Berhalter OFF
  4. 77’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughNeto Borges ONM. Arfsten OFF
  5. 76’Yellow cardBlackburn crestBlackburnT. Cantwell
  6. 69’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnA. Forshaw ONS. Morsy OFF
  7. 69’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnY. Ohashi ONA. Gudjohnsen OFF
  8. 61’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnJ. Fevrier ONO. Afolayan OFF
Show 9 earlier events
  1. 61’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnM. Jorgensen ONR. Morishita OFF
  2. 60’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughK. Joseph ONJ. Sarmiento OFF
  3. 60’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughR. McGree ONM. Peart-Harris OFF
  4. 58’Yellow cardBlackburn crestBlackburnS. Morsy
  5. 55’Goal!Blackburn crestBlackburnT. Cantwell2 – 1
  6. 49’Goal!Blackburn crestBlackburnA. GudjohnsenAssist: H. Pickering1 – 1
  7. 45+2’Yellow cardBlackburn crestBlackburnS. McLoughlin
  8. 24’Yellow cardBlackburn crestBlackburnO. Afolayan
  9. 12’Goal!Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughJ. SarmientoAssist: M. Whittaker0 – 1
  10. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Blackburn crestBlackburnMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough crest
  • 34%Possession66%
  • 4Shots6
  • 0.63xG0.49
  • 3Shots on Target1
  • 0Corners2
  • 81%Pass Accuracy91%
  • 3Offsides2
  • 0Saves2
  • 187Passes365
  • 3Fouls3
  • 2Yellow Cards0

Match facts

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Date
Sat, 22 Aug 2026
Kick-off
14:00 (UTC)
Referee
Tom Reeves, England

League table

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1Birmingham crestBirmingham15852+1429
2Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough15852+1129
3Stoke City crestStoke City15924+629
4Wolves crestWolves15843+828
5West Brom crestWest Brom15843+828
13Blackburn crestBlackburn15636-121

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W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored / match
2.0
Conceded / match
2.0
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W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored / match
2.0
Conceded / match
1.0

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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.

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Kick-off
Match ID
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17 events

  1. 12’Goal!Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughJ. SarmientoAssist: M. Whittaker0 – 1
  2. 24’Yellow cardBlackburn crestBlackburnO. Afolayan
  3. 45+2’Yellow cardBlackburn crestBlackburnS. McLoughlin
  4. 49’Goal!Blackburn crestBlackburnA. GudjohnsenAssist: H. Pickering1 – 1
  5. 55’Goal!Blackburn crestBlackburnT. Cantwell2 – 1
  6. 58’Yellow cardBlackburn crestBlackburnS. Morsy
  7. 60’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughK. Joseph ONJ. Sarmiento OFF
  8. 60’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughR. McGree ONM. Peart-Harris OFF
  9. 61’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnJ. Fevrier ONO. Afolayan OFF
  10. 61’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnM. Jorgensen ONR. Morishita OFF
  11. 69’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnA. Forshaw ONS. Morsy OFF
  12. 69’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnY. Ohashi ONA. Gudjohnsen OFF
  13. 76’Yellow cardBlackburn crestBlackburnT. Cantwell
  14. 77’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughL. Castledine ONS. Berhalter OFF
  15. 77’SubstitutionMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughNeto Borges ONM. Arfsten OFF
  16. 80’SubstitutionBlackburn crestBlackburnH. Carter ONT. Cantwell OFF
  17. 90’Yellow cardMiddlesbrough crestMiddlesbroughW. Lankshear