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Championship · Regular Season - 2 L FT
Blackburn
2 - 1
Middlesbrough
22 Aug 2026 · 14:00 Venue: Ewood Park Referee: Tom Reeves, England
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Match events

12'
J. Sarmiento (M. Whittaker)
O. Afolayan
24'
S. McLoughlin
45'+2
A. Gudjohnsen (H. Pickering)
49'
T. Cantwell
55'
S. Morsy
58'
60'
J. Sarmiento (K. Joseph)
60'
M. Peart-Harris (R. McGree)
O. Afolayan (J. Fevrier)
61'
R. Morishita (M. Jorgensen)
61'
S. Morsy (A. Forshaw)
69'
A. Gudjohnsen (Y. Ohashi)
69'
T. Cantwell
76'
77'
S. Berhalter (L. Castledine)
77'
M. Arfsten (Neto Borges)
T. Cantwell (H. Carter)
80'
90'
W. Lankshear

Lineups

Blackburn
Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: Tony Mowbray

Starting XI

  • 22Balázs TóthG
  • 2Ryan AlebiosuD
  • 6Tom AtchesonD
  • 15Sean McLoughlinD
  • 3Harry PickeringD
  • 8Sam MorsyM
  • 31Kristi MontgomeryM
  • 25Ryoya MorishitaM
  • 10Todd CantwellM
  • 21Oladapo AfolayanM
  • 9Andri GuðjohnsenF

Substitutes

  • 1Aynsley PearsG
  • 17Hayden CarterD
  • 4Yuri RibeiroD
  • 5Sidnei TavaresM
  • 30Jake GarrettM
  • 28Adam ForshawM
  • 11Jayden FevrierF
  • 29Mathias JørgensenF
  • 23Yuki OhashiF
Middlesbrough
Formation: 4-4-2 Coach: Kim Hellberg

Starting XI

  • 1Radek VitekG
  • 2Callum BrittainD
  • 12Luke AylingD
  • 29Adilson MalandaD
  • 17Maximilian ArfstenD
  • 6Sebastian BerhalterM
  • 14Myles Peart-HarrisM
  • 10Aidan MorrisM
  • 16Jeremy SarmientoM
  • 11Morgan WhittakerF
  • 7Will LankshearF

Substitutes

  • 31Solomon BrynnG
  • 30Neto BorgesD
  • 5Alfie JonesD
  • 42Abdoulaye KantéM
  • 46Finlay CartwrightM
  • 19Leo CastledineM
  • 8Riley McGreeM
  • 22Kyle JosephF
  • 44Cruz IbehM

Statistics

34% Possession 66%
4 Shots 6
3 On target 1
187 Passes 365
81% Pass % 91%
3 Fouls 3
0 Corners 2
3 Offsides 2

Match analysis

Middlesbrough lost 1-2 to Blackburn.