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Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough result in Championship

Championship·Round 2 Sat 22/8·17:00
Blackburn Rovers
2-1 FT
Middlesbrough
  • A. Gudjohnsen49'
  • Cantwell55'
  • Sarmiento12'
Ewood Park18,918 spectatorsReferee: Tom Reeves

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT12'49'55'Substitution 61'Substitution 61'Substitution 69'Substitution 69'Substitution 80'
BehindLevelAheadBlackburn Rovers goal Middlesbrough goalSubstitution Red card

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Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Blackburn Rovers chances, below: Middlesbrough. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 12'

    Sarmiento opened the scoring for Middlesbrough, assisted by Whittaker, putting Middlesbrough ahead 1-0.

  2. 49'

    A. Gudjohnsen equalised for Blackburn Rovers, assisted by Pickering, to make it 1-1.

  3. 55'

    Cantwell completed the turnaround for Blackburn Rovers, assisted by R. Alebiosu, putting Blackburn Rovers ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough
29%Possession71%
0.91Chance quality (xG)1.43
6Shots22
5On target3
3Big chances2
2Corners10
272Passes647

Top players

1
A. GudjohnsenBlackburn Rovers · Centre Forward
8.1
2
PickeringBlackburn Rovers · Left Back
7.9
3
WhittakerMiddlesbrough · Right Forward
7.9
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Blackburn 35%Draw 21%Middlesbrough 44%
from 727 votes

Line-ups

Middlesbrough4-4-2
6.3 Tóth 7.9 Pickering 6.9 Sean McL 7.2 T. Atcheson 6.3 R. Alebiosu 7.1 K. Montgomery 6.5 Morsy 6.7 Afolayan 6.9 Cantwell 6.5 R. Morishita 8.1 A. Gudjohnsen 6.2 R. Vitek 6.7 Arfsten 6.0 Malanda 7.1 Ayling 6.2 Brittain 7.3 Sarmiento 6.7 A. Morris 6.7 Peart-Harris 6.6 Berhalter 6.4 Lankshear 7.9 Whittaker
Blackburn Rovers4-2-3-1
Blackburn Rovers coach: Mowbray Middlesbrough coach: Hellberg

Match events

Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough
  1. SarmientoGoal · assist: Whittaker
    12'
  2. AfolayanYellow card
    24'
  3. Sean McLYellow card
    45+2'
  4. A. GudjohnsenGoal · assist: Pickering
    49'
  5. CantwellGoal · assist: R. Alebiosu
    55'
  6. MorsyYellow card
    58'
  7. McGreeSubstitution · for Peart-Harris
    60'
  8. K. JosephSubstitution · for Sarmiento
    60'
  9. JörgensenSubstitution · for R. Morishita
    61'
  10. J. FevrierSubstitution · for Afolayan
    61'
  11. ForshawSubstitution · for Morsy
    69'
  12. OhashiSubstitution · for A. Gudjohnsen
    69'
  13. CantwellYellow card
    76'
  14. BorgesSubstitution · for Arfsten
    77'
  15. L. CastledineSubstitution · for Berhalter
    77'
  16. H. CarterSubstitution · for Cantwell
    80'
  17. LankshearYellow card
    90'