Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Middlesbrough · Championship
Blackburn Rovers lost to Middlesbrough 0-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough met in the Championship at Ewood Park in Blackburn on Friday, 4 April 2025.
Goalscorers
Blackburn Rovers did not score. Middlesbrough: T. Conway 2'; S. I. Junior 8'.
How the match went
The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Blackburn Rovers, 0 for Middlesbrough).
Line-ups
Blackburn Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Aynsley Pears, Joe Rankin-Costello, Dominic Hyam, Danny Batth, Yuri Ribeiro, John Buckley, Lewis Travis, Tyrhys Dolan, Todd Cantwell, Ryan Hedges, Makhtar Gueye.
Middlesbrough started in a 4-2-3-1: Mark Travers, Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel, Jonathan Howson, Neto Borges, Samuel Iling Junior, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Delano Burgzorg, Kelechi Iheanacho, Finn Azaz, Tommy Conway.
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Minute by minute
- 2'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Middlesbrough. T. Conway (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by K. Iheanacho.
- 8'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Middlesbrough. S. I. Junior (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by K. Iheanacho.
- 45'Half-time. Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Middlesbrough.
- 90'Full-time. Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Middlesbrough.
Full commentary (34 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough.
- 2'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Middlesbrough. T. Conway (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by K. Iheanacho.
- 8'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Middlesbrough. S. I. Junior (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by K. Iheanacho.
- 14'Attempt blocked. K. Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 15'Attempt missed. K. Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 23'Yellow card for M. Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) for foul.
- 33'Substitution, Middlesbrough: R. v. d. Berg comes on for N. Borges.
- 34'Attempt missed. J. Buckley (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 41'Attempt missed. H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. T. Conway (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 45'Half-time. Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Middlesbrough.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: Y. Ohashi comes on for M. Gueye.
- 49'Attempt blocked. L. Travis (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 53'Attempt missed. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 60'Attempt missed. T. Conway (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 62'Yellow card for J. Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) for foul.
- 64'Attempt missed. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 64'Attempt blocked. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 70'Substitution, Middlesbrough: M. Whittaker comes on for D. Burgzorg.
- 70'Attempt missed. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 74'Attempt missed. K. Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 75'Attempt saved. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 76'Attempt missed. Y. Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.23.
- 79'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: C. Woodrow comes on for R. Hedges.
- 80'Attempt saved. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 85'Substitution, Middlesbrough: D. Barlaser comes on for K. Iheanacho.
- 86'Substitution, Middlesbrough: R. Giles comes on for F. Azaz.
- 86'Substitution, Middlesbrough: M. Forss comes on for T. Conway.
- 89'Attempt missed. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Middlesbrough.