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Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Middlesbrough · Championship

Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough 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 Saturday, 21 March 2026.

How the match went

Middlesbrough saw more of the ball, 72% of it. Blackburn Rovers had 5 shots with 1 on target, Middlesbrough 12 with 3 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 3 to Blackburn Rovers and 11 to Middlesbrough. Blackburn Rovers conceded 7 fouls, Middlesbrough 8. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Blackburn Rovers, 2 for Middlesbrough).

Line-ups

Blackburn Rovers started in a 3-4-2-1: B. Tóth, T. Atcheson, S. McLoughlin, E. J. Cashin, R. Alebiousu, T. Gardner-Hickman, A. Forshaw, Y. Ribeiro, R. Morishita, M. Baradji, M. Jørgensen.

Middlesbrough started in a 3-4-2-1: S. Brynn, L. Ayling, D. Fry, A. Malanda, C. Brittain, R. McGree, A. Morris, M. Targett, A. Browne, T. Conway, D. Strelec.

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Minute by minute

Full commentary (27 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough.
  2. 5'Attempt saved. L. Ayling (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  3. 13'Attempt missed. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.35.
  4. 24'Yellow card for L. Ayling (Middlesbrough).
  5. 26'Attempt missed. A. Browne (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  6. 26'Attempt blocked. L. Ayling (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 32'Attempt blocked. A. Browne (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  8. 34'Attempt saved. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  9. 45'Attempt saved. D. Strelec (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  10. 45+1'Attempt missed. C. Brittain (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  11. 46'The second half is under way.
  12. 54'Attempt blocked. T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  13. 58'Attempt saved. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  14. 63'Attempt missed. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  15. 64'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: T. Cantwell comes on for M. Baradji.
  16. 64'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: H. Pickering comes on for Y. Ribeiro.
  17. 68'Substitution, Middlesbrough: L. Castledine comes on for L. Ayling.
  18. 73'Attempt blocked. R. McGree (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  19. 75'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: Y. Ohashi comes on for M. Jørgensen.
  20. 75'Attempt missed. D. Fry (Middlesbrough), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  21. 81'Substitution, Middlesbrough: A. Bangura comes on for M. Targett.
  22. 81'Substitution, Middlesbrough: J. Sarmiento comes on for D. Strelec.
  23. 81'Attempt blocked. T. Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  24. 85'Attempt blocked. A. Browne (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.20.
  25. 88'Attempt missed. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  26. 89'Yellow card for A. Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  27. 90+5'Attempt missed. A. Malanda (Middlesbrough), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
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