Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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Middlesbrough are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Riverside Stadium, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
3': Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
4': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
9': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
9': Attempt blocked. Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
9': Attempt saved. Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a headed pass.
9': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
9': Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
9': Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Ayling following a corner.
10': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
11': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
12': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
12': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
14': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
16': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
16': Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Finn Azaz replaces Marcus Forss because of an injury.
21': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
21': Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
26': Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
28': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis O'Brien.
30': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
31': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
31': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
33': Attempt blocked. Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
34': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
34': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt blocked. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
37': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
43': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
43': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
45'+4': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
55': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
55': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Seny Dieng.
56': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
57': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
57': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
58': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a set piece situation.
60': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
61': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
63': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
63': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
67': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
68': Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a set piece situation.
68': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
70': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough).
70': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yasin Ayari replaces John Buckley.
72': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood replaces Riley McGree.
72': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Daniel Barlaser replaces Lewis O'Brien.
72': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
73': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
75': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Barlaser.
76': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Scott Wharton with a headed pass.
76': Attempt blocked. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76': Attempt blocked. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
76': Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross following a corner.
77': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
78': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
81': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
81': Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt saved. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
83': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
84': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
84': Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson following a corner.
85': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
87': Attempt saved. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Seny Dieng.
88': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Chrisene replaces Ryan Hedges.
88': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Sam Gallagher.
89': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers).
89': Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
90': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
90': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a through ball.
90'+2': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+2': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Statistics

BLK		MID
9	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	3
46.3	Possession	53.7
12	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
367	Accurate Passes	417
450	Passes	512
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	22
0.3	Cross %	0.2
48	Long Balls	55
24	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	9
26	Effective Clearances	14
26	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 25,554

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	16	+12	32
2	Sunderland	15	+14	31
3	Burnley	16	+13	30
4	Leeds United	15	+15	29

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Seny Dieng (GK)
17	Paddy McNair
5	Matthew Clarke
12	Luke Ayling
28	Lewis O'Brien
16	Jonathan Howson
8	Riley McGree
27	Lukas Ahlefeld Engel
11	Isaiah Jones
9	Emmanuel Latte Lath
21	Marcus Forss

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Daniel Barlaser, Sam Greenwood, Anfernee Dijksteel, Thomas Glover, Samuel Silvera, Luke Thomas, Sonny Finch, Alex Gilbert, Finn Azaz.

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aynsley Pears (GK)
16	Scott Wharton
5	Dominic Hyam
3	Harry Pickering
2	Callum Brittain
8	Sammie Szmodics
21	John Buckley
6	Sondre Tronstad
9	Sam Gallagher
7	Arnór Sigurdsson
19	Ryan Hedges

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Billy Koumetio, Benjamin Chrisene, Semir Telalovic, Yasin Ayari, Leopold Wahlstedt, Tyrhys Dolan, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Jake Garrett, Andy Moran.

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