Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

Apr 4, 2025, 7:00 PM · English League Championship

FT
0 - 2

2': Tommy Conway
8': Samuel Iling-Junior

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Middlesbrough at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on Friday 4 Apr 2025 7:00 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 1. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
3': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
4': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
4': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 2. Samuel Iling-Junior (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
13': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
13': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
15': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
16': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges is caught offside.
18': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
19': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
19': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
19': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Hand ball by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
22': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
22': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
23': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
27': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
32': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg replaces Neto Borges because of an injury.
34': Foul by Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough).
34': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Attempt missed. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
37': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough).
37': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough).
39': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
42': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
42': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
43': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg following a fast break.
45'+5': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
45'+5': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 2.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 2.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Makhtar Gueye.
48': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough).
48': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt blocked. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
53': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yuki Ohashi.
55': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
58': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
58': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
62': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
62': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
64': Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
64': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
70': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker replaces Delano Burgzorg.
74': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hayden Hackney following a fast break.
75': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
75': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Mark Travers.
76': Attempt missed. Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross following a corner.
77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Cauley Woodrow replaces Ryan Hedges.
80': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
81': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
82': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
84': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
85': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Daniel Barlaser replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Tommy Conway.
86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ryan Giles replaces Finn Azaz.
89': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello with a cross.
89': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Mark Travers.
89': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers).
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior.
90'+2': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough).
90'+2': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
90'+4': Foul by Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
90'+4': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 2.
0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Middlesbrough 2.

Statistics

MID		BLK
10	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
47	Possession	53
12	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
348	Accurate Passes	371
436	Passes	474
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	2
5	Crosses	25
0.0	Cross %	0.1
59	Long Balls	73
19	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	14
27	Tackles	26
0.3	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	8
40	Effective Clearances	15
40	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship
7:00 PM, Fri, Apr 4, 2025
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 15,638

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	39	+27	83
2	Leeds United	39	+51	81
3	Burnley	39	+42	81
4	Sunderland	39	+19	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aynsley Pears (GK)
15	Danny Batth
5	Dominic Hyam
4	Yuri Ribeiro
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
8	Todd Cantwell
27	Lewis Travis
21	John Buckley
9	Makhtar Gueye
19	Ryan Hedges
10	Tyrhys Dolan

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Adam Forshaw, Kristi Montgomery, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Harry Pickering, Dion Sanderson, Balazs Toth, Sondre Tronstad, Cauley Woodrow, Yuki Ohashi.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
32	Mark Travers (GK)
30	Neto Borges
16	Jonathan Howson
29	Samuel Iling-Junior
15	Anfernee Dijksteel
9	Kelechi Iheanacho
7	Hayden Hackney
18	Aidan Morris
22	Tommy Conway
20	Finn Azaz
10	Delano Burgzorg

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Thomas Glover, Marcus Forss, Ryan Giles, Daniel Barlaser, Luke Woolston, Rav van den Berg, Morgan Whittaker, Anton Palmer, Riley McGree.

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