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Championship Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 22nd August
Championship Table
On Saturday 22nd August
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Middlesbrough, Position 3, Points 6
- Blackburn Rovers, Position 16, Points 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: Promotion
- Position 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Promotion Play-off
- Position 22, 23, 24: Relegation
- Southampton were deducted four points due to breaches of EFL regulations
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Team Lineups
home team,Blackburn Rovers
Manager:Tony Mowbray
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Blackburn Rovers
away team,Middlesbrough
Manager:Kim Hellberg
Formation:4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Middlesbrough
home team,Blackburn Rovers
Manager:Tony Mowbray
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Middlesbrough
Manager:Kim Hellberg
Formation:4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Tom Reeves
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Richard Woodward
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Johnathon Bickerdike
- Fourth Official:
- Thomas Parsons
Match Stats
Key, Blackburn v MiddlesbroughBasic Stats
Overall possession
Blackburn Rovers 28.7%Middlesbrough 71.2%
xG
Blackburn Rovers 0.2856Middlesbrough 0.3623Shots
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 3Shots on target
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 1Total touches inside the opposition box
Blackburn Rovers 2Middlesbrough 8Goalkeeper saves
Blackburn Rovers 0Middlesbrough 1Aerial duels won
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 6Fouls committed
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 0Corners
Blackburn Rovers 0Middlesbrough 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 3Shots on target
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 1Shots off target
Blackburn Rovers 0Middlesbrough 2Total offsides
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 0Expected
xG
Blackburn Rovers 0.2856Middlesbrough 0.3623xG from open play
Blackburn Rovers 0.2856Middlesbrough 0.3623xA
Blackburn Rovers 0.0817312Middlesbrough 0.481787Distribution
Total passes
Blackburn Rovers 42Middlesbrough 107Pass accuracy %
Blackburn Rovers 76.2Middlesbrough 86.9Backward passes
Blackburn Rovers 6Middlesbrough 17Forward passes
Blackburn Rovers 16Middlesbrough 28Total long balls
Blackburn Rovers 13Middlesbrough 4Successful final third passes
Blackburn Rovers 3Middlesbrough 17Total crosses
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 5Defence
Total tackles
Blackburn Rovers 2Middlesbrough 1Won tackle %
Blackburn Rovers 100Middlesbrough 100Fouls committed
Blackburn Rovers 1Middlesbrough 0Total clearances
Blackburn Rovers 4Middlesbrough 2Season so far
Championship
Key, Blackburn v Middlesbrough
League position, Blackburn Rovers 16th, Middlesbrough 3rdTotal points, Blackburn Rovers 1, Middlesbrough 6
Goals scored
Blackburn Rovers 2Middlesbrough 2Form guide
All competitions
Blackburn Rovers draw
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
2
Championship
Middlesbrough won
v Lincoln City
2
1
Championship
Blackburn Rovers won
v Burton Albion
1
2
League Cup
Middlesbrough won
v Wrexham
1
0
League Cup
Blackburn Rovers draw
v Huddersfield Town
1
1
Club Friendlies
Middlesbrough draw
v Espanyol
3
3
Club Friendlies
Blackburn Rovers won
v Strasbourg
0
2
Club Friendlies
Middlesbrough draw
v Celtic
1
1
Club Friendlies
Blackburn Rovers lose
v Nottingham Forest
0
3
Club Friendlies
Middlesbrough lose
v Hull City
1
0
Championship
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
Blackburn Rovers 0 , Middlesbrough 0 on the 21st of March 2026
Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough
21st of March 2026
Middlesbrough 0 , Blackburn Rovers 0 on the 26th of December 2025
Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers
26th of December 2025
Blackburn Rovers 0 , Middlesbrough 2 on the 4th of April 2025
Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough
4th of April 2025
Match Facts
Blackburn Rovers have lost just one of their last six league games against Middlesbrough (W2 D3), keeping four clean sheets across the last five of those matches.
Each of the two league games between Blackburn and Middlesbrough finished goalless last season, while the last five have witnessed just three goals in total.
Blackburn have won five of their last six opening home games of a league season, though did lose their last such fixture 2-1 to Birmingham last campaign.
Middlesbrough are looking to win their opening two league games of a campaign for the second season running; prior to that, Boro hadn’t completed the feat at all since 1994-95.
Middlesbrough’s Tommy Conway has netted four goals across seven league games against Blackburn, his joint-most against any team in his career. His four goals have come from just six shots on target.
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