Championship / 26/27 / MATCHWEEK 2
Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough FC
Blackburn RoversHome
2 – 1Middlesbrough FCAway
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- Ewood Park
- Referee
- Tom Reeves
- Attendance
- 18,918
ON THE PITCH
Lineups & match stats
Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.
Blackburn Rovers
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ryan Alebiosu | 0 | — | — |
| 3 | Harry Pickering | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Tom Atcheson | 0 | — | — |
| 8 | Sam Morsy | 0 | — | 69′ |
| 9 | Andri Gudjohnsen | 1 | — | 69′ |
| 10 | Todd Cantwell | 1 | — | 80′ |
| 15 | Sean McLoughlin | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Oladapo Afolayan | 0 | — | 61′ |
| 22 | Balázs Tóth | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | Ryoya Morishita | 0 | — | 61′ |
| 31 | Kristi Montgomery | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aynsley Pears | 0 | — | — |
| 4 | Yuri Ribeiro | 0 | — | — |
| 5 | Sidnei Tavares | 0 | — | — |
| 11 | Jayden Fevrier | 0 | 61′ | — |
| 17 | Hayden Carter | 0 | 80′ | — |
| 23 | Yuki Ohashi | 0 | 69′ | — |
| 28 | Adam Forshaw | 0 | 69′ | — |
| 29 | Mathias Jørgensen | 0 | 61′ | — |
| 30 | Jake Garrett | 0 | — | — |
Middlesbrough FC
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radek Vítek | 0 | — | — |
| 2 | Callum Brittain | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Sebastian Berhalter | 0 | — | 77′ |
| 7 | Will Lankshear | 0 | — | — |
| 10 | Aidan Morris | 0 | — | — |
| 11 | Morgan Whittaker | 0 | — | — |
| 12 | Luke Ayling | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | Myles Peart-Harris | 0 | — | 60′ |
| 16 | Jeremy Sarmiento | 1 | — | 60′ |
| 17 | Max Arfsten | 0 | — | 77′ |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Alfie Jones | 0 | — | — |
| 8 | Riley McGree | 0 | 60′ | — |
| 19 | Leo Castledine | 0 | 77′ | — |
| 22 | Kyle Joseph | 0 | 60′ | — |
| 30 | Neto Borges | 0 | 77′ | — |
| 31 | Solomon Brynn | 0 | — | — |
| 42 | Abdoulaye Kanté | 0 | — | — |
| 44 | Cruz Ibeh | 0 | — | — |
| 46 | Finlay Cartwright | 0 | — | — |