EFL Championship 2026-27 ｜ Matchday 2 ｜ 2026-08-22 23:00 JST
2 – 1
49' A. Guðjohnsen 55' T. Cantwell
Match summary Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 2 on August 22. Blackburn Rovers came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 2-1. Blackburn Rovers trailed 1-0 at half-time but scored 2 in the second half to turn the game around.
Middlesbrough had more possession (71% to 29%) and more shots (22 to 6), but Blackburn Rovers were more efficient and took the win. Blackburn Rovers scored 2 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Blackburn Rovers 4, Middlesbrough 1.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 22 Tóth 3 Pick eri 15 McLo ugh 6 Atch eso 2 Aleb ios 31 Montgom 8 Morsy 21 Afolaya 10 Cantwel 25 Morishi 9 Guðjohn
4-4-2 1 Vitek 17 Arfs ten 29 Mala nda 12 Ayling 2 Brit tai 16 Sarm ien 10 Morris 14 Pear t-H 6 Berh alt 7 Lankshe 11 Whittak
0.91 Expected goals (xG) 1.43
-0.76 Goals prevented (xG) -0.76
View as table Blackburn Rovers Stat Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-4-2 29% Possession 71% 0.91 Expected goals (xG) 1.43 6 Shots 22 5 Shots on target 3 1 Shots off target 7 1 Blocked shots 12 5 Shots inside the box 13 1 Shots outside the box 9 2 Corner kicks 10 3 Offsides 3 10 Fouls 10 272 Passes 647 202 Accurate passes 584 74% Pass accuracy 90% 2 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.76 Goals prevented (xG) -0.76 4 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Tom Reeves, England
Player stats Blackburn Rovers Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK B. Tóth 0 21(58%) 0 0 0 1 8.2 90 1(1) DF R. Alebiosu 1 1 0 15(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1(1) DF Tom Atcheson 0 1 4 11(61%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 6(2) DF S. McLoughlin 0 2 25(69%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.9 90 4(1) DF H. Pickering 0 2 22(76%) 1 0 0 1 7.2 90 2 1 4(2) MF Sam Morsy 0 1 1 21(84%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.6 69 1 6(2) MF Kristi Montgomery 1 1 0 1(33%) 1 2 26(90%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 4 9(4) MF R. Morishita 2 1 0 2(40%) 12(86%) 0 0 0 6.3 61 10(2) MF T. Cantwell 1 1 1 1(100%) 6 16(80%) 0 1 0 3 7.7 80 1 13(7) MF O. Afolayan 0 1(50%) 9(56%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.3 61 1 1 6(2) FW A. Guðjohnsen 1 1 1 2 12(86%) 0 0 0 7.9 69 2 12(6) FW J. Fevrier 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.7 29 2(None) FW M. Jørgensen 0 1 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 29 1 2(1) MF A. Forshaw 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.6 21 1(1) FW Y. Ohashi 0 1(50%) 3(38%) 0 0 0 2 3 6.7 21 13(6) DF H. Carter 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 10 GK A. Pears 0 0 0 0 DF Yuri Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 MF Sidnei Tavares 0 0 0 0 MF J. Garrett 0 0 0 0
Middlesbrough Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Radek Vitek 0 10(100%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 DF Callum Brittain 2 0 3(75%) 1 48(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 90 11(7) DF Luke Ayling 0 1(100%) 1 1 103(90%) 0 0 0 1 1 8 90 3 8(4) DF Adilson Malanda 1 0 1(33%) 1 87(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1 12(7) DF Maximilian Arfsten 0 3(75%) 2 43(90%) 0 0 0 6.3 77 1 9(7) MF Sebastian Berhalter 1 0 1 35(85%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 77 2 5(3) MF Myles Peart-Harris 1 1 0 1(100%) 33(94%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 60 1 6(3) MF Aidan Morris 0 3 108(93%) 0 0 0 3 7.3 90 1 1 12(6) MF Jeremy Sarmiento 2 1 1 2 24(96%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 60 5(4) FW Morgan Whittaker 1 1 0 1(100%) 3 26(81%) 1 0 0 1 7.6 90 6 7(6) FW Will Lankshear 0 17(85%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.2 90 2 8(4) MF Riley McGree 1 0 12(86%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 30 1 3(None) FW Kyle Joseph 0 10(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 30 2 3(1) DF Neto Borges 0 18(90%) 0 0 0 6.6 13 MF Leo Castledine 1 0 10(100%) 0 0 0 6.5 13 1(None) GK Solomon Brynn 0 0 0 0 DF Alfie Jones 0 0 0 0 MF Abdoulaye Kanté 0 0 0 0 MF Finlay Cartwright 0 0 0 0 MF Cruz Ibeh 0 0 0 0
Lineups Blackburn Rovers Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 22 B. Tóth Starter DF 2 R. Alebiosu Starter DF 6 Tom Atcheson Starter DF 15 S. McLoughlin Starter DF 3 H. Pickering Starter MF 8 Sam Morsy Starter MF 31 Kristi Montgomery Starter MF 25 R. Morishita Starter MF 10 T. Cantwell Starter MF 21 O. Afolayan Starter FW 9 A. Guðjohnsen Bench DF 17 H. Carter Bench MF 28 A. Forshaw Bench FW 11 J. Fevrier Bench FW 29 M. Jørgensen Bench FW 23 Y. Ohashi
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 A. Pears Bench DF 4 Yuri Ribeiro Bench MF 30 J. Garrett Bench MF 5 S. Tavares
Middlesbrough Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 R. Vitek Starter DF 2 C. Brittain Starter DF 12 L. Ayling Starter DF 29 A. Malanda Starter DF 17 M. Arfsten Starter MF 6 S. Berhalter Starter MF 14 M. Peart-Harris Starter MF 10 A. Morris Starter MF 16 J. Sarmiento Starter FW 11 M. Whittaker Starter FW 7 W. Lankshear Bench DF 30 Neto Borges Bench MF 8 R. McGree Bench MF 19 L. Castledine Bench FW 22 K. Joseph
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 S. Brynn Bench DF 5 A. Jones Bench MF 46 F. Cartwright Bench MF 42 A. Kante Bench MF 44 C. Ibeh
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 12' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal J. Sarmiento 0-1 1H 24' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card O. Afolayan 1H 45+2' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card S. McLoughlin 2H 4' Blackburn Rovers ⚽ Goal A. Guðjohnsen 1-1 2H 10' Blackburn Rovers ⚽ Goal T. Cantwell 2-1 2H 13' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card Sam Morsy 2H 15' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Peart-Harris → IN R. McGree 2H 15' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Sarmiento → IN K. Joseph 2H 16' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Afolayan → IN J. Fevrier 2H 16' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Morishita → IN M. Jørgensen 2H 24' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT Sam Morsy → IN A. Forshaw 2H 24' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Guðjohnsen → IN Y. Ohashi 2H 31' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card T. Cantwell 2H 32' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Arfsten → IN Neto Borges 2H 32' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Berhalter → IN L. Castledine 2H 35' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Cantwell → IN H. Carter 2H 45' Middlesbrough 🟨 Yellow card Will Lankshear
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