Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

Championship · 2026/27

Championship·Full time

Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
  • A. Gudjohnsen 49
  • T. Cantwell 55
  • O. AfolayanBooked on 24 mins
  • S. McLoughlinBooked on 45+2 mins
  • S. MorsyBooked on 58 mins
  • T. CantwellBooked on 76 mins

2–1

HT 0–1

Saturday 22 August at 15:00

Middlesbrough FCMiddlesbrough FC
  • J. Sarmiento 12
  • Booked on 90 minsW. Lankshear

Ewood Park · Referee: Tom Reeves, England

Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1

22Balázs Tóth
3Harry Pickering
15Sean McLoughlin
6Tom Atcheson
2Ryan Alebiosu
31Kristi Montgomery
8Sam Morsy
21Oladapo Afolayan
10Todd Cantwell
25Ryoya Morishita
9Andri Guðjohnsen

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

  1. 22Balázs Tóth

Defence

  1. 3Harry Pickering
  2. 15Sean McLoughlin
  3. 6Tom Atcheson
  4. 2Ryan Alebiosu

Midfield

  1. 31Kristi Montgomery
  2. 8Sam Morsy
  3. 21Oladapo Afolayan
  4. 10Todd Cantwell
  5. 25Ryoya Morishita

Attack

  1. 9Andri Guðjohnsen

Bench

  • 11Jayden Fevrier
  • 29Mathias Jørgensen
  • 28Adam Forshaw
  • 23Yuki Ohashi
  • 17Hayden Carter
  • 1Aynsley Pears
  • 4Yuri Ribeiro
  • 5Sidnei Tavares
  • 30Jake Garrett

Middlesbrough FC · 4-4-2

1Radek Vitek
17Maximilian Arfsten
29Adilson Malanda
12Luke Ayling
2Callum Brittain
16Jeremy Sarmiento
10Aidan Morris
14Myles Peart-Harris
6Sebastian Berhalter
7Will Lankshear
11Morgan Whittaker

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

  1. 1Radek Vitek

Defence

  1. 17Maximilian Arfsten
  2. 29Adilson Malanda
  3. 12Luke Ayling
  4. 2Callum Brittain

Midfield

  1. 16Jeremy Sarmiento
  2. 10Aidan Morris
  3. 14Myles Peart-Harris
  4. 6Sebastian Berhalter

Attack

  1. 7Will Lankshear
  2. 11Morgan Whittaker

Bench

  • 8Riley McGree
  • 22Kyle Joseph
  • 30Neto Borges77'
  • 19Leo Castledine
  • 31Solomon Brynn
  • 5Alfie Jones
  • 42Abdoulaye Kanté
  • 46Finlay Cartwright
  • 44Cruz Ibeh