Blackburn 0:0 Middlesbrough: Championship Match Result

Championship

Blackburn LDLLWD

0:0

Finished

Kick-off was 21 Mar, 12:30 UTC

Middlesbrough DWLWDD

Venue: Ewood Park City: Blackburn

In the Championship game on 21 March 2026, Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 0:0. Match numbers: shots on target 1:3, corners 3:11.

Key numbers

Possession, % 28.00 – 72

Shots on target 1 – 3

Shots off target 2 – 5

Expected goals 0.31 – 1.56

🟨 24' L. Ayling — Yellow card ⇄ 63' Y. Ribeiro — Substitution ⇄ 64' M. Baradji — Substitution ⇄ 68' L. Ayling — Substitution ⇄ 75' M. Jorgensen — Substitution ⇄ 80' M. Targett — Substitution ⇄ 81' D. Strelec — Substitution 🟨 89' A. Malanda — Yellow card

Match events

24' 0:0 Middlesbrough Yellow card L. Ayling
63' 0:0 Blackburn Substitution Y. Ribeiro off: H. Pickering
64' 0:0 Blackburn Substitution M. Baradji off: T. Cantwell
68' 0:0 Middlesbrough Substitution L. Ayling off: L. Castledine
75' 0:0 Blackburn Substitution M. Jorgensen off: Y. Ohashi
80' 0:0 Middlesbrough Substitution M. Targett off: A. Bangura
81' 0:0 Middlesbrough Substitution D. Strelec off: J. Sarmiento
89' 0:0 Middlesbrough Yellow card A. Malanda

Statistics

28.00 Possession, % 72

1 Shots on target 3

2 Shots off target 5

0.31 Expected goals 1.56

0 Big chances 2

67 Attacks 142

3 Corners 11

7 Fouls 8

8 Free kicks 7

2 Offsides 4

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 3

13 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

15/3148% Aerial duels 16/3152%

49 Backward passes 78

2 Blocked shots 4

44 Clearances 18

0/100% Crosses 3/2214%

7/1450% Dribbles 8/2433%

0.15 Expected assists 1.17

76 Failed passes 94

3 Goalkeeper saves 1

8 Interceptions 3

2 Key passes 9

20/6630% Long passes 16/3644%

35 Passes into the final third 129

149 Passes in the opposition half 385

139 Passes in own half 337

0.20 Shot accuracy 0.25

2 Shots from outside the box 3

3 Shots inside the box 9

9/1947% Tackles 5/956%

278 Total passes 700

Line-ups

Blackburn

Starting XI
#	Player	number
22	Balázs Tóth	22
15	Sean McLoughlin	15
20	Eiran Joe Cashin	20
38	Tom Atchison	38
2	Ryan Alebiosu	2
4	Yuri Ribeiro	4
5	Taylor Gardner-Hickman	5
28	Adam John Forshaw	28
24	M. Baradji	24
25	Ryoya Morishita	25
29	Mathias Jørgensen	29

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Aynsley Alan William Pears	1
3	Harry Pickering	3
14	Dion De Neve	14
16	Scott Bradley Wharton	16
10	Todd Owen Cantwell	10
53	Frank Ware	53
21	Oladapo Joshua Afolayan	21
23	Yuki Ohashi	23

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Middlesbrough

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Solomon Brynn	31
2	Callum James Brittain	2
3	Matthew Robert Targett	3
12	Luke David Ayling	12
29	Adilson Malanda	29
6	Dael Jonathan Fry	6
8	Riley Patrick McGree	8
13	David Strelec	13
16	Alan James Browne	16
18	Aidan Zen Patrick Morris	18
9	Tommy Daniel John Conway	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
32	Joe Wildsmith	32
24	Alex Bangura	24
25	George Edmundson	25
23	Leo Castledine	23
45	Jeremy Leonel Sarmiento Morante	45
14	Alexander George Henry Gilbert	14
20	Mamadou Kaly Sene	20
27	Sontje Hansen	27
44	Cruz Ibech	44