Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough Highlights - August 22, 2026

Blackburn Rovers beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in Championship on August 22, 2026. The match was played at Ewood Park.

Andri Gudjohnsen (49'), Todd Cantwell (55') scored for Blackburn Rovers. Jeremy Sarmiento (12') scored for Middlesbrough.

At kick-off Blackburn Rovers stood in position 11 with 1 points. Their previous five had brought 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats.

That run had left Blackburn Rovers 2 games without defeat. Middlesbrough went into the game in position 7, on 3 points.

They had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 in their previous five.

A block denied Will Lankshear on 1 minutes. Moments later, Jeremy Sarmiento sent an effort off target for Middlesbrough (2').

Ryan Alebiousu tested the goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers (5').

Jeremy Sarmiento scored for Middlesbrough on 12 minutes after a pass from Morgan Whittaker.

Soon after, Myles Peart-Harris saw a shot blocked (14'). The referee cautioned Oladapo Afolayan of Blackburn Rovers on 24 minutes.

Kristi Montgomery forced a save for Blackburn Rovers on 43 minutes. Sean McLoughlin was booked for Blackburn Rovers (45'+2').

After the break, Harry Pickering picked out Andri Gudjohnsen, who scored for Blackburn Rovers (49').

A block denied Will Lankshear on 51 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Myles Peart-Harris’s effort (52').

Myles Peart-Harris tested the goalkeeper for Middlesbrough (53'). Moments later, Todd Cantwell scored for Blackburn Rovers on 55 minutes.

Sebastian Berhalter shot wide for Middlesbrough on 57 minutes. Soon after, the referee cautioned Sam Morsy of Blackburn Rovers on 58 minutes.

Callum Brittain could not find the target for Middlesbrough (59'). Todd Cantwell was booked for Blackburn Rovers (76').

Substitutions: Blackburn Rovers 5, Middlesbrough 4.

Middlesbrough controlled 70.7% of possession. Blackburn Rovers had 6 shots with 5 on target, while Middlesbrough had 22 and 3.

Goalkeeper saves: Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 2. Corners: Blackburn Rovers 2, Middlesbrough 10.

Middlesbrough completed the most passes, 646 in total at 90.6% accuracy. The referee produced 5 yellow cards.