BLACKBURN. Middlesbrough managed to reverse the scoreline against Blackburn Rovers to win 2-1. It was Blackburn Rovers to strike first with an early goal of Ryan Hedges at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 46′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Riley McGree gave the win to Middlesbrough in the 56′ minute.

John Buckley received a red card (50′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Blackburn Rovers lost the match.

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the collaboration of Paul Hodskinson and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackburn Rovers

1 - 2

Middlesbrough

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 65 Attack 114
  • 34 Dangerous attack 53
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 55% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Middlesbrough won the match.​

Blackburn Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card (Dominic Hyam). Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (Hayden Hackney, Matt Crooks and Tommy Smith).

(Blackburn Rovers) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (50′).

Match Timeline

Ryan Hedges(goal)John Buckley
6'
8'
H. Hackney- Yellow
46'
Marcus Forss(goal)
49'
J. Buckley- Red
50'
56'
Riley McGree(goal)Marcus Forss
J. Garrett- sub ->Bradley Dack
65'
66'
67'
71'
I. Jones- sub ->Marcus Forss
81'
Tommy Smith- Yellow
90'
Dominic Hyam- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After this match, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 39 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough will have 36 points like Luton Town and Millwall to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away against Millwall on the 6th of May with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).

Middlesbrough will host Coventry City on the 6th of May with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
Thomas Kaminski 1.Belgium
6.4
D
Daniel Ayala 4.Spain
6.3
D
Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland
7.1
90'
D
Harry Pickering 3.England
7.0
D
J. Rankin-Costello 11.England
6.6
M
B. Dack 23.England
6.5
65'
M
T. Morton 6.England
6.2
66'
M
Ryan Hedges 19.Wales
7.3
6'
M
J. Buckley 21.England
7.1
50'
M
Ben Brereton 22.Chile
7.3
F
Sam Gallagher 9.England
6.2
Substitutes
G
A. Pears 13.England
D
S. Wharton 16.England
D
Lewis Travis 27.England
7.0
66'
D
Adam Wharton 36.England
M
J. Garrett 30.England
6.6
65'
F
D. Markanday 18.England
F
George Hirst 14.England

Blackburn Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski (6.4), Joe Rankin-Costello (6.6), Daniel Ayala (6.3), Dominic Hyam (7.1), Harry Pickering (7.0), Tyler Morton (6.2), John Buckley (7.1), Ryan Hedges (7.3), Bradley Dack (6.5), Ben Brereton Díaz (7.3) and Sam Gallagher (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Scott Wharton, Dilan Markanday, Aynsley Pears, Lewis Travis (7.0), George Hirst, Adam Wharton and Jake Garrett (6.6).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 2 changes: Bradley Dack for Jake Garrett (65′) and Tyler Morton for Lewis Travis (66′).

Best player: Ryan Hedges​

The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Ryan Hedges.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 30 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Zack Steffen 1.United States
7.1
D
Darragh Lenihan 26.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
Tommy Smith 14.England
6.9
81'
D
Dael Fry 6.England
7.3
D
Ryan Giles 3.England
6.7
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
6.5
M
Riley McGree 8.Australia
7.1
90' 56'
M
H. Hackney 30.England
6.3
67' 8'
M
Chuba Akpom 29.England
7.0
M
Marcus Forss 21.Finland
7.7
71' 46'
F
Matt Crooks 25.England
7.1
49'
Substitutes
G
Liam Roberts 23.England
D
M. Bola 27.England
M
Alex Mowatt 4.England
6.2
67'
M
I. Jones 2.England
6.1
71'
M
Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland
F
Rodrigo Muniz 9.Brazil
F
Duncan Watmore 18.England
90'

Also Middlesbrough adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michael Carrick played with: Zack Steffen (7.1), Tommy Smith (6.9), Dael Fry (7.3), Darragh Lenihan (7.1), Ryan Giles (6.7), Jonathan Howson (6.5), Hayden Hackney (6.3), Marcus Forss (7.7), Chuba Akpom (7.0), Riley McGree (7.1) and Matt Crooks (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rodrigo Muniz, Alex Mowatt (6.2), Isaiah Jones (6.1), Duncan Watmore, Marc Bola, Liam Roberts and Paddy McNair.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Hayden Hackney for Alex Mowatt (67′), Marcus Forss for Isaiah Jones (71′) and Riley McGree for Duncan Watmore (90′).

Best player: Marcus Forss​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Marcus Forss.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​