MIDDLESBROUGH. Blackburn Rovers overcame Middlesbrough to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Blackburn Rovers to strike first with an early goal of D. Lenihan at the 4′. Then S. Gallagher scored again for Blackburn Rovers in the 17′ minute. Eventually, D. Watmore reduced the distance for Middlesbrough (45′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Middlesbrough lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond who had the assistance of Philip Dermott and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 59% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Blackburn Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Middlesbrough shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (Muniz Rodrigo and P. McNair). Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards (L. Travis, T. Morton, T. Kaminski and T. Dolan).

Standings

After playing this contest, Middlesbrough will stay with 13 points to hold in the 22nd place. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers will have 24 points like Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away with Hull City on the 1st of November with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Coventry City on the 1st of November with a 2-2 head to head.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Zack Steffen (6.2), Paddy McNair (7.4), Dael Fry (6.4), Darragh Lenihan (6.8), Anfernee Dijksteel (6.4), Matt Crooks (6.8), Jonathan Howson (7.2), Hayden Hackney (6.4), Ryan Giles (6.4), Rodrigo Muniz (6.5) and Duncan Watmore (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Marc Bola (6.5), Marcus Forss (6.4), Chuba Akpom (6.4), Liam Roberts, Isaiah Jones (6.7), Riley McGree (6.8) and Tommy Smith.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 5 changes: A. Dijksteel for I. Jones (46′), R. Giles for M. Bola (67′), Muniz Rodrigo for M. Forss (67′), D. Watmore for C. Akpom (67′) and H. Hackney for R. McGree (76′).

Best player: Duncan Watmore​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Duncan Watmore.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Thomas Kaminski (7.6), Ashley Phillips (6.2), Dominic Hyam (6.9), Scott Wharton (6.8), Callum Brittain (6.8), Lewis Travis (6.6), Tyler Morton (7.8), Harry Pickering (6.3), Adam Wharton (7.0), Sam Gallagher (7.1) and Ben Brereton Díaz (6.9).

They had on the bench: Aynsley Pears, Hayden Carter, Tyrhys Dolan (6.6), Ryan Hedges, Sammie Szmodics (7.1), Jake Garrett and Bradley Dack.

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: S. Gallagher for T. Dolan (64′), A. Wharton for S. Szmodics (65′), A. Phillips for H. Carter (81′) and B. Brereton Diaz for R. Hedges (85′).

Best player: Tyler Morton​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Tyler Morton even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 41 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Watford – Norwich City – 2-1
• Sunderland – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
• Sheffield United – Blackpool – 3-3
• Rotherham United – Huddersfield Town – 2-1
• Reading – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
• Preston North End – Stoke City – 0-2
• Middlesbrough – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
• Luton Town – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
• Cardiff City – Coventry City – 0-1
• Burnley – Swansea City – 4-0
• Bristol City – Millwall – 1-2