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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 21 (setup 4, season 34)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Ørjan Håskjold NYLAND1Joe LUMLEY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA628Emil KRAFTH
Amari'i BELL73Dael FRY
John BUCKLEY4Matt CROOKS
Vegard FORREN757Patrick McNAIR
Rhys WILLIAMS6Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Reda KHADRA67Jonny HOWSON
Bradley JOHNSON687Martin BRAITHWAITE
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ796Lukas NMECHA
Sam GALLAGHER6107Lee PELTIER
Adam ARMSTRONG7116Ashley FLETCHER
Manager
Dominic SAMUEL12James LEA SILIKI
Barry DOUGLAS13Andy LONERGAN
Hayden CARTER14Enes MAHMUTOVIC
Dan BUTTERWORTH15Marcus TAVERNIER
Kasey PALMER16Riley McGREE

Blackburn Rovers 2 Middlesbrough 3
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 31,332, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Anthony TAYLOR 7)
1 Brereton Díaz, 34 JohnsonScorers7 Braithwaite, 14 Braithwaite, 65 Nmecha
66 Johnson <=> PalmerSubstitutions
Sendings off
48 Gallagher, 56 JohnsonBookings82 Peltier
1Corners1
29Fouls7
0Offsides8
4Shots on8
5Shots off10
9Total shots18
2Shots saved5
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Emil KRAFTH
1GOAL!! Blackburn Rovers's BRERETON DÍAZ beat three defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's near post. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
2The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from NMECHA.
7GOAL!! As JOHNSON was attempting to hold back NMECHA the ball dropped to BRAITHWAITE who placed the ball into the roof of the net. (1-1)
11NMECHA raced past GALLAGHER but fired the ball into the arms of NYLAND.
13BRAITHWAITE beat GALLAGHER and flicked the ball to NMECHA who toe-poked his shot wide.
14GOAL!! AYALA drove a fierce shot against the woodwork with BRAITHWAITE tapping in the rebound. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
17A free-kick from HOWSON floated just beyond the far post.
18A looping shot from BRERETON DÍAZ was saved by LUMLEY.
22JOHNSON was put clear by FORREN and he turned the 'keeper but drilled his shot inches over.
28PELTIER stroked an easy chance past the far post.
34GOAL!! An energetic FORREN ran down the right wing and dragged the ball back for JOHNSON to crack home. (2-2)
45+2A strike from PELTIER held little difficulty for the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
 
48GALLAGHER booked for dangerous play.
56JOHNSON cautioned for a late tackle on MCNAIR.
61A cross from JOHNSON left ARMSTRONG in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
64A pin-point pass fell to FORREN and his right foot shot raced narrowly over.
64A weak shot from NMECHA rolled agonisingly wide.
65GOAL!! The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper got into difficulty with a backpass from WILLIAMS and NMECHA managed to stab the ball into the net. (3-2 Middlesbrough)
69FLETCHER beat four Blackburn Rovers players and drove a great chance inches wide.
76PELTIER shot wide.
82PELTIER given a yellow card for a clumsy challenge.
90+1BRAITHWAITE fluffed an easy chance.