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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 32 (setup 4, season 27)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Mamadou SAMASSA71Andreas ISAKSSON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Joost VAN AKEN2Calum CHAMBERS
Patrick VAN AANHOLT37George FRIEND
Felipe TEIXEIRA84Adam FORSHAW
Vegard FORREN57Daniel Sánchez AYALA
JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA667Cristian ZACCARDO
Nicolas MARIN777Héctor FONT Romero
Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez8José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
Sjoerd ARS97Seydou DOUMBIA
Rhys WILLIAMS6106Rudy GESTEDE
Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona116Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
Peter WHITTINGHAM12Rey VOLPATO
David RAYA Martin13Adam REACH
Keith TREACY14Lewis BAKER
Danny GRAHAM15Adam CLAYTON
MIKEL ALONSO Olano16Patrick BAMFORD

Blackburn Rovers 1 Middlesbrough 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 17,923, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Carl BOYESON 7½)
20 WilliamsScorers31 Friend, 73 Izquierdo
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners2
5Fouls3
2Offsides3
5Shots on8
6Shots off6
11Total shots14
4Shots saved6
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Felipe TEIXEIRA
3DOUMBIA was put clear by FORSHAW and he raced past SAMASSA but rammed his shot just wide.
4TEIXEIRA beat two Middlesbrough players and thundered an effort over the bar.
6A great save prevented TEIXEIRA from scoring a lovely goal.
16The 'keeper blocked a neatly crafted strike from OVIEDO.
20GOAL!! A goalmouth scramble culminated with WILLIAMS firing the ball into the net. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
23A mix up in the Blackburn Rovers defence enabled DOUMBIA to volley the ball over.
26A deadly effort from FONT was forced wide by the 'keeper.
27WILLIAMS beat CHAMBERS and flicked the ball to VAN AKEN who toe-poked his shot wide.
31GOAL!! An imaginative GESTEDE played a great ball down the middle to FRIEND who seemingly in an offside position went on to easily score. (1-1)
39DOUMBIA's shot beat the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but rebounded off the Blackburn Rovers crossbar.
42The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper saved a swerving shot from GESTEDE.
45SAMASSA was able to palm clear a wicked effort.
 
46A free-kick from FONT floated over the bar.
50FRIEND headed just beyond the far post.
51A shot from FORSHAW was headed off the line by VAN AANHOLT.
59A great effort from ARS scraped the outside of the righthand post.
62OVIEDO flicked a right foot shot wide from just outside the area.
69AYALA hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
71DOUMBIA made space on the right and knocked the ball to IZQUIERDO who fired the ball over.
73GOAL!! An inswinging corner was headed clear only for IZQUIERDO to blast the ball into the back of the net. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
74ARS poked an easy chance past the near post.
76A shot from DOUMBIA was smothered by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
77A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Middlesbrough 'keeper.
84OVIEDO scuffed an easy chance.
86The Middlesbrough 'keeper was able to block a tame header from MARIN.