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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 8 (setup 4, season 37)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Thomas KAMINSKI1Zack STEFFEN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Callum BRITTAIN62Emil KRAFTH
Victor KRISTIANSEN73Patrick McNAIR
John BUCKLEY47Jonny HOWSON
Hayden CARTER656Dael FRY
Ashley PHILLIPS666Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Tyler MORTON776YUNUS Akgün
Tyrhys DOLAN787Lukas NMECHA
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ9Martin BRAITHWAITE
Sam GALLAGHER610Matt CROOKS
Adam ARMSTRONG117Marcus FORSS
Manager
Kasey PALMER12RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho
Angus GUNN13Daniel BACHMANN
Adetayo EDUN14Isaiah JONES
Adam WHARTON157Tom SMITH
Jack VALE16James LEA SILIKI

Blackburn Rovers 3 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 29,665, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Grant HEGLEY 6)
72 Brereton Díaz, 85 Dolan, 90+1 Brereton DíazScorers7 Nmecha
Substitutions63 Braithwaite <=> Smith
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners4
8Fouls7
3Offsides0
5Shots on5
4Shots off7
9Total shots12
2Shots saved3
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
5KAMINSKI saved a glorious effort from FORSS.
7GOAL!! A great ball from HOWSON left BRAITHWAITE in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before touching the ball to NMECHA to score. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
11BRAITHWAITE rifled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
23NMECHA made space on the right and knocked the ball to BRAITHWAITE who fired the ball over.
27DOLAN's shot beat STEFFEN but rebounded off the Middlesbrough crossbar.
29A poor strike from NMECHA bounced agonisingly wide.
31A free-kick from DOLAN raced just beyond the near post.
33YUNUS snapped at a simple chance.
36The motionless STEFFEN was a mere bystander as a backpass from HOWSON dropped just over.
42A corner bobbled toward BRERETON DÍAZ who fired an effort wide.
44A header by NMECHA at the near post was comfortably collected by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
 
54A shot from NMECHA was smothered by KAMINSKI.
57A cross from YUNUS left NMECHA in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
59A shot from DOLAN seemed a certain goal but the Middlesbrough 'keeper managed to punch the ball away.
61An exceptional effort from DOLAN scraped the outside of the post.
72GOAL!! BRERETON DÍAZ brought the ball forward, glanced up and slammed a shot into the Middlesbrough net. (1-1)
79A great strike from NMECHA was dealt with by a good block from KAMINSKI.
83NMECHA ran onto a delightful ball from HOWSON but toe-poked his shot wide of the righthand post.
85GOAL!! With his back to goal DOLAN wrong-footed the defence and stroked the ball past the Middlesbrough 'keeper. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
87YUNUS beat KRISTIANSEN and placed the ball to FORSS who fired his shot wide.
90+1GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of BRERETON DÍAZ who drove the ball past the helpless STEFFEN. (3-1 Blackburn Rovers)