| 1¹ | The Middlesbrough 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful strike from ANICHEBE. |
| 7¹ | A corner found BLAKE who turned an effort over. |
| 9¹ | BELLAMY shot wide. |
| 10¹ | A pin-point pass fell to JOHNSON and his right foot effort flew narrowly wide. |
| 14¹ | JOHNSON brought the ball past CAHILL and flicked a tame shot into the crowd. |
| 22¹ | ANICHEBE headed over the bar. |
| 25¹ | GREEN was able to block a tame shot from JOHNSON. |
| 27¹ | Uncertainty in the Middlesbrough defence enabled OSMAN to crack an effort over the bar. |
| 27¹ | A right foot effort from GRAHAM was blocked by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper. |
| 35¹ | OSMAN beat JOHNSON and whacked the ball to BELLAMY who toe-poked his effort wide. |
| 37¹ | A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Middlesbrough 'keeper. |
| 39¹ | FÁBIO SIMPLÍCIO beat two Middlesbrough players and stroked a shot over. |
| 43¹ | The Middlesbrough 'keeper saved a swerving shot from DAVIES. |
| 3² | GOAL!! A great solo effort from McEVELEY who beat two defenders before rocketing the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)| 6² | A twenty yard shot from McMAHON caused GREEN no problem. | | 9² | BOATENG blasted a right foot shot just beyond the far post from twenty yards out. | | 19² | A good ball from ANICHEBE on the right was collected by BELLAMY who scuffed his shot over the bar. | | 21² | JOHNSON fluffed a simple chance. | | 24² | A tame strike from McEVELEY bounced agonisingly wide. | | 30² | A penalty box meleé resulted in JOHNSON cracking the ball wide. | | 34² | RUNJE dived to his right to block a lovely drive from Blackburn Rovers's McEVELEY. | | 35² | GOAL!! After BELLAMY was fouled STRAMPE waved play-on and McEVELEY went on to easily score. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers) | |