England - ChampionshipRiverside Stadium, Dec 26
FTMiddlesbrough
0 - 0
Blackburn Rovers
Events:
31'Alex Gilbert
31'Alex Gilbert
33'Ryoya Morishita
33'Ryoya Morishita
HT
0 - 0
Events:
57'Moussa Baradji
57'Moussa Baradji
80'Hayden Hackney
80'Hayden Hackney
FT
0 - 0
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: James Bell ()
Venue: Riverside StadiumDec 26
Spectators: 31,475
Stats:
Shots on target
2
Shots on target
2
Shots off target
4
Shots off target
6
Blocked Shots
4
Blocked Shots
5
Possession (%)
53
Possession (%)
47
Corner Kicks
4
Corner Kicks
4
Offsides
2
Offsides
1
Fouls
11
Fouls
9
Throw ins
30
Throw ins
19
Yellow cards
2
Yellow cards
2
Crosses
0
Crosses
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
Goal kicks
10
Goal kicks
7
Latest commentaries:
90+7'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+3'Todd Cantwell is coming off and he is replaced by Yuri Ribeiro.
90+2'Axel Henriksson is coming off and he is replaced by Nathan Dlamini.
80'Yellow card for Hayden Hackney.
76'Sondre Tronstad is coming off and he is replaced by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
76'Ryan Hedges is coming off and he is replaced by Harry Pickering.
73'Matt Targett is coming off and he is replaced by Alex Bangura.
67'Alex Gilbert is coming off and he is replaced by Alan Browne.
57'Yellow card for Moussa Baradji.
46'George Edmundson is coming off and he is replaced by Dael Fry.
46'Micah Hamilton is coming off and he is replaced by Sverre Halseth Nypan.
46'The second half is underway.
45+5'It's over! The referee blows for half time
45+2'Ryoya Morishita is coming off and he is replaced by Moussa Baradji.
33'Yellow card for Ryoya Morishita.
31'Yellow card for Alex Gilbert.
17'Alfie Jones is coming off and he is replaced by George Edmundson.
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Fri Dec 26 2025 17:25:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Middlesbrough4-4-2
31
Sol Brynn
2
Callum Brittain
12
Luke Ayling
5
Alfie Jones
3
Matt Targett
11
Morgan Whittaker
14
Alex Gilbert
7
Hayden Hackney
17
Micah Hamilton
9
Tommy Conway
13
David Strelec
18
Axel Henriksson
23
Yuki Ohashi
10
Todd Cantwell
19
Ryan Hedges
25
Ryoya Morishita
6
Sondre Tronstad
40
Matthew Litherland
43
George Pratt
15
Sean McLoughlin
12
Lewis Miller
1
Aynsley Pears
Blackburn Rovers3-4-1-2
Substitutions:
17'
Alfie JonesGeorge Edmundson
45'
Ryoya MorishitaMoussa Baradji
46'
Micah HamiltonSverre Nypan
76'
Ryan HedgesHarry Pickering
46'
George EdmundsonDael Fry
76'
Sondre TronstadTaylor Gardner-Hickman
67'
Alex GilbertAlan Browne
90'
Axel HenrikssonNathan Dlamini
73'
Matt TargettAlex Bangura
90'
Todd CantwellYuri Ribeiro
Substitute players:
Jon Mclaughlin
Nicholas Michalski
Dael Fry
Harry Pickering
Alex Bangura
Yuri Ribeiro
George Edmundson
Dion De Neve
Alan Browne
Tom Atcheson
Sverre Nypan
Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Delano Burgzorg
Moussa Baradji
Mamadou Kaly Sene
Aodhan Doherty
Sontje Hansen
Nathan Dlamini
Coaches:
Kim Hellberg
Valérien Ismaël
Championship
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1PromotionCoventry City454892271179345
2PromotionIpswich Town443080221487545
3Promotion play-offMillwall4513802311116249
4Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4525792213107045
5Promotion play-offSouthampton4424762113107753
6Promotion play-offWrexham454701913136763
7Hull City453702010156865
8Derby County45969209166657
9Norwich City45865198186254
10Birmingham City451631712165655
11Swansea City45-4611710185458
12Preston North End45-5601515155459
13Bristol City45-2591611185759
14QPR45-9581610196170
15Sheffield United45-157176226465
16Watford45-8571415165361
17Stoke City45-3551510205154
18Portsmouth45-15541412194863
19Charlton Athletic45-12531314184355
20Blackburn Rovers45-13521313194255
21West Bromwich Albion45-9511314184756
22RelegationOxford United45-12471114204557
23RelegationLeicester City45-11431116185768
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday45-61-3112322788
Promotion
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Relegation
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