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 15:25:00 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 City424285251078442
2PromotionIpswich Town412975211287142
3Promotion play-offMillwall429732110115647
4Promotion play-offSouthampton4223722012107350
5Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4220722012106242
6Promotion play-offHull City42468208146460
7Wrexham423641713126360
8Derby County42863189156153
9Norwich City42558177185550
10Bristol City421581610165251
11QPR42-5581610165863
12Watford421571415135251
13Preston North End42-3571415135053
14Swansea City42-457169175054
15Birmingham City42-1561511165152
16Stoke City423551510174946
17Sheffield United42054166205959
18Charlton Athletic42-12491213173951
19Portsmouth42-14481212184357
20Blackburn Rovers43-15481212193853
21West Bromwich Albion42-14461113184256
22RelegationOxford United42-13441014184154
23RelegationLeicester City42-10411114175464
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday42-57-4111302582
Promotion
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Relegation
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