Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Middlesbrough: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Gallagher
BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers tops Middlesbrough 1-0 after S. Gallagher scored just 1 goal (76').
BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers overcomes Middlesbrough 1-0 after S. Gallagher scored just 1 goal (76′). Middlesbrough was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who was helped by Darren Cann and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 2.2 degrees Celsius or 35.91 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 68% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Blackburn Rovers was able to find the solution to win this match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Middlesbrough shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards (R. Nyambe, L. Travis, S. Wharton and T. Edun). On the other side, Middlesbrough received 6 yellow cards (N. Taylor, M. Crooks, A. Connolly, M. Tavernier, P. McNair and I. Jones).
After playing this contest, Blackburn Rovers will have 49 points like AFC Bournemouth to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Middlesbrough will stay with 42 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
N. Taylor
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15'15'
M. Crooks
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26'26'
A. Connolly
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29'29'
M. Tavernier
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37'37'
R. Nyambe
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50'50'
L. Travis
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76'76'
S. Gallagher
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76'76'
D. Butterworth
R. Khadra
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79'79'
F. Balogun
J. Howson
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89'89'
D. Zeefuik
J. Buckley
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89'89'
D. Watmore
A. Dijksteel
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90'90'
S. Wharton
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90'90'
P. McNair
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90'90'
I. Jones
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90'90'
T. Edun
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90'90'
J. Coburn
N. Taylor
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Blackburn Rovers will play away with Luton Town on the 29th of January with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Middlesbrough will host Coventry City on the 29th of January with a 3-3 head to head record.
Blackburn Rovers: Formation and Lineups
Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Tony Mowbray chose to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski , Darragh Lenihan , Jan Paul van Hecke , Scott Wharton , Ryan Nyambe , Lewis Travis , Bradley Johnson , Adetayo Edun , John Buckley , Reda Khadra and Sam Gallagher .
Substitutes
Blackburn Rovers made 2 changes: R. Khadra for D. Butterworth (76′) and J. Buckley for D. Zeefuik (89′).
Top player: Sam Gallagher
Probably the most impressive player in Blackburn Rovers was Sam Gallagher.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (41% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Middlesbrough: Formation and Lineups
Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Chris Wilder played with: Joe Lumley , Anfernee Dijksteel , Dael Fry , Paddy McNair , Isaiah Jones , Matt Crooks , Jonathan Howson , Marcus Tavernier , Neil Taylor , Andraž Šporar and Aaron Connolly .
Substitutes
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: J. Howson for F. Balogun (79′), A. Dijksteel for D. Watmore (89′) and N. Taylor for J. Coburn (90′).
Top player: Isaiah Jones
The player who no doubt impressed Middlesbrough the most was Isaiah Jones.
His rating is with 27 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
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