Middlesbrough 0-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Monday 26 December 2005

Result

Middlesbrough 0-2 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Monday 26 December 2005, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 0-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Middlesbrough lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-2 in the Premier League on Monday 26 December 2005. The half-time score was 0-1.

Shefki Kuqi opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Middlesbrough did not score. Blackburn Rovers scored through Shefki Kuqi (38') and Shefki Kuqi (79').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 4 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 13th on 20 points from 17 and Blackburn Rovers 12th on 21 points from 17. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 14th with 45 points, and Blackburn Rovers 6th with 63.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 3 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read D-L-L-D-W and Blackburn Rovers's L-W-L-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · Zurab KhizanishviliBlackburn Rovers
  • 21'Yellow card · Gaizka MendietaMiddlesbrough
  • 38'Goal · Shefki KuqiBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 45'Yellow card · Chris RiggottMiddlesbrough
  • 52'Yellow card · Franck QueudrueMiddlesbrough
  • 75'Yellow card · Brett EmertonBlackburn Rovers
  • 79'Goal · Shefki KuqiBlackburn Rovers · 0-2
  • 81'Yellow card · Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Middlesbrough 4, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers line-up

Zurab Khizanishvili, Michael Gray, Brett Emerton, Robbie Savage, Tugay Kerimoglu, David Thompson, Daniel Bentley, Brad Friedel, Andy Todd, Ryan Nelsen, Shefki Kuqi