Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Sunday 24 January 2021

Result

Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Sunday 24 January 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Middlesbrough lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-1 in the Championship on Sunday 24 January 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Joe Rothwell of Blackburn Rovers in the 63rd minute.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 7th on 39 points from 24 and Blackburn Rovers 12th on 33 points from 24. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Blackburn Rovers 15th with 57.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-3-3 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Marc Bola of Middlesbrough (7.8), level with Thomas Kaminski (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 7 draws and 2 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Jacob DavenportBlackburn Rovers
  • 57'Yellow card · Samy MorsyMiddlesbrough
  • 63'Goal · Joe RothwellBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Marcus TavernierMiddlesbrough
  • 88'Yellow card · M. BolaMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 7, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-3)

Marcus Bettinelli, Djed Spence, Dael Fry, Paddy McNair, Marc Bola, Sam Morsy, Jonathan Howson, George Saville, Marcus Tavernier, Britt Assombalonga, Duncan Watmore

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Thomas Kaminski, Ryan Nyambe, Darragh Lenihan, Jarrad Branthwaite, B. Douglas, Lewis Travis, Jacob Davenport, Bradley Johnson, Harvey Elliott, Adam Armstrong, Joe Rothwell