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ChampionshipRiverside Stadium • MiddlesbroughFriday, December 26, 2025 @ 15:00Full Time
ChampionshipBlackburn
Match Livescore
Full Time: 0 - 0
A. Jones (in)
G. Edmundson (out)
17'
⇄
Alexander Gilbert
Yellow Card
31'
32'
Ryoya Morishita
Yellow Card
(in)
D. Fry (out)
46'
⇄
M. Hamilton (in)
S. Nypan (out)
46'
⇄
⇄
45+2
R. Morishita (in)
M. Baradji (out)
57'
Moussa Baradji
Yellow Card
A. Gilbert (in)
A. Browne (out)
67'
⇄
M. Targett (in)
A. Bangura (out)
73'
⇄
⇄
76'
R. Hedges (in)
H. Pickering (out)
⇄
76'
S. Tronstad (in)
T. Gardner-Hickman (out)
Hayden Hackney
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
90+2
A. Henriksson (in)
N. Dlamini (out)
⇄
90+3
T. Cantwell (in)
Y. Ribeiro (out)
Head‑to‑Head (H2H)
Date
Match
Score
Outcome
- 17/02/19ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams0 - 1MiddlesbroughAway win
- 17/08/19ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams1 - 0BlackburnHome win
- 01/03/16ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams2 - 1BlackburnHome win
- 28/12/14ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams0 - 0DrawDraw
- 02/11/13ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams1 - 0BlackburnHome win
- 21/09/12ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams1 - 2MiddlesbroughAway win
- 03/11/20ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams0 - 0DrawDraw
- 24/01/22ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams1 - 0BlackburnHome win
- 29/12/22ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams1 - 2MiddlesbroughAway win
- 16/09/23ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams2 - 1BlackburnHome win
- 04/04/25ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams0 - 2MiddlesbroughAway win
- 21/03/26ChampionshipBlackburnvsMiddlesbroughCurrent fixture teams0 - 0DrawDraw
- 08/12/18ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams1 - 1DrawDraw
- 01/02/20ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams1 - 1DrawDraw
- 06/02/16ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams1 - 1DrawDraw
- 29/11/14ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams1 - 1DrawDraw
- 08/02/14ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams0 - 0DrawDraw
- 26/12/12ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams1 - 0MiddlesbroughHome win
- 24/01/21ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams0 - 1BlackburnAway win
- 28/08/21ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams1 - 1DrawDraw
- 15/10/22ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams1 - 2BlackburnAway win
- 16/03/24ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams0 - 0DrawDraw
- 27/11/24ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams0 - 1BlackburnAway win
- 11/01/25
FA CupMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams0 - 1BlackburnAway win - 26/12/25ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsBlackburnCurrent fixture teams0 - 0DrawDraw
Middlesbrough • Last 6 Matches
Date
Match
Score
Result
- 02/03/26ChampionshipBirminghamvsMiddlesbrough3 - 1WinAway
- 24/02/26ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsLeicester1 - 1DrawHome
- 21/02/26ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsOxford United0 - 0DrawHome
- 16/02/26ChampionshipCoventryvsMiddlesbrough1 - 3LossAway
- 09/02/26ChampionshipSheffield UtdvsMiddlesbrough2 - 1WinAway
- 31/01/26ChampionshipMiddlesbroughvsNorwich1 - 0WinHome
Blackburn • Last 6 Matches
Date
Match
Score
Result
- 28/02/26ChampionshipDerbyvsBlackburn1 - 3LossAway
- 24/02/26ChampionshipBlackburnvsBristol City1 - 2LossHome
- 20/02/26ChampionshipBlackburnvsPreston1 - 0WinHome
- 14/02/26ChampionshipQPRvsBlackburn3 - 1WinAway
- 07/02/26ChampionshipNorwichvsBlackburn0 - 2LossAway
- 03/02/26ChampionshipBlackburnvsSheffield Wednesday1 - 0WinHome
Lineups & Coaches
Middlesbrough
Formation: 4-2-2-2
Kim Hellberg• Head CoachStarting XI
- 311:1S. BrynnGoalkeeper
- 22:4C. BrittainDefender
- 122:3L. AylingDefender
- 52:2A. JonesDefender
- 32:1M. TargettDefender
- 143:2A. GilbertMidfielder
- 73:1H. HackneyMidfielder
- 114:2M. WhittakerMidfielder
- 174:1M. HamiltonMidfielder
- 135:2D. StrelecForward
- 95:1T. ConwayForward
Substitutes
- 33J. McLaughlinGoalkeeper
- 6D. FryDefender
- 10D. BurgzorgForward
- 16A. BrowneMidfielder
- 19S. NypanMidfielder
- 20M. K. SeneForward
- 24A. BanguraDefender
- 25G. EdmundsonDefender
- 27S. HansenForward
Blackburn
Formation: 3-4-1-2
Valerien Ismael• Head CoachStarting XI
- 11:1A. PearsGoalkeeper
- 122:3L. MillerDefender
- 152:2S. McLoughlinDefender
- 432:1G. PrattDefender
- 403:4M. LitherlandMidfielder
- 253:3R. MorishitaMidfielder
- 63:2S. TronstadMidfielder
- 193:1R. HedgesMidfielder
- 104:1T. CantwellForward
- 185:2A. HenrikssonForward
- 235:1Y. OhashiForward
Substitutes
- 35N. MichalskiGoalkeeper
- 3H. PickeringDefender
- 4Y. RibeiroDefender
- 38T. AtchesonDefender
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanMidfielder
- 24M. BaradjiMidfielder
- 14D. De NeveDefender
- 47A. DohertyForward
- 52N. DlaminiForward
Injuries & Suspensions
MiddlesbroughNo major absentees reported.
BlackburnNo major absentees reported.
Quick Match Facts
- When is Middlesbrough vs Blackburn?
The match is scheduled for Friday, December 26, 2025 at 15:00 at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. Current status: Match Finished. - What are the expected formations?
Middlesbrough are set up in a 4-2-2-2 shape, while Blackburn are expected to use 3-4-1-2. - Who is the match referee?
James Bell, England will take charge of this game. - What is at stake in this fixture?
This match is part of Regular Season - 23 of the competition. - Who is currently better placed in the league?
Middlesbrough are currently higher in the table at position 2.
League Table Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry |  | 35 | 34 | 71 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | | 35 | 19 | 66 |
| 3 | Ipswich |  | 34 | 26 | 63 |
| 4 | Millwall |  | 35 | 7 | 62 |
| 5 | Hull City |  | 35 | 7 | 60 |
| 6 | Wrexham |  | 35 | 9 | 57 |
| 7 | Southampton |  | 35 | 11 | 53 |
| 8 | Derby |  | 35 | 6 | 51 |
| 9 | Watford |  | 35 | 4 | 51 |
| 10 | Bristol City |  | 35 | 4 | 50 |
| 11 | Preston |  | 35 | 1 | 49 |
| 12 | Birmingham |  | 35 | 0 | 49 |
| 13 | Sheffield Utd |  | 35 | 2 | 48 |
| 14 | Stoke City |  | 35 | 5 | 47 |
| 15 | QPR |  | 35 | -8 | 47 |
| 16 | Swansea |  | 35 | -3 | 46 |
| 17 | Norwich |  | 35 | 3 | 45 |
| 18 | Charlton |  | 35 | -11 | 41 |
| 19 | Portsmouth |  | 34 | -10 | 39 |
| 20 | Blackburn | | 35 | -13 | 38 |
| 21 | West Brom |  | 35 | -18 | 35 |
| 22 | Leicester |  | 35 | -9 | 34 |
| 23 | Oxford United |  | 35 | -16 | 32 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | 35 | -50 | -7 |