English
Blackburn Rovers Secure Victory at Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers clashed at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday, November 27th, in a Championship matchday 17 encounter. Despite dominating possession (61%), Middlesbrough failed to convert their chances and fell to a 1-0 defeat against a more clinical Blackburn Rovers side.
A yellow card for Middlesbrough in the 13th minute was a notable event, while the winning goal came in the 77th minute, courtesy of D. Hyam, assisted by T. Cantwell. Middlesbrough’s efforts, which included 10 shots (only 2 on target), were ultimately unsuccessful as Blackburn defended effectively and secured three valuable points. The statistics highlight Middlesbrough’s possession advantage, but Blackburn proved more efficient in their attacks.
Substitutions middlesbrough: at minute 20 M. Hamilton came in and R. McGree went out., at minute 81 A. Dijksteel came in and L. Ayling went out., at minute 82 A. Gilbert came in and J. Howson went out., at minute 86 M. Forss came in and E. Latte Lath went out.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 67 O. Beck came in and R. Hedges went out., at minute 82 L. Baker came in and T. Cantwell went out., at minute 85 M. Gueye came in and Y. Ohashi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Middlesbrough
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