Will Lankshear: 7 goals in 5 league matches
Goals7
xG3.46
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.5).
Match Centre: Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
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Middlesbrough
20:45
Tue 2 Mar · your time
in 120 days 20 h
Away
Blackburn Rovers
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:0Charlton Athletic
Berhalter 12'Lankshear 44', 82'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Swansea City4:0Blackburn Rovers
Eustaquio 11'Opoku 32'Lissah 36'Stewart 59'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
West Bromwich Albion3:2Blackburn Rovers
Stewart 19'Price 72' (p)Myhre 89'
Gudjohnsen 6', 12'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Blackburn Rovers2:1Cardiff City
Gudjohnsen 28'Cantwell 38'
Robinson 53'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Middlesbrough unbeaten in 8 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 September, 0:3 against Crystal Palace.
Last meeting, 22 August: Blackburn Rovers – Middlesbrough 2:1
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Before that, Blackburn Rovers failed to score in 3 meetings in a row.
Middlesbrough have scored in 8 matches in a row
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 22 goals in those matches.
Andri Gudjohnsen: 5 goals in 5 league matches
Goals5
The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.
Middlesbrough score 2.8 goals per match
Middlesbrough2.8
Blackburn Rovers1.4
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Blackburn Rovers score 1.4.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Will Lankshear
Middlesbrough · forward
13goals
0assists
7.39avg rating
Last match, Charlton Athletic: 2 goals, rating 8.4.
Andri Gudjohnsen
Blackburn Rovers · forward
8goals
1assist
7.14avg rating
Last match, Swansea City: rating 6.3.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Middlesbrough at home and Blackburn Rovers away, as in this match.
Middlesbrough
all matches · 10
6W3D1L2.3scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
7W3D0L2.3scored per match1.0conceded per match
away · 10
4W2D4L1.7scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 31 Oct Charlton AthleticHChampionship 3:0W
- 23 Oct Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:5W
- 17 Oct Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:2D
- 13 Oct Stoke CityAChampionship 2:3W
- 10 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:0W
- 19 Sep Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:2D
- 15 Sep MillwallHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 4:3W
- 8 Sep Crystal PalaceACarabao Cup 3:0L
- 5 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 0:1W
- 2 Sep BurnleyAChampionship 1:1D
- 29 Aug West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 3:1W
- 25 Aug Doncaster RoversACarabao Cup 1:3W
- 22 Aug Blackburn RoversAChampionship 2:1L
- 15 Aug Lincoln CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 7 Aug WrexhamHCarabao Cup 1:0W
- 23 May Hull CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 12 May SouthamptonAChampionship 2:1L
- 9 May SouthamptonHChampionship 0:0D
- 25 Apr WatfordHChampionship 5:1W
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:0Charlton Athletic
Berhalter 12'Lankshear 44', 82'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Tue 15 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Millwall
Cozier-Duberry 50'Lankshear 61'
Arconte 11'Dykes 36'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough4:3Norwich City
Berhalter 4', 36'Cozier-Duberry 7'Phillips 90+1'
Touré 1'Makama 70'Wright 75'
Tue 8 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Crystal Palace3:0Middlesbrough
Larsen 37', 53'Kamada 72'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:1West Bromwich Albion
Lankshear 48', 73'Jones 87'
Morgan 65'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Doncaster Rovers1:3Middlesbrough
Hutchinson 90+2'
Joseph 34'Lankshear 78'Sarmiento 87'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Middlesbrough
Gudjohnsen 49'Cantwell 55'
Sarmiento 12'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:1Lincoln City
Lankshear 62', 90+1'
Reach 12'
Tue 12 May · Championshipaway
Southampton2:1Middlesbrough
Stewart 45+1'Charles 116'
McGree 5'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough5:1Watford
Whittaker 6', 58'Strelec 45+1'Conway 75' (p), 90+2'
Abankwah 48'
Blackburn Rovers
all matches · 10
4W2D4L1.4scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
4W2D4L1.3scored per match1.1conceded per match
away · 10
3W3D4L1.3scored per match1.8conceded per match
- 31 Oct Swansea CityAChampionship 4:0L
- 24 Oct WrexhamHChampionship 2:0W
- 17 Oct West Bromwich AlbionAChampionship 3:2L
- 13 Oct Bristol CityAChampionship 0:1W
- 10 Oct Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 19 Sep PortsmouthAChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep MillwallHChampionship 3:1W
- 8 Sep Sheffield UnitedHChampionship 1:2L
- 5 Sep Preston North EndAChampionship 2:1L
- 1 Sep Lincoln CityAChampionship 0:0D
- 29 Aug Queens Park RangersHChampionship 1:2L
- 25 Aug Sheffield UnitedHCarabao Cup 1:2L
- 22 Aug MiddlesbroughHChampionship 2:1W
- 14 Aug Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 2:2D
- 8 Aug Burton AlbionACarabao Cup 1:2W
- 2 May Leicester CityHChampionship 0:1L
- 22 Apr Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 1:3W
- 17 Apr Coventry CityHChampionship 1:1D
- 14 Apr SouthamptonAChampionship 3:0L
- 6 Apr West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 0:0D
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Swansea City4:0Blackburn Rovers
Eustaquio 11'Opoku 32'Lissah 36'Stewart 59'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
West Bromwich Albion3:2Blackburn Rovers
Stewart 19'Price 72' (p)Myhre 89'
Gudjohnsen 6', 12'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Blackburn Rovers2:1Cardiff City
Gudjohnsen 28'Cantwell 38'
Robinson 53'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Portsmouth2:2Blackburn Rovers
Swanson 4'Bishop 74'
Afolayan 11'Morishita 56'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Blackburn Rovers3:1Millwall
Afolayan 41', 58'Gudjohnsen 90+3'
Dykes 51' (p)
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipat home
Blackburn Rovers1:2Sheffield United
Montgomery 20'
Cannon 35'Peck 44'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipaway
Preston North End2:1Blackburn Rovers
Lang 9', 27'
Mills 51' (og)
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Blackburn Rovers1:2Queens Park Rangers
Morishita 49'
Smyth 51'Dunne 74'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Blackburn Rovers1:2Sheffield United
Afolayan 55'
Cannon 20'Donovan 81'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipat home
Blackburn Rovers2:1Middlesbrough
Gudjohnsen 49'Cantwell 55'
Sarmiento 12'
Fri 14 Aug · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers2:2Blackburn Rovers
Munetsi 18'Jiménez 90+3' (p)
McLoughlin 27'Gudjohnsen 48'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Burton Albion1:2Blackburn Rovers
Scutt 14'
Gudjohnsen 81'Fevrier 89'
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipaway
Sheffield United1:3Blackburn Rovers
Burrows 57'
Ohashi 12', 45'Morishita 32'
Fri 17 Apr · Championshipat home
Blackburn Rovers1:1Coventry City
Morishita 54'
Thomas 84'
Tue 14 Apr · Championshipaway
Southampton3:0Blackburn Rovers
Larin 24'Manning 43'Archer 86'
Head to head
6 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.
Last time · 22 Aug 2026 · Championship
Blackburn Rovers 2:1 Middlesbrough
Gudjohnsen 49' · Cantwell 55' · Sarmiento 12'. Blackburn Rovers: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.
1wins
2wins
2 draws1.2 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 5
- 22 Aug 2026Championship Blackburn Rovers2:1Middlesbrough Gudjohnsen 49' · Cantwell 55' · Sarmiento 12' Details
- 21 Mar 2026Championship Blackburn Rovers0:0Middlesbrough Details
- 26 Dec 2025Championship Middlesbrough0:0Blackburn Rovers Details
- 4 Apr 2025Championship Blackburn Rovers0:2Middlesbrough Conway 2' · Iling-Junior 8' Details
- 11 Jan 2025FA Cup Middlesbrough0:1Blackburn Rovers Weimann 70' Details
0wins
2wins
1 draw0.7 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 3
1wins
1wins
1 draw1.7 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 3
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1, last: Charlton Athletic) · Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1, last: Swansea City).
RVVitek
CBBrittain
APPhillips
AMMalanda
NBBorges
SBBerhalter
AMMorris
ADCozier-Duberry
RMMcGree
TCConway
WLLankshear
BTTóth
HPPickering
SMMcLoughlin
TAAtcheson
RAAlebiosu
KMMontgomery
MBBaradji
OAAfolayan
TCCantwell
JFFevrier
AGGudjohnsen
MiddlesbroughBlackburn Rovers
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
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62.9
47.3
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- Kick-off
- Tuesday 2 March, 20:45Your time · in 120 days 20 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough · show map
- Rest
- Middlesbrough 122 days · Blackburn Rovers 122 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 1. Middlesbrough (28 pts) and 13. Blackburn Rovers (18 pts) Matchday 35 of 46