Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 23 September 2006

Result

Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Saturday 23 September 2006, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Middlesbrough lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 September 2006. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Shabani Nonda of Blackburn Rovers in the 27th minute.

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

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 14th on 5 points from 5 and Blackburn Rovers 13th on 5 points from 5. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 12th with 46 points, and Blackburn Rovers 10th with 52.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 5 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Tugay KerimogluBlackburn Rovers
  • 27'Goal · Shabani NondaBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 48'Yellow card · Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers
  • 56'Yellow card · Jason EuellMiddlesbrough
  • 71'Yellow card · Daniel BentleyBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 4, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 5.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up

Mark Schwarzer, Stuart Parnaby, Emanuel Pogatetz, Andrew Davies, Andrew Taylor, Gaizka Mendieta, Fábio Rochemback, James Morrison, Jason Euell, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Jonathan Woodgate

Blackburn Rovers line-up

Lucas Neill, Zurab Khizanishvili, Andre Ooijer, Tugay Kerimoglu, Brett Emerton, Robbie Savage, Daniel Bentley, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Shabani Nonda, Brad Friedel, B. McCarthy