Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 11 August 2007
Result
Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
Premier League · Saturday 11 August 2007, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report
Middlesbrough lost to Blackburn Rovers 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 11 August 2007. The half-time score was 1-0.
Stewart Downing opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from Stewart Downing (30'). Blackburn Rovers scored through R. Santa Cruz (63') and Matt Derbyshire (79').
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards.
Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 13th with 42 points, and Blackburn Rovers 7th with 58.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 5-3-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 6 for Blackburn Rovers.
Key events
- 27'Yellow card · D. Wheater
- 30'Goal · Stewart Downing
- 39'Yellow card · George Boateng
- 48'Yellow card · Morten Gamst Pedersen
- 51'Yellow card · Christopher Samba
- 52'Yellow card · Stewart Downing
- 63'Goal · R. Santa Cruz
- 71'Yellow card · Robbie Savage
- 79'Goal · Matt Derbyshire
- 90+6'Yellow card · Matt Derbyshire
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough line-up (5-3-2)
Mark Schwarzer, Chris Riggott, Andrew Davies, David Wheater, Andrew Taylor, Julio Arca, George Boateng, Stewart Downing, Jérémie Aliadière, Sanli Tuncay, Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-2)
Andre Ooijer, Stephen Warnock, Christopher Samba, Robbie Savage, Daniel Bentley, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Jason Roberts, Brad Friedel, Ryan Nelsen, B. McCarthy, David Dunn