Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 31 January 2009

Result

Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Saturday 31 January 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Middlesbrough drew with Blackburn Rovers 0-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 31 January 2009. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Neither side found the net.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 19th on 21 points from 23 and Blackburn Rovers 18th on 22 points from 22. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 32 points, and Blackburn Rovers 15th with 41.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 2 draws and 6 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Andre OoijerBlackburn Rovers
  • 67'Yellow card · Ryan William NelsenBlackburn Rovers
  • 70'Yellow card · Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers
  • 84'Yellow card · Morten Gamst PedersenBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 2, Blackburn Rovers 6.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, Chris Riggott, Emanuel Pogatetz, Robert Huth, David Wheater, Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson, Josh Walker, Marlon King, Sanli Tuncay, Matthew Bates

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Paul Robinson, Andre Ooijer, Stephen Warnock, Christopher Samba, Brett Emerton, Vince Grella, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Keith Andrews, Roque Santa Cruz, Ryan Nelsen, B. McCarthy