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Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Ewood Park

Luke Baker
Friday 04 April 2025 18:00 BST
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Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Middlesbrough in the Championship today.

An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

4 April 2025 20:41

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.

4 April 2025 20:40

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough).

4 April 2025 20:38

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough).

4 April 2025 20:36

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

4 April 2025 20:36

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Attempt missed. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box.

4 April 2025 20:34

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

4 April 2025 20:33

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Foul by Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough).

4 April 2025 20:33

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg replaces Neto Borges because of an injury.

4 April 2025 20:32

Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

4 April 2025 20:32

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