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·24 December 2025

PREVIEW | Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers - team news, lineups, predictions

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Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers face each other this Friday at the Riverside Stadium for round 23 of the EFL Championship.

Middlesbrough have picked up 42 points and currently lie in 2nd position. In their last game, Kim Hellberg's team lost 2-0 against Bristol City (EFL Championship 2025/26).

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Blackburn Rovers have won 25 points to date and are placed in 20th position. In their last match, Valérien Ismaël's team prevailed 2-0 against Millwall (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Middlesbrough winning 2-0.

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Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan - Injury
Aidan Morris - Injury
Dael Fry - Injury
Abdoulaye Kanté - Injury

Blackburn Rovers

Adam Forshaw - Injury
Scott Wharton - Injury
Hayden Carter - Injury
Augustus Kargbo - Injury
Kristi Montgomery - Injury
Balázs Tóth - Injury

Last starting XIs

Middlesbrough ( vs Bristol City 2025-12-20): Sol Brynn, Callum Brittain, Luke Ayling, Alfie Jones, Matt Targett, Alex Gilbert, Hayden Hackney, Morgan Whittaker, Riley McGree, Dávid Strelec, Tommy Conway

Blackburn Rovers ( vs Millwall 2025-12-20): Aynsley Pears, Lewis Miller, Sean McLoughlin, George Pratt, Ryoya Morishita, Harry Pickering, Matty Litherland, Sondre Tronstad, Todd Cantwell, Andri Gudjohnsen, Yuki Ohashi

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