Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Blackburn Rovers 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.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Yuki Ohashi.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Danny Batth.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Doak with a cross.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Doak.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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