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
Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt saved. George Edmundson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross following a corner.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Micah Hamilton replaces Riley McGree because of an injury.
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