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Premier League 2 Division One 2024/25Match Finished

Blackburn Rovers U21 vs Middlesbrough U21

17 Jan 2025 · 19:00 GMT · Group 1 - 14

Blackburn Rovers U21

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Middlesbrough U21

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⚽ Daniel Nkrumah 17′⚽ Ajay Matthews 85′
Lancashire FA County Ground, Leyland, LancashireReferee: D. BainesRecorded clock 90′ + 7′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Blackburn Rovers U21 win 3–2

Match Finished in the group 1 - 14 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 5 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 2
HALF-TIME1 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Blackburn Rovers U21Middlesbrough U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Blackburn Rovers U21

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Sheron

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Jack BarrettProfile: Goalkeeper · 22 at kick-off
  2. 5
    Patrick GambleProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Matthew LitherlandProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90+5′
  4. 3
    Rhys DohertyProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 70′
  5. 4
    Tom AtchesonProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  6. 10
    Jake GarrettProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    Off 70′
  7. 6
    Kristi MontgomeryProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  8. 9
    Harrison WoodProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 8′Normal Goal 51′
  9. 8
    James EdmondsonProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 7
    Zack StritchProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 80′
  11. 11
    Aodhan DohertyProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 70′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Exaucé Mafoumbi M'BadingaProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 70′Normal Goal 87′
  2. 14
    Alexander BakerProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    On 70′Yellow Card 80′Yellow Card 83′Red Card 83′
  3. 15
    Brandon PowellProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 70′
  4. 16
    Freddie LeatherbarrowProfile: Midfielder
    On 80′
  5. 13
    Adam KhanProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off

Middlesbrough U21

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Tinkler

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Shea ConnorProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 6
    Terrell AgyemangProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
    Off 67′
  3. 4
    Afonso Mozinho Makiesse LindoProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  4. 2
    Nathan SimpsonProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  5. 3
    George McCormickProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 5
    Harley HuntProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  7. 10
    Jack StottProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
  8. 8
    Luke WoolstonProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 79′
  9. 9
    Daniel NkrumahProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 17′
  10. 11
    Rio Patterson-PowellProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 67′
  11. 7
    Frankie CoulsonProfile: Attacker
    Off 80′

Substitutes5

  1. 16
    Sonny FinchProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 67′
  2. 12
    Ajay MatthewsProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 67′Normal Goal 85′Yellow Card 90′
  3. 15
    Charlie LennonProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 80′
  4. 14
    George Chilaka GitauProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  5. 21
    Oliver LloydProfile: Goalkeeper
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U21

    Harrison Wood · Assist: Aodhan Doherty

  2. Normal GoalMiddlesbrough U21

    Daniel Nkrumah · Assist: Luke Woolston

  3. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U21

    Harrison Wood · Assist: James Edmondson

  4. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Rio Patterson-Powell On Sonny Finch

  5. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Terrell Agyemang On Ajay Matthews

  6. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Aodhan Doherty On Exaucé Mafoumbi M'Badinga

  7. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Jake Garrett On Alexander Baker

  8. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Rhys Doherty On Brandon Powell

  9. Yellow CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Luke Woolston

  10. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Alexander Baker

  11. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Zack Stritch On Freddie Leatherbarrow

  12. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Frankie Coulson On Charlie Lennon

  13. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Alexander Baker

  14. Red CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Alexander Baker

  15. Normal GoalMiddlesbrough U21

    Ajay Matthews · Assist: Sonny Finch

  16. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U21

    Exaucé Mafoumbi M'Badinga

  17. Yellow CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Ajay Matthews

  18. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Matthew Litherland

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

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Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2024/25 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Blackburn Rovers U21

WLeeds United U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U2113 Dec 2024 · Group 1 - 122 – 4DBlackburn Rovers U21 vs West Bromwich Albion U2129 Nov 2024 · Group 1 - 112 – 2LReading U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U211 Nov 2024 · Group 1 - 101 – 0LBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Arsenal U2128 Oct 2024 · Group 1 - 93 – 4WBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Leicester City U214 Oct 2024 · Group 1 - 73 – 2

Middlesbrough U21

WNorwich City U21 vs Middlesbrough U2113 Dec 2024 · Group 1 - 121 – 3LTottenham Hotspur U21 vs Middlesbrough U2129 Nov 2024 · Group 1 - 116 – 1LMiddlesbrough U21 vs Nottingham Forest U212 Nov 2024 · Group 1 - 111 – 4WMiddlesbrough U21 vs Aston Villa U2125 Oct 2024 · Group 1 - 94 – 2WStoke City U21 vs Middlesbrough U214 Oct 2024 · Group 1 - 71 – 3
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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