How to watch today's Blackburn Rovers vs Middlesbrough EFL Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Blackburn will take on Middlesbrough in the Championship at the Ewood Park on Friday.

The visitors are seventh in the standings and are one of three teams on 57 points. They must keep winning in order to climb up the table and secure a spot in the playoffs.

The hosts are further down in 11th place and will be desperate to avoid what could be a fifth defeat in a row.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Blackburn vs Middlesbrough online - TV channels & live streams

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Blackburn vs Middlesbrough kick-off time

Championship - Championship

Ewood Park

The match will be played at the Ewood Park on Friday, with kick-off at 3pm ET for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

Blackburn vs Middlesbrough lineups

Blackburn

4-3-3

Formation

4-2-3-1

MID

1

A. Pears

11

J. Rankin-Costello

5

D. Hyam

4

Y. Ribeiro

15

D. Batth

27

L. Travis

21

J. Buckley

8

T. Cantwell

10

T. Dolan

9

M. Gueye

19

R. Hedges

32

M. Travers

29

S. Iling-Junior

30

Neto Borges

16

J. Howson

15

A. Dijksteel

20

F. Azaz

7

H. Hackney

9

K. Iheanacho

10

D. Burgzorg

18

A. Morris

22

T. Conway

4-2-3-1

MID

BLB

-Line up

• 1

  A. Pears

• 11

  J. Rankin-Costello

• 5

  D. Hyam

• 4

  Y. Ribeiro

• 15

  D. Batth

• 27

  L. Travis

• 21

  J. Buckley

  62’

• 8

  T. Cantwell

• 10

  T. Dolan

• 9

  M. Gueye

  23’

  46’

• 19

  R. Hedges

  79’

Substitutes

• 33

  A. Cozier-Duberry

• 45

  C. Woodrow

  79’

• 31

  D. Sanderson

• 28

  A. Forshaw

• 3

  H. Pickering

• 6

  S. Tronstad

• 12

  B. Toth

• 23

  Y. Ohashi

  46’

• 51

  K. Montgomery

Manager

• V. Ismael

MID

-Line up

• 32

  M. Travers

• 29

  S. Iling-Junior

  8’

• 30

  Neto Borges

  33’

• 16

  J. Howson

• 15

  A. Dijksteel

• 20

  F. Azaz

  86’

• 7

  H. Hackney

• 9

  K. Iheanacho

  2’, 8’

  85’

• 10

  D. Burgzorg

  70’

• 18

  A. Morris

• 22

  T. Conway

  2’

  86’

Substitutes

• 4

  D. Barlaser

  85’

• 23

  T. Glover

• 8

  R. McGree

• 28

  R. Giles

  86’

• 3

  R. van den Berg

  33’

• 11

  M. Whittaker

  70’

• 21

  M. Forss

  86’

• 51

  A. Palmer

• 36

  L. Woolston

Manager

• M. Carrick

Blackburn team news

Blackburn will be without Andreas Weimann for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury. Augustus Kargbo and Emmanuel Dennis are both sidelined with hamstring issues, adding to their injury concerns.

Callum Brittain, Harry Leonard, Zak Gilsenan, and Scott Wharton remain long-term absentees, while Harry Pickering is doubtful for this match. Additionally, Owen Beck picked up a fresh hamstring injury in the defeat to Portsmouth, and Hayden Carter sustained a calf issue in the same game, leaving him facing a late fitness test.

Middlesbrough team news

Middlesbrough are dealing with several injuries, with goalkeepers Sol Brynn and Seny Dieng both ruled out.

Dael Fry and George Edmundson are also doubts for the visitors, while Luke Ayling, Darragh Lenihan, Alex Bangura, and Ben Doak remain sidelined for this encounter.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

BLB

Last 5 matches

MID

3

Wins

1

Draw

1

Win

• Middlesbrough

  0

  -

  1

  Blackburn

• Middlesbrough

  0

  -

  1

  Blackburn

• Middlesbrough

  0

  -

  0

  Blackburn

• Blackburn

  2

  -

  1

  Middlesbrough

• Blackburn

  1

  -

  2

  Middlesbrough

5

Goals scored

3

Games over 2.5 goals

2/5

Both teams scored

2/5

Standings

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