Ever since Michael Carrick took charge as the manager of Middlesbrough, there has been a massive change in their fortunes.
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Middlesbrough will hope to continue their recent resurgence when they travel to Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Championship. The Thursday night contest will see two sides experiencing a contrasting run of forms going against each other. With Blackburn Rovers sitting near the top end of the table and the match happening in their home, they will undoubtedly be the favourites. However, the form is on Middlesbrough’s side and they will be confident of producing a giant killing act on Thursday.
Ever since Michael Carrick took charge as the manager of Middlesbrough, there has been a massive change in their fortunes. From flirting with relegation at the beginning of the season, the club has now moved close to the playoff positions. Having won four of their last five Championship matches, Middlesbrough are sitting 11th with 33 points from 24 games. On the other hand, Blackburn Rovers have lost three of their last four Championship games. With 39 points from 24 matches, they are placed third in the standings.
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There are not too many injury concerns both sides have to deal with ahead of this contest. Jonny Howson, who suffered an injury to his head, in his last match might be left out by Middlesbrough. Otherwise, there are no fresh injury concerns both sides have to worry about ahead of this match.
Blackburn Rovers possible line-up: Kaminski, Rankin-Costello, Ayala, Hyam, Pickering, Morton, Buckley, Dack, Hedges, Brereton, Gallagher
Middlesbrough possible line-up: Steffen, Smith, Fry, Lenihan, Giles, Mowatt, Hackney, Jones, Akpom, Watmore, Forss
Blackburn Rovers
| Opponents | Score |
| Sunderland | 2-1 (L) |
| Nottingham | 1-4 (L) |
| Norwich | 0-2 (W) |
| Preston | 1-4 (L) |
| Ajax | 0-2 (W) |
Middlesbrough
| Opponents | Key details |
| Wigan | 4-1 (W) |
| Burnley | 3-1 (L) |
| Luton | 2-1 (W) |
| Hibernian | 0-2 (W) |
| Norwich | 1-2 (W) |
| Last 5 Matches (all competitions) | Results |
| Middlesbrough lose to Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 |
| Blackburn Rovers beat Middlesbrough | 1-0 |
| Middlesbrough draw Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 |
| Middlesbrough lose to Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 |
| Blackburn Rovers draw Middlesbrough | 0-0 |
The EFL Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough will take place at Ewood Park on Friday at 1:15 am IST.
The EFL Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough can be seen on SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Red Button in the United Kingdom.
