Blackburn
Line-up
- 1David Raya
- 3D. Williams
- 14C. Mulgrew
- 5J. Rodwell
- 31E. Bennett
- 4H. Reed
- 29C. Evans
- 23B. Dack
- 7A. Armstrong
- 19B. Brereton
- 10D. Graham
- 17Bell, Amari
- 2R. Nyambe
- 27L. Travis
Subs
- 13Leutwiler, Jayson
- 32C. Conway
- 6R. Smallwood
- 24J. Nuttall
Middlesbrough
Line-up
- 23D. Randolph
- 3G. Friend
- 5R. Shotton
- 20D. Fry
- 26Wing, Lewis
- 18A. Fletcher
- 22Saville, George
- 37M. Bešić
- 2Obi, John Mikel
- 16J. Howson
- 9B. Assombalonga
- 17McNair, Paddy
- 19S. Downing
- 11J. Hugill
Subs
- 1D. Konstantopoulos
- 8A. Clayton
- 28Tavernier, Marcus
- 29R. van La Parra
In the betting, it is Middlesbrough who’re favourites, which on League positions, is fair enough, though on recent efforts, it’s tough to make a case for the visitors at such a price. They may well perform better against Blackburn than they did against the likes of Sheffield United, Leeds and West Brom, though their overall away-day efforts aren’t all that encouraging either.
Backing Mowbray’s men to take advantage of Middlesbrough’s poor attacking play, just as Sheffield United did in the week, offers some value and thus punters are urged to support the home side ahead of Sunday’s clash.