Last seen: September 6, 2026 1:10 am
Vic's view; Akpom picks out Crooks who pushes it into the path of Flying Finn Marcus Forss and he leathers it home (1-1, 46 mins) Red Button o...
Forss equalises just after the re-start with a spot of help from Matt Crooks! π
Boro a goal down after six minutes (Ryan Hedges), Blackburn's first attack, according to Vic. π
The starting XI: Both Jones & Watmore on the bench...
The Echo's player ratings:
The Coburn conundrum: should he stay at Bristol Rovers until the end of the season or should he be recalled next month? He scored again this aft...
Again from Vic: FT: 4-1. Ruthless. Efficient. Entertaining. Boro put Burnley blip behind them with an emphatic dismantling of woeful Wigan. Chuba ha...
Boro now 10th with 33 points from 24 games & a GD of +5.
Vic's view: Giles plays a one-two with McGree on the left then floats in a cross for goal machine CHUBA AKPOM to complete his hat-trick. That's 9 in...
Hat-trick for Akpom, who restores the three-goal advantage in 90+3, from a Giles cross. π
Hackney involved again - as seen by Vic: Hackney ball in clips a defender but CHUBA AKPOM reacts to adjust his run and slot an angled effort home (3...
Akpom gets a second in the 59th minute to make it 3-0. π
Mowatt on for Howson at the start of the second half, JH having been injured at the end of the first.
Vic's view: Great goal. A superb well weighted pass by Hackney through a gap let Giles skip behind and square for goal machine Chuba Akpom to score ...
That's Akpom into double figures for the season. π
Today's first XI:
You just have to smile at this list:
The Beeb's match report:
Blackburn a goal up at Carrow Road - OG by Ben Gibson in the 4th minute; Dani Ayala booked for Blackburn in the 28th...
If he was "still out injured", how come he was on the pitch & able to put the Black Cats ahead (temporarily) at Hull {from a pass by Patrick Rober...
As perceived by Vic: Dicky Dancer run up and Akpom's penalty is easily saved. "One of those days" And: I will never, never, ever understand why ...
Penalty missed by Akpom.
The third was a Howson OG. π
We certainly did! Make that 3-1! Triple bugger!!!
Double bugger, as Vic would say! π
Seems I got out the prayer mat a wee bit too early! π Vic again: Benson redeems himself after his blunder, curls inside post to level (1-1, 61 mi...
As Vic saw it: WATMORE! The Ginger Messi. What a master stroke substitution. Slotted home after a Burnley man tried to keep the ball in play and hoo...
Today's first XI:
Boro still 12th & sandwiched between Blunderland & Luton, but there's been a very slight shift as a result of the Baggies' 2-1 win at the Stad...
Joey Barton waxing lyrical about Josh Coburn: