At 3:45 Beijing time on January 25, the 28th round of the Championship, Blackburn played against Middlesbrough. In the first half, the two teams played 0-0, yibian played Sam Gallagher a hammer, Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 1-0, won a six-point promotion battle, rushed to the second place in the table, is expected to return to the Premier League after 10 years.
In the last round, Blackburn unexpectedly lost 0-2 to Hur City, who was at the bottom of the ranking, and broke out of the cold. Facing Middlesbrough, who was 7th in the game, they finally stabilized and did not continue to drop the chain.
In the 76th minute, Blackburn won a corner kick that caused chaos in the opposing penalty area, Sam Gallagher seized the opportunity, turned around and fired a right-footed shot, the ball went straight into the dead corner, 1-0!
It is worth mentioning that due to the conflict between the two sides, the stoppage time of this match was up to 12 minutes. After 102 minutes of fighting, Blackburn still held the fruit of victory.
After this battle, the fate of the 3 teams was rewritten. First, Middlesbrough continues to be 7th, with two points left for Huddersfield In front of them, and still failing to make it to the promotion play-off zone. In addition, Blackburn seized the opportunity to rise to the second place in the table, with five points left for Fulham at the top of the table. Bournemouth unexpectedly overturned the ship this round and slipped to 3rd in the table!
Blackburn was also a former Premier League powerhouse, pushing United to win their only Premier League title in 1994/95. However, in the 11/12 season, Blackburn was relegated from the Premier League as the penultimate and embarked on a long struggle.
In 2017, Blackburn was relegated again, and at one point had to compete in the 3rd division, falling into an unprecedented low. In the 18/19 season, Blackburn returned to the Championship, has been improving in the past few years, and now sees hope of rushing to the Premier League.
According to the rules, the top two in the Championship are directly promoted to the Premier League, and the 3rd to 6th places are brutally play-offs to determine the last place. Blackburn is currently three points ahead of Bournemouth and is still one round behind, temporarily holding the second place in the table. What's more, Blackburn has already thrown off 7th-place Middlesbrough by 10 points and, if nothing else, could qualify for at least a play-off.