Overview
- Kick-off is at 3pm GMT at the Riverside Stadium, with a sell-out home end reported for the Boxing Day fixture.
- UK viewers can watch on Sky Sports+, and U.S. viewers can stream the match on Paramount+.
- Riley McGree misses out after injury at Bristol City, with Hamilton starting and Dael Fry and Sontje Hansen named on the bench.
- Middlesbrough seek a response after a 2-0 loss that halted four straight wins, while Blackburn arrive off a 2-0 victory over Millwall, their first in six.
- Recent history features Blackburn unbeaten in their last 10 league trips to Teesside, though Boro won the most recent league meeting 2-0 in April.