Blackburn Rovers marked their 5,000th league game this weekend in the Sky Bet Championship.

Rovers hosted Middlesbrough at Ewood Park in a milestone fixture for one of the league's Founding Members.

Sammie Szmodics scored both goals for the home side in a 2-1 to boost Jon Dahl Tomasson's side up the table.

The Lancashire Club become just the seventh team to reach the landmark behind Preston North End - the first team to so - Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County, Bolton Wanderers, and West Bromwich Albion.

Blackburn's first-ever league game on 15th September 1888 saw them play out a 10-goal thriller with Accrington on home soil.

Managed by Scotsman Thomas Mitchell, Rovers shared the spoils in their opening match. James Beresford, Jack Southworth, Harry Fecitt and William Townley - who bagged a brace - each made the scoresheet for Blackburn in a 5-5 draw on that historic day. And Rovers would go on to finish in fourth in the inaugural campaign.