Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland

What it means

• Sunderland has dropped 5 of the last 5.
• Blackburn has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Sunderland17th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-5-1)

1. 1Simon MignoletG
2. 2Titus BrambleCD-L
3. 3Michael TurnerCD-R
4. 4Phil BardsleyLB
5. 5Nedum OnuohaRB
6. 6Jordan HendersonCM-L
7. 7Lee CattermoleCM-R
8. 8Steed MalbranqueAM
9. 9Danny WelbeckLM
10. 10Ahmed ElmohamadyRM
11. 11Darren BentF

Blackburn13th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-1-4-1)

1. 1Paul RobinsonG
2. 2Gaël GivetCD-L
3. 3Christopher SambaCD-R
4. 4Martin OlssonLB
5. 5Míchel SalgadoRB
6. 6Morten PedersenCM-L
7. 7Phil JonesCM-R
8. 8Steven N'ZonziRCM
9. 9El-Hadji DioufLM
10. 10Brett EmertonRM
11. 11Nikola KalinicF

Head to head

Last 5

SUN

• Tvs MAN0-0
• T@ LIV2-2
• Lvs WHU1-2
• Tvs ARS1-1
• T@ WGA1-1

BLK

• L@ STK0-1
• W@ BLP2-1
• L@ AVL1-3
• Tvs FUL1-1
• T@ MNC1-1

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 21,894

Officials

Lee Probert (Referee), Lee Probert (Referee), Lee Probert (Referee)