Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland

Championship

Blackburn

9-0-7

2-0

Final

Sunderland

5-5-5

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'SUN

40%Possession60%

11Shots14

3On target4

3Corners7

4Saves1

16Fouls11

30'Alex PritchardSUN40'Tyler MortonBLK48'Dennis CirkinSUN65'Sammie SzmodicsBLK66'Jewison BennetteSUN74'Hayden CarterBLK

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	1	1	2
SUN	0	0	0

Who won: Blackburn 2-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 2-0 on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Ben Brereton Díaz (32') and Scott Wharton (49').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Sunderland 0.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Sunderland 0.
90'+5'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a corner.
S. Wharton
90'+1'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Danny Batth.
89'
Handball
Hand ball by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
88'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton tries a through ball, but Jack Vale is caught offside.
87'BLK
Free kick won
Édouard Michut (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
86'SUN
Corner awarded
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
83'
Free kick won
Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Foul
Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
82'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
82'
Free kick won
Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Evans
Substitution, Sunderland. Édouard Michut replaces Corry Evans.
E. Michut
81'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
81'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
81'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
J. Bennette
78'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Gallagher
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Vale replaces Sam Gallagher.
J. Vale
77'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Szmodics
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sammie Szmodics.
T. Dolan
75'
Foul
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
75'
Free kick won
Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'
Yellow card
Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
H. Carter