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Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship
Sunderland
9-7-8
2-1
Final
Blackburn
13-0-11
Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BLK
50%Possession50%
11Shots6
5On target2
7Corners3
2Saves3
15Fouls13
25'Tyler MortonBLK39'Dennis CirkinSUN52'Daniel AyalaBLK60'Trai HumeSUN87'John BuckleyBLK90'George HirstBLK90'+4'Joe Rankin-CostelloBLK90'+4'Amad DialloSUN
Team1H2HT
SUN112
BLK101

Who won: Sunderland 2-1

Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Monday, December 26, 2022 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Ross Stewart (22' pen) and Ellis Simms (90'+1'). Goals for Blackburn: Ross Stewart (own goal) (18').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  3. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).

  5. 90'+5'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dominic Hyam.

    D. Ayala

  6. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Amad Diallo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Diallo

  7. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Rankin-Costello

  8. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Ellis Simms (Sunderland).

  10. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    E. Simms · ast D. Ballard

    Goal! Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ellis Simms (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Ballard following a set piece situation.

    SUN 2 - 1 BLK
  11. 90'

    Yellow card

    George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    G. Hirst

  12. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).

  13. 90'BLK

    Free kick won

    Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).

  15. 89'

    Free kick won

    Bailey Wright (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 88'

    Free kick won

    John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  17. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Amad Diallo (Sunderland).

  18. 87'

    Yellow card

    John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Buckley

  19. 86'

    Free kick won

    Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  20. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).

  21. 86'

    Free kick won

    Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).

  23. 81'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Buckley with a through ball.

  24. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Roberts

    Substitution, Sunderland. Ellis Simms replaces Patrick Roberts.

    E. Simms

  25. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Gooch

    Substitution, Sunderland. Bailey Wright replaces Lynden Gooch because of an injury.

    B. Wright

Leaders

SUNBLK
Total Shots
Ross Stewart
5
Ryan Hedges
1
Saves
Anthony Patterson
2
Thomas Kaminski
3

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1

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