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

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

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

Match ends, Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
90'+6'
Free kick won
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).
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
90'+4'
Yellow card
Amad Diallo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
A. Diallo
90'+4'
Yellow card
Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
J. Rankin-Costello
90'+4'
Free kick won
Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Ellis Simms (Sunderland).
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
90'
Yellow card
George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
G. Hirst
90'
Foul
Foul by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).
90'BLK
Free kick won
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
89'
Free kick won
Bailey Wright (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Free kick won
John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Amad Diallo (Sunderland).
87'
Yellow card
John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Buckley
86'
Free kick won
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86'
Foul
Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
86'
Free kick won
Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
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.
80'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Roberts
Substitution, Sunderland. Ellis Simms replaces Patrick Roberts.
E. Simms
79'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Gooch
Substitution, Sunderland. Bailey Wright replaces Lynden Gooch because of an injury.
B. Wright