Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Sunderland

15-6-19

1-5

Final

Blackburn

12-9-19

Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLK

55%Possession45%

13Shots13

7On target7

3Corners3

2Saves6

10Fouls12

Team	1H	2H	T
SUN	0	1	1
BLK	2	3	5

Who won: Blackburn 5-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 5-1 on Monday, April 1, 2024 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Chris Rigg (77'). Goals for Blackburn: Sammie Szmodics (29', 36'), Ryan Hedges (47'), Tyrhys Dolan (54') and Andy Moran (81').

What it means

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

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Lineups

Blackburn13th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Aynsley PearsG
2Scott WhartonCD-L
3Dominic HyamCD-R
4Harry PickeringLB
5Callum BrittainRB
6Sammie SzmodicsAM
7Joe Rankin-CostelloLM
8Sondre TronstadRM
9Sam GallagherF
10Tyrhys DolanAM-L
11Ryan HedgesAM-R

Sunderland17th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Anthony PattersonG
2Danny BallardCD-L
3Luke O'NienCD-R
4Callum StylesLB
5Trai HumeRB
6Adil AouchicheAM
7Daniel NeilLM
8Pierre EkwahRM
9Jobe BellinghamF
10Romaine MundleAM-L
11Patrick RobertsAM-R

Head to head

SUN leads series 3-2

Last meeting: Sunderland 2, Blackburn 1 (Dec 11)

Last 5

BLK

Lvs IPS0-1
T@ MID0-0
Tvs PLY1-1
Tvs MIL1-1
L@ SWA1-2

SUN

W@ CAR2-0
Tvs QPR0-0
L@ SOU2-4
Lvs LEI0-1
L@ NOR0-1

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Game info

Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 42,019
Officials: John Busby

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