Match summary
Before kickoff, Sunderland (4th, 76 pts) were 17 points ahead of Blackburn Rovers (10th, 59 pts). Before kickoff, Sunderland were 4th in the table but 10th on points from the last five league games.
Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sunderland2W 1D 2L
SunderlandBlackburn Rovers
7Pointsof 157
3Goals scored7
3Goals conceded6
3Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row3
0Unbeaten in a row3
3Without a win0
2Conceded in a row1
Head to head15 meetings · Sep 2001 – Dec 2024
- Sunderland wins
- 7
- Draws
- 5
- Blackburn Rovers wins
- 3
2.53goals per meeting
47%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
47%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSunderland 2W 1D 2L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-2Sunderland
- ChampionshipSunderland1-5Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1-3Sunderland
- ChampionshipSunderland2-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-0Sunderland
Show all 15 meetings
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers2-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland2-1Blackburn Rovers
- Premier LeagueSunderland3-0Blackburn Rovers
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers0-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers2-2Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland2-1Blackburn Rovers
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-0Blackburn Rovers
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers0-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers0-3Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland1-0Blackburn Rovers
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 516 earlier results
SunderlandBlackburn Rovers
#4Position#10
76Points43 v 43 games59
+18Goal difference+3
1.35Scored per gameleague avg 1.211.14
0.93Conceded per game1.07
#10Form table position#10
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
SunderlandBlackburn Rovers
- 85'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Igor Tyjon · InOut: Cauley Woodrow
- 82'Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Adam Forshaw
- Yellow Card · Sunderland · Chris Rigg82'
- Substitution · Sunderland · Patrick Roberts · InOut: Tom Watson78'
- 75'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Dion Sanderson · InOut: Ryan Hedges
- 75'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Makhtar Gueye · InOut: Tyrhys Dolan
- 75'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Adam Forshaw · InOut: Yuki Ohashi
- 73'Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Ryan Hedges
- Substitution · Sunderland · Enzo Le Fée · InOut: Salis Abdul Samed65'
- Substitution · Sunderland · Eliezer Mayenda · InOut: Milan Aleksić65'
- Substitution · Sunderland · Chris Rigg · InOut: Harrison Jones64'
- 58'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Kristi Montgomery · InOut: Callum Brittain
- 33'Goal · Blackburn Rovers · Tyrhys Dolan0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
SunderlandBlackburn Rovers
58%Ball Possession42%
18Shots Total3
2Shots On Target1
10Corners2
7Fouls15
1Yellow Cards2
1Offsides1
0Saves3
505Passes385
139Attacks74
73Dangerous Attacks26
8Goal Attempts1
15Shots Off Target1
11Shots Inside Box2
7Shots Outside Box1
0Goals1
7Shots Blocked1
4Substitutions5
18Tackles17
428Accurate Passes300
0Red Cards0
63Ball Safe92
1Injuries1
84.75%Pass Accuracy77.92%
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: R. Le Bris
Starting XI
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JA
Joe Anderson6.9
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HJ
Harrison Jones7.5
Substitutes
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OB
Oliver Bainbridge-
BM
Ben MiddlemasPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 67(94%) | 1 | 9/12 | |
Harrison Jones MF | 7.5 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 30(87%) | 2 | 5/7 |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 78(95%) | - | 4/4 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 68(81%) | 3 | 8/10 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 7(71%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 7.2 | 65' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 23(70%) | - | 4/8 | |
| 7.1 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(89%) | 4 | 7/11 | |
| 7.1 | 25' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 6(33%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| 7.1 | 65' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(94%) | - | 5/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 47(80%) | - | 7/13 | |
| 7.0 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(73%) | 3 | 4/4 | |
Joe Anderson DF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 67(79%) | 2 | 3/6 |
| 6.6 | 12' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4(100%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.6 | 78' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 22(74%) | 2 | 3/10 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(88%) | - | 1/1 |
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