Sunderland vs Blackburn RoversLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2024/2025

Sunderland

-FT

Apr 21, 2025

Stadium of Light|Sunderland

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Match Timeline

85'Substitution

Igor Tyjon· In

Cauley Woodrow· Out

Blackburn Rovers

82'Yellow Card

Adam Forshaw

Blackburn Rovers

82'Yellow Card

Chris Rigg

Sunderland

78'Substitution

Patrick Roberts· In

Tom Watson· Out

Sunderland

75'Substitution

Dion Sanderson· In

Ryan Hedges· Out

Blackburn Rovers

75'Substitution

Makhtar Gueye· In

Tyrhys Dolan· Out

Blackburn Rovers

75'Substitution

Adam Forshaw· In

Yuki Ohashi· Out

Blackburn Rovers

73'Yellow Card

Ryan Hedges

Blackburn Rovers

65'Substitution

Enzo Le Fée· In

Salis Abdul Samed· Out

Sunderland

65'Substitution

Eliezer Mayenda· In

Milan Aleksić· Out

Sunderland

64'Substitution

Chris Rigg· In

Harrison Jones· Out

Sunderland

58'Substitution

Kristi Montgomery· In

Callum Brittain· Out

Blackburn Rovers

Goal!

0-1

Tyrhys Dolan

33'·Blackburn Rovers

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Statistics of the Game

Sunderland

Blackburn 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%

Sunderland

Manager: R. Le Bris

Starting XI

Anthony Patterson

Alan Browne

Chris Mepham

Luke O'Nien

Joe Anderson

Salis Abdul Samed

Jobe Bellingham

Tom Watson

Harrison Jones

Milan Aleksić

Wilson Isidor

Substitutes

Dan Neil

Patrick Roberts

Chris Rigg

Eliezer Mayenda

Simon Moore

Enzo Le Fée

Leo Fuhr Hjelde

Oliver Bainbridge

Ben Middlemas

Blackburn Rovers

Manager: V. Ismaël

Starting XI

Balázs Tóth

Callum Brittain

Dominic Hyam

Danny Batth

Yuri Ribeiro

Sondre Tronstad

Lewis Travis

Tyrhys Dolan

Cauley Woodrow

Ryan Hedges

Yuki Ohashi

Substitutes

Aynsley Pears

Harry Pickering

Makhtar Gueye

Joe Rankin-Costello

John Buckley

Adam Forshaw

Dion Sanderson

Igor Tyjon

Kristi Montgomery

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Anthony Patterson GK	-	90'	-	25(88%)	-	1/1
Jobe Bellingham MF	-	90'	0/1	67(94%)	1	9/12
Alan Browne DF	-	90'	0/1	47(80%)	-	7/13
Luke O'Nien DF	-	90'	0/1	78(95%)	-	4/4
Wilson Isidor FW	-	90'	1/5	7(71%)	-	3/8
Salis Abdul Samed MF	-	65'	-	31(94%)	-	5/7
Chris Mepham DF	-	90'	-	68(81%)	3	8/10
Milan Aleksić MF	-	65'	1/2	23(70%)	-	4/8
Tom Watson MF	-	78'	0/3	22(74%)	2	3/10
Joe Anderson DF	-	90'	-	67(79%)	2	3/6
Harrison Jones MF	-	64'	0/1	30(87%)	2	5/7
Patrick Roberts MF	-	12'	0/1	4(100%)	-	1/3
Chris Rigg MF	-	26'	-	10(73%)	3	4/4
Eliezer Mayenda FW	-	25'	0/1	6(33%)	1	4/6
Enzo Le Fée MF	-	25'	-	20(89%)	4	7/11

Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Sunderland	15	L2	0	3	1	2	7/15	3-3
Blackburn Rovers	15	W2	3	0	3	1	7/15	7-6

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Sunderland — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Millwall2025-03-29
W1-0 @ West Bromwich Albion2025-04-05
D0-0 @ Norwich City2025-04-08
L0-1 vs Swansea City2025-04-12
L1-2 @ Bristol City2025-04-18

Blackburn Rovers — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Portsmouth2025-03-29
L0-2 vs Middlesbrough2025-04-04
D2-2 vs Sheffield Wednesday2025-04-08
W1-0 @ Luton Town2025-04-12
W4-1 vs Millwall2025-04-18

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 15
Period covered: 2001-09-07 – 2024-12-26
Sunderland wins: 7
Draws: 5
Blackburn Rovers wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.53
Over 2.5 goals: 60%
Both teams scored: 47%
Home side won: 47%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 1D 2L (Sunderland view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.8 vs 2.53

Aggregated from 15 finished meetings (2001-09-07 – 2024-12-26) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 15)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-12-26	Blackburn Rovers	2-2	Sunderland
2024-04-01	Sunderland	1-5	Blackburn Rovers
2023-09-20	Blackburn Rovers	1-3	Sunderland
2022-12-26	Sunderland	2-1	Blackburn Rovers
2022-10-18	Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Sunderland

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Sunderland	4	46	76	14	LLLLL	24	-20
Blackburn Rovers	7	46	66	5	WWWWD	3	+4

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 10 ptsSunderland 76 · Blackburn Rovers 66
Positions: #4 vs #7
Goals per game: 1.26/0.96 vs 1.15/1.04scored/conceded per game · league average 1.23

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-04-21

Previous Meetings

Last 15 matches

Won 47%

(7/15)

Draw 33%

(5/15)

Won 20%

(3/15)

Goals

21-17

Total matches

Recent matches (5/15)

Championship•Dec 26, 2024

Blackburn Rovers

2-2

Sunderland

Championship•Apr 1, 2024

Sunderland

1-5

Blackburn Rovers

Championship•Sep 20, 2023

Blackburn Rovers

1-3

Sunderland

Championship•Dec 26, 2022

Sunderland

2-1

Blackburn Rovers

Championship•Oct 18, 2022

Blackburn Rovers

2-0

Sunderland

Head to Head

Last 15 matches

Sunderland wins

Draws

Blackburn Rovers wins

Goals Scored

21 - 17

Dec 26, 2024 • Championship

Blackburn Rovers

2-2

Sunderland

Apr 1, 2024 • Championship

Sunderland

1-5

Blackburn Rovers

Sep 20, 2023 • Championship

Blackburn Rovers

1-3

Sunderland

Matchday 44 — Championship

Match Report

10 points and 3 places separated them: Sunderland 4th with 76, Blackburn Rovers 7th with 66. Sunderland had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sunderland 1.26 scored and 0.96 conceded per game, Blackburn Rovers 1.15 and 1.04, with the league averaging 1.23.

Across 15 recorded meetings, Sunderland have 7 wins to Blackburn Rovers's 3, with 5 draws, at 2.53 goals per meeting. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. Recent editions have opened up: 3.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.53 historically.

Stadium of Light in Sunderland staged the fixture, a ground that holds 48,707. On the scoreboard, Blackburn Rovers led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.

Goal scorers

Blackburn Rovers: Tyrhys Dolan (33')

More details:

Sunderland — live results and schedule Blackburn Rovers — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers?

Sunderland 0-1 Blackburn Rovers. Championship (England) match played on 21 Apr 2025.

What league is Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at Stadium of Light. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers?

In 15 meetings between 2001 and 2024: Sunderland has 7 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses against Blackburn Rovers.

Where was Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers played?

The match was played at Stadium of Light.

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

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Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/15)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 15 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 44 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Frequently Asked Questions