Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland

Championship 20 Sep 2023, 18:45
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
1–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 J. Busby Round 7

Match report

Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 in the Championship on 20 September 2023.

Blackburn Rovers had 22 shots to Sunderland's 13.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with J. Busby in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 22 - 13 On target 6 - 4 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 14 - 11 Yellow cards 8
9
Player of the match
Jack Clarke
Sunderland · 2 goals
8 Harry Leonard 1 goal
8 Dan Neil 1 goal
8 Daniel Ballard captained the side
8 Jobe Bellingham captained the side
First half vs second half
Sunderland came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–4 11–9
Shots On Goal 3–2 3–2
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 3–1 4–2
Match statistics
22 Shots Total 13
6 Shots On Goal 4
9 Shots Off Goal 5
7 Shots Blocked 4
17 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 5
14 Fouls 11
7 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
58% Ball Possession 42%
5 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 4
555 Passes Total 418
470 Passes Accurate 329
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
2 C. Brittain 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 3 H. Pickering
27 L. Travis 23 A. Wharton
19 R. Hedges 8 S. Szmodics 24 A. Moran
20 H. Leonard
Sunderland · 4-1-4-1
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 13 L. O'Nien 5 D. Ballard 2 N. Huggins
24 D. Neil
17 A. Ba 7 J. Bellingham 21 A. Pritchard 20 J. Clarke
11 M. Burstow
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 10 Tyrhys Dolan
  • 18 Dilan Markanday
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 33 Semir Telalovic
  • 12 Leopold Wahlstedt
  • 4 James Hill
  • 16 Scott Wharton
  • 36 James Edmondson
Sunderland
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 10 Patrick Roberts
  • 22 Adil Aouchiche
  • 30 Nathan Bishop
  • 23 Jenson Seelt
  • 25 Nectarios Triantis
  • 18 Ellis Taylor
  • 31 Chris Rigg
  • 40 Tom Watson
  • 9 Luís Semedo
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ J. Rankin-Costello ↓ L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 58' ↑ D. Markanday ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 58' ↑ T. Dolan ↓ H. Leonard Blackburn Rovers
  • 64' ↑ P. Roberts ↓ M. Burstow Sunderland
  • 72' ↑ J. Garrett ↓ A. Wharton Blackburn Rovers
  • 83' ↑ S. Telalović ↓ A. Moran Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+3' ↑ A. Aouchiche ↓ A. Pritchard Sunderland
Cards
  • 31' L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 45+3' A. Wharton Blackburn Rovers
  • 50' H. Leonard Blackburn Rovers
  • 71' A. Pritchard Sunderland
  • 77' J. Garrett Blackburn Rovers
  • 86' A. Ba Sunderland
  • 90+6' J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+7' D. Ballard Sunderland
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 3 1 draws 2 Sunderland
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Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Sunderland D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland?
Blackburn Rovers lost 1-3 against Sunderland on 20 September 2023.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland?
Sunderland won the match 3-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland?
Blackburn Rovers had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.