Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 1 Apr 2024, 14:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
1–5
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 J. Busby Round 40

Match report

Blackburn Rovers thrashed Sunderland 5-1 in the Championship on 1 April 2024. It was 0-2 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Sunderland had 13 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 13.

The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland), with J. Busby in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 13 - 13 On target 7 - 7 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 10 - 12
9
Player of the match
Sammie Szmodics
Blackburn Rovers · 2 goals, 1 assist
9 Ryan Hedges 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Tyrhys Dolan 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Dan Neil 73 passes (88% accurate)
8 Aynsley Pears 6 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 7–7
Shots On Goal 2–4 5–3
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 3–1 0–2
Attacks 41–47 60–29
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
101 Attacks 76
40 Dangerous Attacks 32
6 On Target 6
4 Off Target 5
13 Shots Total 13
7 Shots On Goal 7
3 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 12
3 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
55% Ball Possession 45%
2 Saves 6
505 Passes Total 420
420 Passes Accurate 345
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 13 L. O'Nien 5 D. Ballard 28 C. Styles
39 P. Ekwah 24 D. Neil
10 P. Roberts 22 A. Aouchiche 14 R. Mundle
7 J. Bellingham
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
2 C. Brittain 5 D. Hyam 16 S. Wharton 3 H. Pickering
6 S. Tronstad 11 J. Rankin-Costello
19 R. Hedges 8 S. Szmodics 10 T. Dolan
9 S. Gallagher
Sunderland
Coach
M. Dodds
Substitutes
  • 20 Jack Clarke
  • 46 Bradley Dack
  • 31 Chris Rigg
  • 30 Nathan Bishop
  • 6 Timothee Pembele
  • 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
  • 17 Abdoullah Ba
  • 11 Mason Burstow
  • 9 Luís Semedo
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 45 Ben Chrisene
  • 24 Andrew Moran
  • 18 Dilan Markanday
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 12 Leopold Wahlstedt
  • 17 Hayden Carter
  • 55 Kyle McFadzean
  • 44 Yasin Ayari
  • 33 Semir Telalovic
Substitutions
  • 20' ↑ B. Chrisene ↓ H. Pickering Blackburn Rovers
  • 54' ↑ B. Dack ↓ A. Aouchiche Sunderland
  • 55' ↑ J. Clarke ↓ R. Mundle Sunderland
  • 55' ↑ C. Rigg ↓ P. Roberts Sunderland
  • 67' ↑ A. Moran ↓ S. Gallagher Blackburn Rovers
  • 74' ↑ J. Buckley ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 74' ↑ D. Markanday ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Sunderland 2 1 draws 3 Blackburn Rovers
2025-04-21 Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1
2024-12-26 Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland 2 - 2
2024-04-01 Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 5
2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland 1 - 3
2022-12-26 Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1
2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland 2 - 0
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers?
Sunderland lost 1-5 against Blackburn Rovers on 1 April 2024.
Who won Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 5-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers?
Sunderland had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.