Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland

Championship 26 Dec 2024, 15:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 R. Madley Round 23

Match report

Blackburn Rovers shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Sunderland in the Championship on 26 December 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Sunderland had 14 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 11.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 11 - 14 On target 3 - 5 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 11 - 14 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Harry Leonard
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Dennis Cirkin captained the side
7 Yuki Ohashi 1 goal
7 Chris Rigg 1 goal
7 Wilson Isidor 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sunderland came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–1 5–13
Shots On Goal 2–0 1–5
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 3–4 2–0
Attacks 48–57 47–49
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
5 Substitution 1
95 Attacks 106
0 Attacks 2
6 Attacks 3
2 Attacks 2
8 Attacks 3
27 Dangerous Attacks 48
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 On Target 5
8 Off Target 9
11 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 8
5 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 12
2 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 14
5 Corners 4
3 Offsides 1
57% Ball Possession 43%
2 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 1
464 Passes Total 349
353 Passes Accurate 285
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
2 C. Brittain 5 D. Hyam 15 D. Batth 24 O. Beck
42 L. Baker 6 S. Tronstad
10 T. Dolan 8 T. Cantwell 19 R. Hedges
23 Y. Ohashi
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 26 C. Mepham 13 L. O'Nien 3 D. Cirkin
4 D. Neil 7 J. Bellingham
10 P. Roberts 11 C. Rigg 12 E. Mayenda
18 W. Isidor
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 9 Makhtar Gueye
  • 33 Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 14 Andreas Weimann
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 20 Harry Leonard
  • 12 Balázs Tóth
  • 4 Kyle McFadzean
  • 40 Matthew Litherland
  • 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
Sunderland
Coach
R. Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 22 Adil Aouchiche
  • 21 Simon Moore
  • 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
  • 42 Ajibola-Joshua Alese
  • 50 Harrison Jones
  • 36 Ian Carlo Poveda
  • 30 Milan Aleksić
  • 24 Aaron Connolly
  • 15 Nazariy Rusyn
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ M. Gueye ↓ Y. Ohashi Blackburn Rovers
  • 60' ↑ A. Cozier-Duberry ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' ↑ J. Buckley ↓ L. Baker Blackburn Rovers
  • 86' ↑ A. Aouchiche ↓ C. Rigg Sunderland
  • 87' ↑ H. Leonard ↓ S. Tronstad Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 29' Y. Ohashi Blackburn Rovers
  • 33' T. Hume Sunderland
  • 58' D. Hyam Blackburn Rovers
  • 83' L. O'Nien Sunderland
  • 90+4' P. Roberts Sunderland
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 3 1 draws 2 Sunderland
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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
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 drew 2-2 against Sunderland on 26 December 2024.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
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 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.