Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 21 Apr 2025, 14:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 J. Bell Round 44

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Sunderland 1-0 in the Championship on 21 April 2025.

Sunderland had 16 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 2.

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

Half-time 0-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 16 - 2 On target 2 - 1 Corners 10 - 2 Fouls 7 - 15 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Sondre Tronstad
Blackburn Rovers · captained the side
7 Tyrhys Dolan 1 goal
7 Alan Browne captained the side
7 Chris Mepham 67 passes (81% accurate)
7 Luke O'Nien 77 passes (95% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–1 7–1
Shots On Goal 2–1 0–0
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 8–2 2–0
Attacks 47–52 92–22
Match statistics
10 Corners 2
4 Substitution 5
139 Attacks 74
73 Dangerous Attacks 26
2 On Target 1
15 Off Target 1
16 Shots Total 2
2 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 0
8 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 1
7 Shots Outside Box 1
7 Fouls 15
10 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 3
504 Passes Total 387
427 Passes Accurate 301
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Patterson
8 A. Browne 26 C. Mepham 13 L. O'Nien 45 J. Anderson
20 S. Samed 7 J. Bellingham
40 T. Watson 50 H. Jones 30 M. Aleksić
18 W. Isidor
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
12 B. Tóth
2 C. Brittain 5 D. Hyam 15 D. Batth 4 Y. Ribeiro
6 S. Tronstad 27 L. Travis
10 T. Dolan 45 C. Woodrow 19 R. Hedges
23 Y. Ohashi
Sunderland
Coach
R. Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 11 Chris Rigg
  • 28 Enzo Le Fée
  • 12 Eliezer Mayenda
  • 10 Patrick Roberts
  • 21 Simon Moore
  • 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
  • 51 Oliver Bainbridge
  • 55 Ben Middlemas
  • 4 Dan Neil
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 51 Kristi Montgomery
  • 31 Dion Sanderson
  • 28 Adam Forshaw
  • 9 Makhtar Gueye
  • 32 Igor Tyjon
  • 1 Aynsley Pears
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 21 John Buckley
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ K. Montgomery ↓ C. Brittain Blackburn Rovers
  • 64' ↑ C. Rigg ↓ H. Jones Sunderland
  • 65' ↑ E. Le Fée ↓ S. Abdul Samed Sunderland
  • 65' ↑ Eliezer Mayenda ↓ M. Aleksić Sunderland
  • 75' ↑ M. Gueye ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 75' ↑ A. Forshaw ↓ Y. Ohashi Blackburn Rovers
  • 75' ↑ D. Sanderson ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' ↑ P. Roberts ↓ T. Watson Sunderland
  • 85' ↑ I. Tyjon ↓ C. Woodrow Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 73' R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 82' A. Forshaw Blackburn Rovers
  • 82' C. Rigg Sunderland
Head-to-head
Sunderland 2 1 draws 3 Blackburn Rovers
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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
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 0-1 against Blackburn Rovers on 21 April 2025.
Who won Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 1-0.
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 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.