Blackburn vs Sunderland — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 7

Blackburn

1–3Full-time

Sunderland

DDWDWLGoals 12-13

WLWWWLGoals 15-15

Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire · Capacity 31,367 · grass · Referee: J. Busby

Match events

28'J. Clarke
31'Lewis Travis
35'H. Leonard (C. Brittain)
45+1'D. Neil
45+3'Adam Wharton
50'H. Leonard
58'Lewis Travis (J. Rankin-Costello)
58'R. Hedges (Dilan Markanday)
58'H. Leonard (Tyrhys Dolan)
64'Mason Burstow (Patrick Roberts)
71'A. Pritchard
72'Adam Wharton (Jake Garrett)
77'Jake Garrett
78'J. Clarke (A. Pritchard)
83'Andrew Moran (Semir Telalović)
86'Abdoullah Ba
90+3'A. Pritchard (Adil Aouchiche)
90+6'J. Rankin-Costello
90+7'Daniel Ballard

Lineups

Blackburn

Sunderland

4-2-3-1

4-1-4-1

J. TomassonCoach

T. Mowbray

Bench (9)

Match trends

Blackburn have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Sunderland have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Blackburn wins

1Draws

3Sunderland wins

14-10Goals

Sunderland

0–1Apr 21, 2025, 2:00 PM

Blackburn

2–2Dec 26, 2024, 3:00 PM

Sunderland

1–5Apr 1, 2024, 2:00 PM

Blackburn

Sunderland

2–1Dec 26, 2022, 12:30 PM

Blackburn

2–0Oct 18, 2022, 7:00 PM

Sunderland

Blackburn

2–0Mar 20, 2012, 8:00 PM

Sunderland

2–1Dec 11, 2011, 1:30 PM

Blackburn

Sunderland

3–0Jan 1, 2011, 3:00 PM

Blackburn

Pre-match comparison

1.2Goals scored per game1.5

1.3Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

J. Busby

3.79Yellow cards / game

0.13Red cards / game

0.08Penalties scored / game

Based on 24 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Blackburn

0-15'

0%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

83.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Sunderland

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

66.7%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

58%Possession42%

2.74Expected goals (xG)1.92

6Shots on target4

22Total shots13

9Shots off target5

7Blocked shots4

17Shots inside the box8

5Shots outside the box5

7Corners3

2Offsides2

14Fouls11

5Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

1Goalkeeper saves4

555Total passes418

470Accurate passes329

85%Pass accuracy79%

Player ratings

1J. ClarkeSunderland⚽ 29.3
2D. NeilSunderland⚽ 17.9
3A. PritchardSunderland🅰️ 1🟨7.9
4Daniel BallardSunderland🟨7.7
5Jobe BellinghamSunderland7.5
6H. LeonardBlackburn⚽ 1🟨7.5

Box score

Blackburn

19

19R. HedgesM · 58'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes19%

Tackles1

Duels80%

3

3H. PickeringD · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes34%

Tackles3

Duels71%

8

8S. SzmodicsM · 90'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels43%

17

17Hayden CarterD · 90'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes88%

Tackles1

Duels50%

2

2C. BrittainD · 90'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots— on target

Passes49%

Tackles3

Duels61%

27Lewis Travis (C)M · 58'

🟨6.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels22%

23Adam WhartonM · 72'

🟨6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

Duels14%

1

1A. PearsG · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes32%

Tackles1

Duels100%

5Dominic HyamD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles2

Duels80%

24

24Andrew MoranM · 83'

7.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes32%

Tackles6

Duels53%

20

20H. LeonardF · 58'

⚽ 1🟨7.5

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels33%

Bench (9)

4James HillD

—

16

16S. WhartonD

—

12

12L. WahlstedtG

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18Dilan MarkandayF · 32'

7.2

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes8%

Tackles3

Duels50%

30

30Jake GarrettM · 18'

🟨6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels0%

10Tyrhys DolanM · 32'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels0%

11

11J. Rankin-CostelloM · 32'

🟨6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels0%

33Semir TelalovićF · 15'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes—

Tackles—

Duels33%

36

36J. EdmondsonM

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Sunderland

24

24D. NeilM · 90'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes36%

Tackles4

Duels70%

5Daniel BallardD · 90'

🟨7.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels43%

21

21A. PritchardM · 89'

🅰️ 1🟨7.9

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Shots— on target

Passes38%

Tackles3

Duels70%

1Anthony PattersonG · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles—

Duels—

13

13L. O'Nien (C)D · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes52%

Tackles3

Duels83%

2Niall HugginsD · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels50%

20

20J. ClarkeM · 90'

⚽ 29.3

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes22%

Tackles2

Duels54%

32

32T. HumeD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes28%

Tackles—

Duels44%

7Jobe BellinghamM · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes25%

Tackles1

Duels36%

17Abdoullah BaM · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes14%

Tackles1

Duels43%

11Mason BurstowF · 64'

6.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels11%

Bench (9)

22Adil AouchicheM · 1'

—

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels0%

18

18E. TaylorM

—

10Patrick RobertsM · 26'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles1

Duels50%

30

30N. BishopG

—

23Jenson SeeltD

—

31Chris RiggM

—

40

40Tom WatsonF

—

9Luís SemedoF

—

25Nectarios TriantisD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Blackburn vs Sunderland played?+

The match is played at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire (capacity 31,367).

What time does Blackburn vs Sunderland kick off?+

Kickoff is at Sep 20, 2023, 6:45 PM (your local time, based on your device).