Blackburn vs Sunderland 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers

35': Harry Leonard

FT
1 - 3

Sunderland

28': Jack Clarke (P)
45'+1': Daniel Neil
78': Jack Clarke

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Sunderland at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
28': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Sunderland 1. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
31': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 1. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
45'+1': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 2. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
45'+3': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 2.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 2.
50': Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Lewis Travis.
58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Ryan Hedges.
58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Harry Leonard.
64': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Mason Burstow.
71': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Adam Wharton.
77': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 3. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Andrew Moran.
86': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Alex Pritchard.
90'+6': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 15,621

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

SUN		BLK
11	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
42.2	Possession	57.8
13	SHOTS	22
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
329	Accurate Passes	467
417	Passes	556
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	8
9	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	47
32	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	7
12	Effective Tackles	11
16	Tackles	22
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
16	Interceptions	10
31	Effective Clearances	13
31	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aynsley Pears (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
2	Callum Brittain
8	Sammie Szmodics
23	Adam Wharton
27	Lewis Travis
20	Harry Leonard
24	Andy Moran
19	Ryan Hedges

Substitutes:

Joe Rankin-Costello, Scott Wharton, James Edmondson, Tyrhys Dolan, Jake Garrett, Leopold Wahlstedt, James Hill, Semir Telalovic, Dilan Kumar Markanday.

Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
5	Danny Ballard
13	Luke O'Nien
24	Daniel Neil
2	Niall Huggins
32	Trai Hume
21	Alex Pritchard
7	Jobe Bellingham
20	Jack Clarke
17	Abdoullah Ba
11	Mason Burstow