Sunderland vs Blackburn 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Introduction
Sunderland are hosting Blackburn Rovers
at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 18': Own Goal by Ross Stewart, Sunderland. Sunderland 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 22': Goal! Sunderland 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 25': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 51': Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Dennis Cirkin because of an injury.
- 52': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Bradley Dack.
- 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. George Hirst replaces Sam Gallagher.
- 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Bailey Wright replaces Lynden Gooch because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Ellis Simms replaces Patrick Roberts.
- 87': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Goal! Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ellis Simms (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Ballard following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Amad Diallo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 43,921
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 43,921
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 |
Statistics
 BLK |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.2 | Possession | 49.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 261 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 372 | Passes | 361 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 26 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 27 | Clearances | 14 |
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 3 | Dennis Cirkin  |
| 11 | Lynden Gooch |
| 16 | Amad |
| 24 | Daniel Neil |
| 4 | Corry Evans |
| 14 | Ross Stewart |
| 20 | Jack Clarke |
| 10 | Patrick Roberts |
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 11 | Joe Rankin-Costello |
| 23 | Bradley Dack |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 6 | Tyler Morton |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 19 | Ryan Hedges |
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