English League Championship

Sunderland vs Blackburn 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

  • 22': Ross Stewart (P)
  • 90'+1': Ellis Simms
FT
2 - 1
  • 18': Ross Stewart (OG)

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

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Leeds United 38 82 6
+41 Leicester City 37 82 7
+31 Ipswich Town 38 81 5
+26 Southampton 36 73 7
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
13 Luke O'Nien
5 Danny Ballard
3 Dennis Cirkin Yellow Card
11 Lynden Gooch
16 Amad Yellow Card
24 Daniel Neil
4 Corry Evans
14 Ross Stewart
20 Jack Clarke
10 Patrick Roberts

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
4 Daniel Ayala Yellow Card
3 Harry Pickering
11 Joe Rankin-Costello Yellow Card
23 Bradley Dack
21 John Buckley Yellow Card
6 Tyler Morton Yellow Card
9 Sam Gallagher
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
19 Ryan Hedges

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