Sunderland vs Blackburn

Championship ·Matchday 40

Sunderland

1-5

Full-time HT 0-2

Blackburn

C. Rigg 77'

S. Szmodics 29'
S. Szmodics 36'
R. Hedges 47'
Tyrhys Dolan 54'
A. Moran 81'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Monday 1 April · 17:00 Stadium of Light, Sunderland J. Busby

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Blackburn beat Sunderland 5-1. Scorers for Sunderland: C. Rigg 77'. Scorers for Blackburn: S. Szmodics 29', S. Szmodics 36', R. Hedges 47', Tyrhys Dolan 54', A. Moran 81'. Sunderland had 55% of possession.

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Full-time 1 - 5
81'
A. Moran 1-5 Goal · Assist: S. Szmodics · Blackburn S. Szmodics provides, A. Moran finishes for Blackburn (1-5)
77'
C. Rigg 1-4 Goal · Sunderland Goal! C. Rigg scores for Sunderland. It is 1-4
74'
D. Markanday Out: J. Rankin-Costello · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: D. Markanday comes on for J. Rankin-Costello
74'
J. Buckley Out: R. Hedges · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Buckley comes on for R. Hedges
67'
A. Moran Out: S. Gallagher · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Moran comes on for S. Gallagher
55'
C. Rigg Out: P. Roberts · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: C. Rigg comes on for P. Roberts
55'
J. Clarke Out: R. Mundle · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: J. Clarke comes on for R. Mundle
54'
Tyrhys Dolan 0-4 Goal · Assist: R. Hedges · Blackburn Goal! Tyrhys Dolan scores for Blackburn, set up by R. Hedges. It is 0-4
54'
B. Dack Out: Adil Aouchiche · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: B. Dack comes on for Adil Aouchiche
47'
R. Hedges 0-3 Goal · Assist: S. Gallagher · Blackburn S. Gallagher provides, R. Hedges finishes for Blackburn (0-3)
Half-time 0 - 2
36'
S. Szmodics 0-2 Goal · Assist: J. Rankin-Costello · Blackburn Goal! S. Szmodics scores for Blackburn, set up by J. Rankin-Costello. It is 0-2
29'
S. Szmodics 0-1 Goal · Assist: Tyrhys Dolan · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! S. Szmodics turns in the pass from Tyrhys Dolan (0-1)
20'
B. Chrisene Out: H. Pickering · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: B. Chrisene comes on for H. Pickering
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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LLLDW Last 5 matches LDDDL

16Position19

56Pts53

1Goals scored per match0.7

1.3Goals conceded per match1

2Clean sheets2

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Leicester	46	31	4	11	89	41	89:41	+48	97	LWWWL
2	Ipswich	46	28	12	6	92	57	92:57	+35	96	WWDDD
3	Leeds	46	27	9	10	81	43	81:43	+38	90	LLWLD
4	Southampton	46	26	9	11	87	63	87:63	+24	87	WLLLW
5	West Brom	46	21	12	13	70	47	70:47	+23	75	WLLLW
6	Norwich	46	21	10	15	79	64	79:64	+15	73	LDDWD
7	Hull City	46	19	13	14	68	60	68:60	+8	70	LDWDW
8	Middlesbrough	46	20	9	17	71	62	71:62	+9	69	WWLDD
9	Coventry	46	17	13	16	70	59	70:59	+11	64	LLDLL
10	Preston	46	18	9	19	56	67	56:67	-11	63	LLLLL
11	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	53	51	53:51	+2	62	LWDDW
12	Cardiff	46	19	5	22	53	70	53:70	-17	62	LLWLW
13	Millwall	46	16	11	19	45	55	45:55	-10	59	WWWWW
14	Swansea	46	15	12	19	59	65	59:65	-6	57	LDWWW
15	Watford	46	13	17	16	61	61	61:61	0	56	LWDLD
16	Sunderland	46	16	8	22	52	54	52:54	-2	56	LLLWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	11	20	49	60	49:60	-11	56	WWWDL
18	QPR	46	15	11	20	47	58	47:58	-11	56	WWWLD
19	Blackburn	46	14	11	21	60	74	60:74	-14	53	WDLWL
20	Sheffield Wednesday	46	15	8	23	44	68	44:68	-24	53	WWWDD
21	Plymouth	46	13	12	21	59	70	59:70	-11	51	WLLWD
22	Birmingham	46	13	11	22	50	65	50:65	-15	50	WDDWL
23	Huddersfield	46	9	18	19	48	77	48:77	-29	45	LDLDL
24	Rotherham	46	5	12	29	37	89	37:89	-52	27	WLDLL