Championship
·Matchday 40
Featured match
- C. Rigg 77'
- S. Szmodics 29'
- S. Szmodics 36'
- R. Hedges 47'
- T. Dolan 54'
- A. Moran 81'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
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', T. Dolan 54', A. Moran 81'. Sunderland had 55% of possession.
Sunderland
Blackburn
- Full-time 1 - 5
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81'
A. Moran 1-5 Goal · Assist: S. Szmodics · Blackburn S. Szmodics provides, A. Moran finishes for Blackburn (1-5)
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77'
C. Rigg 1-4 Goal · Sunderland Goal! C. Rigg scores for Sunderland. It is 1-4
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74'
D. Markanday Out: J. Rankin-Costello · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: D. Markanday comes on for J. Rankin-Costello
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74'
J. Buckley Out: R. Hedges · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Buckley comes on for R. Hedges
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67'
A. Moran Out: S. Gallagher · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Moran comes on for S. Gallagher
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55'
C. Rigg Out: P. Roberts · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: C. Rigg comes on for P. Roberts
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55'
J. Clarke Out: R. Mundle · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: J. Clarke comes on for R. Mundle
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54'
T. Dolan 0-4 Goal · Assist: R. Hedges · Blackburn Goal! T. Dolan scores for Blackburn, set up by R. Hedges. It is 0-4
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54'
B. Dack Out: Adil Aouchiche · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: B. Dack comes on for Adil Aouchiche
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47'
R. Hedges 0-3 Goal · Assist: S. Gallagher · Blackburn S. Gallagher provides, R. Hedges finishes for Blackburn (0-3)
- Half-time 0 - 2
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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
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29'
S. Szmodics 0-1 Goal · Assist: T. Dolan · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! S. Szmodics turns in the pass from T. Dolan (0-1)
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20'
B. Chrisene Out: H. Pickering · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: B. Chrisene comes on for H. Pickering
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Sunderland
Blackburn
LLLDW
Last 5 matches LDDDL
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.
Sunderland4-2-3-1
Blackburn4-2-3-1
3
6.6
Pickering
20'
H. Pickering
- 20'Out
11
7.9
Rankin-Costello
74'
J. Rankin-Costello
- 74'Out
14
6.7
Mundle
55'
R. Mundle
- 55'Out
- 54'Out
- 55'Out
Sunderland4-2-3-1
Coach: M. Dodds
Starting XI
- 1GK A. Patterson 6.0
- 32DF T. Hume 6.2
- 13DF L. O'Nien 6.2
- 5DF D. Ballard 6.3
- 28DF Callum Styles 6.3
- 39MF P. Ekwah 7.2
- 24MF Dan Neil 7.5
- 10MF P. Roberts55' 6.2
- 22MF Adil Aouchiche54' 6.5
- 14MF R. Mundle55' 6.7
- 7FW J. Bellingham 6.3
Substitutes
- 46MF B. Dack54' 6.5
- 20FW J. Clarke55' 7.3
- 31MF C. Rigg55'77' 7.5
- 33DF L. F. Hjelde
- 6DF T. Pembele
- 17MF A. Ba
- 30GK N. Bishop
- 11FW M. Burstow
- 9FW Luís Semedo
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: J. Eustace
Starting XI
- 1GK A. Pears 7.6
- 2DF C. Brittain 6.9
- 5DF Dominic Hyam 6.9
- 16DF S. Wharton 6.9
- 3DF H. Pickering20' 6.6
- 6MF S. Tronstad 7.0
- 11MF J. Rankin-Costello74' 7.9
- 19MF R. Hedges47'74' 8.5
- 8MF S. Szmodics29'36' 8.7
- 10MF T. Dolan54' 7.9
- 9FW S. Gallagher67' 7.0
Substitutes
- 45DF B. Chrisene20' 6.9
- 24MF A. Moran67'81' 7.0
- 21MF J. Buckley74' 6.7
- 18FW D. Markanday74' 6.5
- 55DF K. McFadzean
- 33FW S. Telalovic
- 12GK L. Wahlstedt
- 44MF Yasin Ayari
- 17DF H. Carter
Sunderland
Blackburn
55%
45%
13
Shots
13
7
On target
7
3
Off target
3
3
Corners
3
10
Fouls
12
2
Offsides
2
2
Saves
6
502
Passes
419
83%
Pass accuracy
82%
1.54
Expected goals
3.41
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leicester
|
46 | 89 | 41 | 89:41 | +48 | 97 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 92 | 57 | 92:57 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 |
Leeds
|
46 | 81 | 43 | 81:43 | +38 | 90 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 87 | 63 | 87:63 | +24 | 87 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
46 | 70 | 47 | 70:47 | +23 | 75 |
| 6 |
Norwich
|
46 | 79 | 64 | 79:64 | +15 | 73 |
| 7 |
Hull City
|
46 | 68 | 60 | 68:60 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 71 | 62 | 71:62 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Coventry
|
46 | 70 | 59 | 70:59 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 |
Preston
|
46 | 56 | 67 | 56:67 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 53 | 51 | 53:51 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 53 | 70 | 53:70 | -17 | 62 |
| 13 |
Millwall
|
46 | 45 | 55 | 45:55 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 |
Swansea
|
46 | 59 | 65 | 59:65 | -6 | 57 |
| 15 |
Watford
|
46 | 61 | 61 | 61:61 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 56 |
| 18 |
QPR
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 56 |
| 19 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 60 | 74 | 60:74 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 44 | 68 | 44:68 | -24 | 53 |
| 21 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 59 | 70 | 59:70 | -11 | 51 |
| 22 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 65 | 50:65 | -15 | 50 |
| 23 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 48 | 77 | 48:77 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 37 | 89 | 37:89 | -52 | 27 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Sunderland wins2Draws0
Blackburn wins1Last meetings
-
20 September 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
1-3
Sunderland
-
26 December 2022 · Championship
Sunderland
2-1
Blackburn
-
18 October 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
2-0
Sunderland