English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 32': Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 49': Scott Wharton
FT
2 - 0
Sunderland

    About

    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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 3': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
    • 3': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 5': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
    • 15': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 15': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
    • 17': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
    • 22': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 23': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 23': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 25': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 25': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
    • 30': Foul by Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
    • 30': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 34': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
    • 37': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
    • 38': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Hyam.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 40': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 40': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke O'Nien with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 43': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 43': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 0.
    • 46': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
    • 46': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 48': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Sunderland 0. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Embleton.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 51': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
    • 53': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
    • 54': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 54': Attempt saved. Danny Batth (Sunderland) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 54': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sammie Szmodics.
    • 55': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
    • 59': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 60': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
    • 64': Substitution, Sunderland. Jewison Bennette replaces Alex Pritchard.
    • 64': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Elliot Embleton.
    • 64': Substitution, Sunderland. Amad Diallo replaces Daniel Neil.
    • 65': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
    • 65': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 66': Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 67': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 70': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 70': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Offside, Sunderland. Amad Diallo tries a through ball, but Jack Clarke is caught offside.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
    • 72': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 73': Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Ajibola Alese because of an injury.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 74': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 74': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sammie Szmodics.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Vale replaces Sam Gallagher.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
    • 81': Substitution, Sunderland. Édouard Michut replaces Corry Evans.
    • 82': Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 82': Attempt saved. Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 83': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 83': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
    • 87': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 87': Édouard Michut (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton tries a through ball, but Jack Vale is caught offside.
    • 89': Hand ball by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
    • 90'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Danny Batth.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Sunderland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Sunderland 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 4
    60.3 Possession 39.7
    14 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    450 Accurate Passes 273
    524 Passes 340
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 59
    29 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    19 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    13 Interceptions 13
    11 Effective Clearances 24
    11 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 15,171

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    4 Burnley 16 +13 30
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam
    16 Scott Wharton
    17 Hayden Carter Yellow Card
    6 Tyler Morton Yellow Card
    30 Jake Garrett
    8 Sammie Szmodics Yellow Card
    2 Callum Brittain
    19 Ryan Hedges
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz
    9 Sam Gallagher
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Adam Wharton, Tyrhys Dolan, Jack Vale, Aynsley Pears, Clinton Mola, John Buckley, Ashley Phillips.

    SUN Sunderland (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    6 Danny Batth
    42 Ajibola Alese
    13 Luke O'Nien
    4 Corry Evans
    8 Elliot Embleton
    3 Dennis Cirkin Yellow Card
    24 Daniel Neil
    20 Jack Clarke
    21 Alex Pritchard Yellow Card
    10 Patrick Roberts
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Amad, Alex Bass, Abdoullah Ba, Bailey Wright, Edouard Michut, Jewison Bennette, Trai Hume.

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