English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 35': Harry Leonard
FT
1 - 3
Sunderland
  • 28': Jack Clarke (P)
  • 45'+1': Daniel Neil
  • 78': Jack Clarke

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.
  • 4': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 7': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 7': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 11': Hand ball by Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 11': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 18': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 25': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 26': Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
  • 27': Penalty Sunderland. Jack Clarke draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 27': Penalty conceded by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 28': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Sunderland 1. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 30': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 1. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 37': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 42': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 43': Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 45': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 2. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+3': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 45'+4': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 2.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 50': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Mason Burstow (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 55': Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
  • 55': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 57': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
  • 58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Lewis Travis.
  • 58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Ryan Hedges.
  • 58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Harry Leonard.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 64': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Mason Burstow.
  • 65': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 67': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 68': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 70': Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Hayden Carter.
  • 71': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
  • 71': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Adam Wharton.
  • 73': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 74': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering is caught offside.
  • 77': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 77': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 78': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 3. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
  • 83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Andrew Moran.
  • 84': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 84': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Semir Telalovic (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Carter.
  • 85': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 86': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 86': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 90'+1': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Alex Pritchard.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Semir Telalovic (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+3': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+6': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sunderland 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
42.2 Possession 57.8
13 SHOTS 22
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
329 Accurate Passes 467
417 Passes 556
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 8
9 Crosses 27
0.3 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 47
32 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 7
12 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 22
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
16 Interceptions 10
31 Effective Clearances 13
31 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 15,621

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 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter
3 Harry Pickering
2 Callum Brittain
8 Sammie Szmodics
23 Adam Wharton Yellow Card
27 Lewis Travis Yellow Card
20 Harry Leonard
24 Andy Moran
19 Ryan Hedges
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Joe Rankin-Costello, Scott Wharton, James Edmondson, Tyrhys Dolan, Jake Garrett, Leopold Wahlstedt, James Hill, Semir Telalovic, Dilan Kumar Markanday.

SUN Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
5 Danny Ballard Yellow Card
13 Luke O'Nien
24 Daniel Neil
2 Niall Huggins
32 Trai Hume
21 Alex Pritchard Yellow Card
7 Jobe Bellingham
20 Jack Clarke
17 Abdoullah Ba Yellow Card
11 Mason Burstow
Sunderland Substitutes:
Patrick Roberts, Adil Aouchiche, Luís Semedo, Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop, Tom Watson, Ellis Taylor, Jenson Seelt, Chris Rigg.

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