Championship Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 26th December
Championship Table
On Wednesday 25th December
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- Sunderland, Position 4, Points 43
- Blackburn Rovers, Position 5, Points 37
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 48 |
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| 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 45 |
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| 3 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 44 |
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| 4 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 43 |
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| 5 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 37 |
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| 6 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 35 |
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| 7 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 35 |
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| 8 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 34 |
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| 9 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 32 |
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| 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
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| 11 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
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| 12 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 27 |
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| 13 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 26 |
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| 14 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 25 |
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| 15 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 25 |
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| 16 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
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| 17 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 24 |
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| 18 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 |
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| 19 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 22 |
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| 20 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 20 |
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| 21 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 19 |
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| 22 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 18 |
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| 24 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 18 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
- Sheffield United have been deducted two points for defaulted transfer payments.
Season so far
Championship
Key, Blackburn v Sunderland
League position, Blackburn Rovers 5th, Sunderland 4thTotal points, Blackburn Rovers 37, Sunderland 43
Goals scored
Blackburn Rovers 25Sunderland 34Form guide
All competitions
Blackburn Rovers lose
v Millwall
1
0
Championship
Sunderland won
v Norwich City
2
1
Championship
Blackburn Rovers won
v Luton Town
2
0
Championship
Sunderland won
v Swansea City
2
3
Championship
Blackburn Rovers won
v Sheffield Wednesday
0
1
Championship
Sunderland draw
v Bristol City
1
1
Championship
Blackburn Rovers won
v Hull City
0
1
Championship
Sunderland won
v Stoke City
2
1
Championship
Blackburn Rovers won
v Leeds United
1
0
Championship
Sunderland lose
v Sheffield United
1
0
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Blackburn Rovers and SunderlandBlackburn Rovers Won 32Sunderland Won 44Draw 19
Played
95
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
Sunderland 1 , Blackburn Rovers 5 on the 1st of April 2024
Sunderland
Blackburn Rovers
1st of April 2024
Blackburn Rovers 1 , Sunderland 3 on the 20th of September 2023
Blackburn Rovers
Sunderland
20th of September 2023
Sunderland 2 , Blackburn Rovers 1 on the 26th of December 2022
Sunderland
Blackburn Rovers
26th of December 2022
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Match Facts
Blackburn have won three of their last five league games against Sunderland (L2), winning 5-1 in the most recent meeting in April.
Sunderland won 3-1 at Ewood Park in the Championship last season – they last won consecutive league visits to Blackburn in September 1975.
Blackburn Rovers have won one of their last 14 league matches on Boxing Day (D6 L7), beating Rochdale 2-0 in League One back in 2017.
Sunderland have won three of their last four league games on Boxing Day, having lost four in a row between 2014 and 2017.
Sunderland’s Alan Browne has scored in four of his last five Championship appearances on Boxing Day, doing so for Preston in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023. Indeed, in Championship history (2004-05 onwards), only Jobi McAnuff has more Boxing Day goals (5).