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Monday 1st April

Championship Table

On Monday 1st April

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Ipswich Town	40	26	9	5	84	51	33	87	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
2	Leeds United	40	26	8	6	75	31	44	86	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
3	Leicester City	39	27	4	8	77	35	42	85	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
4	Southampton	38	22	8	8	76	51	25	74	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
5	West Bromwich Albion	40	19	11	10	62	39	23	68	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
6	Norwich City	40	19	7	14	72	58	14	64	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
7	Coventry City	39	16	12	11	63	46	17	60	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
8	Preston North End	39	17	8	14	52	55	-3	59	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
9	Middlesbrough	40	17	7	16	56	53	3	58	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
10	Hull City	39	16	10	13	54	51	3	58	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
11	Cardiff City	40	17	5	18	45	54	-9	56	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
12	Bristol City	40	15	8	17	44	45	-1	53	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
13	Sunderland	40	15	6	19	51	50	1	51	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
14	Watford	40	12	14	14	57	55	2	50	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
15	Swansea City	40	12	11	17	49	60	-11	47	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
16	Queens Park Rangers	40	12	10	18	39	51	-12	46	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
17	Blackburn Rovers	40	12	9	19	56	66	-10	45	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
18	Stoke City	40	12	9	19	38	54	-16	45	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
19	Millwall	40	11	11	18	38	53	-15	44	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
20	Birmingham City	40	11	9	20	44	61	-17	42	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
21	Plymouth Argyle	40	10	11	19	55	65	-10	41	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
22	Huddersfield Town	40	8	16	16	44	65	-21	40	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
23	Sheffield Wednesday	40	11	6	23	31	64	-33	39	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
24	Rotherham United	40	4	11	25	32	81	-49	23	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 1st April 2024 at 22:01

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Team Lineups

home team, Sunderland

Manager: Mike Dodds

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 1,
A. Patterson
Number 28,
C. Styles
Number 5,
D. Ballard
Number 13,
L. O'Nien , Captain
Number 32,
T. Hume
Number 24,
D. Neil
Number 39,
P. Ekwah
Number 14,
R. Mundle , substituted for J. Clarke at 55 minutes
Number 22,
A. Aouchiche , substituted for B. Dack at 54 minutes
Number 10,
P. Roberts , substituted for C. Rigg at 55 minutes
Number 7,
J. Bellingham

away team, Blackburn Rovers

Manager: John Eustace

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 1,
A. Pears
Number 3,
H. Pickering , substituted for B. Chrisene at 20 minutes
Number 16,
S. Wharton
Number 5,
D. Hyam , Captain
Number 2,
C. Brittain
Number 11,
J. Rankin-Costello , substituted for D. Markanday at 74 minutes
Number 6,
S. Tronstad
Number 10,
T. Dolan
Number 8,
S. Szmodics
Number 19,
R. Hedges , substituted for J. Buckley at 74 minutes
Number 9,
S. Gallagher , substituted for A. Moran at 67 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Sunderland

Number 17,
A. Ba
Number 30,
N. Bishop
Number 11,
M. Burstow
Number 20,
J. Clarke
Number 46,
B. Dack
Number 33,
L. Hjelde
Number 6,
T. Pembélé
Number 31,
C. Rigg
Number 9,
Luís Semedo

away team, Blackburn Rovers

Number 44,
Y. Ayari
Number 21,
J. Buckley
Number 17,
H. Carter
Number 45,
B. Chrisene
Number 18,
D. Markanday
Number 55,
K. McFadzean
Number 24,
A. Moran
Number 33,
S. Telalović
Number 12,
L. Wahlstedt

Match Stats

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v Cardiff City

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2

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v Ipswich Town

0

1

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v Queens Park Rangers

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v Middlesbrough

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v Southampton

4

2

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v Plymouth Argyle

1

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v Leicester City

0

1

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v Millwall

1

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v Norwich City

1

0

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v Swansea City

2

1

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Match Facts

Sunderland have won their last four home league games against Blackburn Rovers, a run that stretches back to August 2009 in the Premier League.
The game between Sunderland and Blackburn earlier this season was won 3-1 by the Black Cats at Ewood Park – this fixture hasn’t been won by the away side twice in a league season since 1926-27.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last four league games played on Easter Monday (W1 D3) since losing 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday in April 2018.
Blackburn haven’t won on Easter Monday in any of their last three attempts in the Championship (D1 L2) since beating Bolton 2-0 in April 2019.
Blackburn Rovers have lost three of their last four league matches on April Fools’ Day (D1), losing 1-0 to Birmingham City last year.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Match ends, Sunderland 1, Blackburn Rovers 5.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 5
Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Blackburn Rovers 5.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Callum Styles.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt saved. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Postat 88 minutes
Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
Postat 88 minutes
Ben Chrisene (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 86 minutes
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
Postat 85 minutes
Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah with a cross.
Postat 84 minutes
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 84 minutes
Foul by Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers).
Goal!at 81 minutes
Goal! Sunderland 1, Blackburn Rovers 5. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics following a fast break.
Postat 81 minutes
Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a fast break.
Postat 80 minutes
Foul by Bradley Dack (Sunderland).
Postat 80 minutes
Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 78 minutes
Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
Postat 78 minutes
Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!at 77 minutes
Goal! Sunderland 1, Blackburn Rovers 4. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.