Postat 39 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Monday 1st April
Championship Table
On Monday 1st April
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- Sunderland, Position 13, Points 51
- Blackburn Rovers, Position 17, Points 45
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 51 | 33 | 87 |
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| 2 | 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 75 | 31 | 44 | 86 |
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| 3 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 35 | 42 | 85 |
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| 4 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 76 | 51 | 25 | 74 |
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| 5 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 68 |
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| 6 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 58 | 14 | 64 |
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| 7 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 46 | 17 | 60 |
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| 8 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 59 |
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| 9 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 58 |
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| 10 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 58 |
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| 11 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 56 |
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| 12 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 53 |
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| 13 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 51 |
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| 14 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 50 |
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| 15 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 47 |
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| 16 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 46 |
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| 17 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 45 |
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| 18 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 45 |
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| 19 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 53 | -15 | 44 |
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| 20 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 61 | -17 | 42 |
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| 21 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 41 |
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| 22 | 40 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 40 |
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| 23 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 39 |
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| 24 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 81 | -49 | 23 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Sunderland
Manager: Mike Dodds
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Patterson, Goalkeeper
32, Hume, Defender
13, O'Nien, Defender
5, Ballard, Defender
28, Styles, Defender
39, Ekwah, Defensive Midfielder
24, Neil, Defensive Midfielder
10, Roberts, Attacking Midfielder
22, Aouchiche, Attacking Midfielder
14, Mundle, Attacking Midfielder
7, Bellingham, Striker
Starting lineup
- 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
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
Manager: John Eustace
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Pears, Goalkeeper
2, Brittain, Defender
5, Hyam, Defender
16, Wharton, Defender
3, Pickering, Defender
6, Tronstad, Defensive Midfielder
11, Rankin-Costello, Defensive Midfielder
19, Hedges, Attacking Midfielder
8, Szmodics, Attacking Midfielder
10, Dolan, Attacking Midfielder
9, Gallagher, Striker
Starting lineup
- 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
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
home team, Sunderland
Manager: Mike Dodds
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Patterson, Goalkeeper
32, Hume, Defender
13, O'Nien, Defender
5, Ballard, Defender
28, Styles, Defender
39, Ekwah, Defensive Midfielder
24, Neil, Defensive Midfielder
10, Roberts, Attacking Midfielder
22, Aouchiche, Attacking Midfielder
14, Mundle, Attacking Midfielder
7, Bellingham, Striker
Starting lineup
- 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
Substitutes
- 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
Manager: John Eustace
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Pears, Goalkeeper
2, Brittain, Defender
5, Hyam, Defender
16, Wharton, Defender
3, Pickering, Defender
6, Tronstad, Defensive Midfielder
11, Rankin-Costello, Defensive Midfielder
19, Hedges, Attacking Midfielder
8, Szmodics, Attacking Midfielder
10, Dolan, Attacking Midfielder
9, Gallagher, Striker
Starting lineup
- 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
- 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
- Referee:
- John Busby
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Richard Wild
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Rob Smith
- Fourth Official:
- Matt Donohue
Match Officials
Season so far
Championship
Key, Sunderland v Blackburn
League position, Sunderland 2nd, Blackburn Rovers 9thTotal points, Sunderland 32, Blackburn Rovers 22
Goals scored
Sunderland 26Blackburn Rovers 19Goals conceded
Sunderland 12Blackburn Rovers 17Shots
Sunderland 130Blackburn Rovers 121Shots on target
Sunderland 64Blackburn Rovers 64Shots off target
Sunderland 66Blackburn Rovers 57Blocked shots
Sunderland 54Blackburn Rovers 48Passing accuracy %
Sunderland 81.72Blackburn Rovers 80.42Points gained from a losing position
Sunderland 1Blackburn Rovers 5Points dropped from a winning position
Sunderland 9Blackburn Rovers 2Form guide
All competitions
Sunderland won
v Cardiff City
0
2
Championship
Blackburn Rovers lose
v Ipswich Town
0
1
Championship
Sunderland draw
v Queens Park Rangers
0
0
Championship
Blackburn Rovers draw
v Middlesbrough
0
0
Championship
Sunderland lose
v Southampton
4
2
Championship
Blackburn Rovers draw
v Plymouth Argyle
1
1
Championship
Sunderland lose
v Leicester City
0
1
Championship
Blackburn Rovers draw
v Millwall
1
1
Championship
Sunderland lose
v Norwich City
1
0
Championship
Blackburn Rovers lose
v Swansea City
2
1
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Sunderland and Blackburn RoversSunderland Won 44Blackburn Rovers Won 31Draw 19
Played
94
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
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
Blackburn Rovers 2 , Sunderland 0 on the 18th of October 2022
Blackburn Rovers
Sunderland
18th of October 2022
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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.