Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Wed 20 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Jack Clarke pen
Harry Leonard 35' 1–1
1–2 45+1' Dan Neil
1–3 78' Jack Clarke
Lewis Travis 31' Y
Adam Wharton 45' Y
Harry Leonard 50' Y
Y 71' Alex Pritchard
Jake Garrett 77' Y
Y 86' Abdoullah Ba
Joe Rankin-Costello 90' Y
Y 90' Daniel Ballard

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1 Richard Wild
  • Assistant 2 Alex James (England)
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Sunderland AFC H 1–3 L
16 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
02 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–3 L
27 Aug Watford FC A 1–0 W
19 Aug Hull City AFC H 1–2 L
12 Aug Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 3–1 W
16 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
02 Sep Southampton FC H 5–0 W
26 Aug Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
19 Aug Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
12 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Sunderland AFC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
  • 5' Samuel Szmodics, a Ireland midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Alex Pritchard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' The England Jack Clarke breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 0-1!
  • 31' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 35' What composure from Harry Leonard! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Semir Telalovic, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Adam Wharton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Dan Neil makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Sunderland AFC are in front.
  • 50' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Moran suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Lewis Travis exits the field as Joe Rankin-Costello enters on 58.
  • 63' Patrick Roberts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Patrick Roberts comes on to replace Mason Burstow.
  • 69' Abdoullah Ba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' Alex Pritchard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Adam Wharton exits the field as Jake Garrett enters on 72.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jake Garrett on 77.
  • 78' A stunning finish from Jack Clarke — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' Andrew Moran makes way for Semir Telalovic at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Abdoullah Ba. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Adil Aouchiche. He replaces Alex Pritchard on 90 minute.
  • 90' Joe Rankin-Costello has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Rigg 2
Harry Leonard 2
Jack Clarke 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Scott Wharton 1
Ross Stewart 1
Yuki Ohashi 1

Head to Head

2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-09-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-08-27 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-08-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-08-12 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-09-02 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Southampton FC W 2023-08-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2023-08-19 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Sunderland AFC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw28% Sunderland AFC41%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
69%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC24% Draw46% Sunderland AFC30%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.