Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 12:30 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Tyler Morton
Dennis Cirken 39' Y
Y 52' Daniel Ayala
Trai Hume 60' Y
Y 87' John Buckley
Y 90' George Hirst
Y 90' Joe Rankin-Costello

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
17 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
12 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
03 Dec Millwall FC H 3–0 W
11 Nov Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W
05 Nov Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
17 Dec Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
10 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–4 L
13 Nov Burnley FC A 0–3 L
05 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
01 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
7/4
61-75
1/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' With 2 assists to his name this season, Harry Pickering is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Ryan Hedges, a Wales forward, has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' Goal! Ross Stewart scores his 47 goal in 212 matches.
  • 22' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ross Stewart makes it 1-1.
  • 25' Tyler Morton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' Sunderland AFC have won 490 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 39' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Dahl Tomasson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 51' Trai Hume has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dennis Cirken on 51 minute.
  • 52' Daniel Ayala catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Trai Hume.
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 76' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Bradley Dack exits the field as Lewis Travis enters on 76.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Bailey Wright on, Lynden Gooch off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 397 games and scored 491 goals.
  • 87' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. John Buckley will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' George Hirst picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sunderland AFC 2-1 Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Chris Rigg 2
Harry Leonard 2
Jack Clarke 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Ben Brereton 1
Andrew Moran 1
Scott Wharton 1

Head to Head

2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-12-17 Hull City AFC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2022-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-12-03 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Millwall FC W 2022-11-11 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2022-11-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC L 2022-11-13 Burnley FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC44% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC28%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
56%
Sunderland AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC29% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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