Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
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' In just a few seconds Stadium of Light will turn into a battlefield for Sunderland AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Daniel Ayala needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Ben Brereton, a Chile forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' GOAL! Ross Stewart fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 22' Magnificent from Ross Stewart! That is 47 goals in 212 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 25' Tyler Morton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 386 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Dennis Cirken. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 49' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 51' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Dennis Cirken exits the field as Trai Hume enters on 51.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Ayala.
  • 57' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
  • 60' That is a Yellow card for Sunderland AFC. Trai Hume will be fuming at that decision.
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Tyler Morton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Bradley Dack as he leaves the pitch. Lewis Travis steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 80' Lynden Gooch makes way for Bailey Wright at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for John Buckley on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. George Hirst is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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