Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Monday 28 December 2009

Result

Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland

Premier League · Monday 28 December 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland: match report

Blackburn Rovers drew with Sunderland 2-2 in the Premier League on Monday 28 December 2009. The half-time score was 0-0.

Darren Bent opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from Morten Gamst Pedersen (53') and El-Hadji Diouf (77'). Sunderland scored through Darren Bent (52') and Darren Bent (65').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card; Sunderland received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 12th on 20 points from 19 and Sunderland 10th on 22 points from 19. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 10th with 50 points, and Sunderland 13th with 44.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sunderland in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Blackburn Rovers wins, 3 draws and 3 for Sunderland.

Going into the match Blackburn Rovers's last five read D-L-L-D-D and Sunderland's D-L-L-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Yellow card · Nyron NosworthySunderland
  • 36'Yellow card · David MeylerSunderland
  • 52'Goal · Darren BentSunderland · 0-1
  • 53'Goal · Morten Gamst PedersenBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers
  • 65'Goal · Darren BentSunderland · 1-2
  • 77'Goal · El-Hadji DioufBlackburn Rovers · 2-2
  • 88'Yellow card · Phil BardsleySunderland
  • 90'Yellow card · P. Da SilvaSunderland

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 4, draws 3, Sunderland 3.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Paul Robinson, Christopher Samba, Gaël Givet-Viaros, Pascal Chimbonda, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Steven Nzonzi, Keith Andrews, Jason Roberts, Junior Hoilett, Ryan Nelsen, B. McCarthy

Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)

Marton Fulop, Phil Bardsley, George McCartney, Nyron Nosworthy, Lorik Cana, Paulo da Silva, Jordan Henderson, David Meyler, Darren Bent, Daryl Murphy, Fraizer Campbell