Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Monday 26 December 2022, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Championship on Monday 26 December 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Sunderland's goals came from Ross Stewart (22', penalty) and Ellis Simms (90+1'). Blackburn Rovers scored through an own goal by Ross Stewart (18').

Discipline: Sunderland received 3 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sunderland were 13th on 31 points from 23 and Blackburn Rovers 3rd on 39 points from 23. Sunderland went on to finish that season 6th with 72 points, and Blackburn Rovers 7th with 69.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackburn Rovers in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ross Stewart of Sunderland (7.5), level with Ellis Simms (7.5).

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

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