Sunderland 1-5 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Monday 1 April 2024

Result

Sunderland 1-5 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Monday 1 April 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

Sunderland · Blackburn Rovers · Championship predictions

Sunderland 1-5 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Sunderland lost to Blackburn Rovers 1-5 in the Championship on Monday 1 April 2024. The half-time score was 0-2.

Sammie Szmodics opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Sunderland's goal came from C. Rigg (77'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Sammie Szmodics (29'), Sammie Szmodics (36'), Ryan Hedges (47'), T. Dolan (54') and A. Moran (81').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Sunderland were 12th on 51 points from 39 and Blackburn Rovers 19th on 42 points from 39. Sunderland went on to finish that season 16th with 56 points, and Blackburn Rovers 19th with 53.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers (8.9), ahead of Ryan Hedges (8.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Sunderland wins, 3 draws and 2 for Blackburn Rovers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · Sammie SzmodicsBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 36'Goal · Sammie SzmodicsBlackburn Rovers · 0-2
  • 47'Goal · Ryan HedgesBlackburn Rovers · 0-3
  • 54'Goal · T. DolanBlackburn Rovers · 0-4
  • 77'Goal · C. RiggSunderland · 1-4
  • 81'Goal · A. MoranBlackburn Rovers · 1-5

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sunderland 5, draws 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Team news

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Sunderland line-up (4-2-3-1)

Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume, Luke O'Nien, Dan Ballard, Callum Styles, Pierre Ekwah, Dan Neil, Patrick Roberts, Adil Aouchiche, Romaine Mundle, Jobe Bellingham

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Aynsley Pears, Callum Brittain, Dominic Hyam, Scott Wharton, Harry Pickering, Sondre Tronstad, Joe Rankin-Costello, Ryan Hedges, Sammie Szmodics, Tyrhys Dolan, Sam Gallagher