SUNDERLAND. Blackburn Rovers tops Sunderland 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 42,019 spectators.​ The referee was John Busby with the collaboration of Richard Wild and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.34 degrees Celsius or 43.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sunderland had a superior ball possession 55% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Blackburn Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Sunderland shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Sunderland stays with 51 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will has 45 points like Stoke City to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will host Bristol City on the 6th of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Bristol City (2 draws).

Blackburn Rovers will host Southampton on the 6th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Southampton (0 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mike Dodds decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson (6.1), Trai Hume (6.3), Luke O’Nien (6.3), Daniel Ballard (6.4), Callum Styles (6.4), P. Ekwah (7.3), Dan Neil (7.7), P. Roberts (6.3), A. Aouchiche (6.6), R. Mundle (6.8) and Jobe Bellingham (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Abdoullah Ba, L. Hjelde, T. Pembélé, Luís Semedo, M. Burstow, Jack Clarke  (7.5), N. Bishop, C. Rigg (7.3) and B. Dack (6.6).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: R. Mundle for Jack Clarke  (55′), A. Aouchiche for B. Dack (55′) and P. Roberts for C. Rigg (55′).

Player of the match: Dan Neil​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Dan Neil.

His rating is 7.7 with 73 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Also Blackburn Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Eustace played with: A. Pears (7.8), Callum Brittain (7.0), Dominic Hyam (7.0), S. Wharton (7.0), Harry Pickering (6.7), S. Tronstad (7.1), J. Rankin-Costello (8.1), Ryan Hedges (8.7), Sammie Szmodics (8.9), T. Dolan (8.1) and Sam Gallagher (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: A. Moran (7.3), Leopold Wahlstedt, Hayden Carter, D. Markanday (6.8), J. Buckley (6.4), S. Telalović, Y. Ayari, B. Chrisene (7.0) and Kyle McFadzean.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of B. Chrisene (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: Harry Pickering for B. Chrisene (20′), Sam Gallagher for A. Moran (68′), Ryan Hedges for J. Buckley (74′) and J. Rankin-Costello for D. Markanday (74′).

Player of the match: Sammie Szmodics​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Sammie Szmodics.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• West Bromwich Albion – Watford – 2-2
• Swansea City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
• Sunderland – Blackburn Rovers – 1-5
• Stoke City – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
• Rotherham United – Millwall – 2-1
• Plymouth Argyle – Bristol City – 0-1
• Middlesbrough – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
• Leicester City – Norwich City – 3-1
• Leeds United – Hull City – 3-1
• Ipswich Town – Southampton – 3-2
• Coventry City – Cardiff City – 1-2
• Birmingham City – Preston North End – 1-0