Blackburn vs Sunderland

20 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Busby

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Harry Leonard 35’
  • Jack Clarke 28’ (pen), 78’
  • Dan Neil 45+1’

Match summary

Sunderland beat Blackburn 3-1 on the road. Sunderland led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jack Clarke put Sunderland ahead from the penalty spot in the 28th minute, Harry Leonard equalised with a header in the 35th minute, and Dan Neil put Sunderland back in front from a corner in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Clarke made it 1-3 in the 78th minute.

Blackburn can feel hard done by, creating 3.08 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Sunderland's 1.61 from 13.

Match stats

Blackburn Sunderland
22 Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.08 xG 1.61
3.08 Non-penalty xG 0.82

Key events

Blackburn Sunderland
Kick-off
28’
Jack Clarke
Penalty
0-1 (Sunderland)
Harry Leonard1-1 (Blackburn)
35’
45+1’
Dan Neil1-2 (Sunderland)
Half-time1-2
78’
Jack Clarke1-3 (Sunderland)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackburn
  • Lewis Travis
  • Adam Wharton
  • Harry Leonard
  • Joe Rankin-Costello
  • Jake Garrett
Sunderland
  • Daniel Ballard
  • Abdoullah Ba
  • Alex Pritchard

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.08 1.61 28’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 0-1 28’ 35’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), 1-1 35’ 45+1’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), 1-2 45+1’ 78’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 1-3 78’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.08 1.61 28’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 0-1 Clarke 28’ 35’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), 1-1 Leonard 35’ 45+1’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), 1-2 Neil 45+1’ 78’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 1-3 Clarke 78’
Blackburn 3.08 xGSunderland 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Blackburn attacking 
28’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 35’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 10’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 10’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 10’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 9’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 49’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 47’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 53’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 66’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 30’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 78’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 50’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 12’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 83’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 81’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Semir Telalović (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 28’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 35’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 10’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 10’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 10’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 9’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 49’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 66’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 30’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 47’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 53’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 78’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 50’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 12’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 83’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 81’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Semir Telalović (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Lewis Travis Taken off
58′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Adam Wharton Taken off
72′ – – – – – –
Ryan Hedges Taken off
58′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.43 – – –
Andrew Moran Taken off
83′ – – 3 0.41 – – –
Harry Leonard Taken off
58′ 1 – 5 1.50 – –
Joe Rankin-Costello Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – –
Dilan Markanday Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Jake Garrett Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Semir Telalović Came on as a substitute
7′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 42% Avg odds 2.27
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Sunderland win 32% Avg odds 2.96

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.