Sunderland vs Blackburn

21 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Bell

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Tyrhys Dolan 33’

Match summary

Blackburn took a 1-0 win at Sunderland. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.

Tyrhys Dolan put Blackburn ahead in the 33rd minute.

Sunderland can feel hard done by, creating 0.81 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Blackburn's 0.30 from 2.

Match stats

Sunderland Blackburn
16 Shots 2
2 Shots on Target 1
10 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.81 xG 0.29
0.81 Non-penalty xG 0.29

Key events

Sunderland Blackburn
Kick-off
33’
Tyrhys Dolan0-1 (Blackburn)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Chris Rigg
Blackburn
  • Ryan Hedges
  • Adam Forshaw

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 0.30 33’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 0-1 33’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 0.30 33’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 0-1 Dolan 33’
Sunderland 0.81 xGBlackburn 0.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Sunderland attacking 
33’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 4’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 41’ Harrison Jones (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 64’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Milan Aleksić (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Milan Aleksić (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 4’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 41’ Harrison Jones (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 64’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Milan Aleksić (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Milan Aleksić (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Tom Watson (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Joseph Anderson
90′ – – – – – – –
Salis Abdul Samed Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Tom Watson Taken off
78′ – – 3 0.13 – – –
Harrison Jones Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Milan Aleksić Taken off
65′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 5 0.32 – – –
Chris Rigg Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – –
Enzo Le Fée Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Eliezer Mayenda Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Patrick Roberts Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
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

Sunderland win 43% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Blackburn win 28% Avg odds 3.37

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

Form going into the game

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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.