Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland: result and report

Championship · Thursday 26 December 2024

Result

Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland

Championship · Thursday 26 December 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Blackburn Rovers · Sunderland · Championship predictions

Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland: match report

Blackburn Rovers drew with Sunderland 2-2 in the Championship on Thursday 26 December 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Yuki Ohashi opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from Yuki Ohashi (13') and Harry Leonard (90'). Sunderland scored through Chris Rigg (51') and Wilson Isidor (55').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Sunderland received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 5th on 37 points from 21 and Sunderland 4th on 43 points from 22. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 7th with 66 points, and Sunderland 4th with 82.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sunderland in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harry Leonard of Blackburn Rovers (7.7), ahead of Makhtar Gueye (7.5).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Yuki OhashiBlackburn Rovers · 1-0
  • 29'Yellow card · Yuki OhashiBlackburn Rovers
  • 33'Yellow card · Trai HumeSunderland
  • 51'Goal · Chris RiggSunderland · 1-1
  • 55'Goal · Wilson IsidorSunderland · 1-2
  • 58'Yellow card · Dominic HyamBlackburn Rovers
  • 83'Yellow card · Luke O'NienSunderland
  • 90'Goal · Harry LeonardBlackburn Rovers · 2-2
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Patrick RobertsSunderland

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Aynsley Pears, Callum Brittain, Dominic Hyam, Danny Batth, Owen Beck, Lewis Baker, Sondre Tronstad, Tyrhys Dolan, Todd Cantwell, Ryan Hedges, Yuki Ohashi

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

Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume, Chris Mepham, Luke O'Nien, Dennis Cirkin, Dan Neil, Jobe Bellingham, Patrick Roberts, Chris Rigg, Eliezer Mayenda Dossou, Wilson Isidor