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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 30 (setup 4, season 37)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Sunderland
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Thomas KAMINSKI16Unai SIMÓN Mendibil
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Lewis TRAVIS728Kyle WALKER
Victor KRISTIANSEN73Achraf HAKIMI
Tyler MORTON74Alessandro BASTONI
Jairo QUINTEROS Sierra5William SALIBA
Jake GARRETT76Federico Santiago VALVERDE Dipetta
JEONG Sang-bin78Leroy SANÉ
Tyrhys DOLAN687Nicolň BARELLA
Sam GALLAGHER97Julián ÁLVAREZ
John BUCKLEY610Lautaro Javier MARTÍNEZ
Adam ARMSTRONG7117Khvicha KVARATSKHELIA
ManagerChris Goddard
Callum BRITTAIN12Antoine GRIEZMANN
Angus GUNN13Manuel AKANJI
Kasey PALMER14Benjamin PAVARD
Jack VALE15Victor OSIMHEN
Clinton MOLA716Josko GVARDIOL

Blackburn Rovers 0 Sunderland 3
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 31,188, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Fred GRAHAM 6½)
Scorers59 Álvarez, 75 Álvarez, 78 Álvarez
59 Garrett <=> Palmer, 68 Jeong <=> MolaSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings20 Saliba
4Corners8
13Fouls7
1Offsides7
5Shots on15
4Shots off12
9Total shots27
4Shots saved10
41%Possession59%
Man of the match: Kyle WALKER
2ARMSTRONG's shot beat SIMÓN but rebounded off the Sunderland woodwork.
3A shot from ÁLVAREZ held little difficulty for KAMINSKI.
8A penalty box scramble resulted in WALKER tapping a low shot wide.
9The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from ÁLVAREZ.
11A perfect strike from ÁLVAREZ was dealt with by a good block from the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
15ÁLVAREZ flicked a simple chance past the far post.
20A bad foul gets SALIBA a yellow card.
23MARTÍNEZ brought the ball round GARRETT and stroked a weak shot well wide.
33GARRETT kicked the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
37ÁLVAREZ steamed through the Blackburn Rovers defence but shot straight at the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
43A free-kick from MARTÍNEZ went over the bar.
45A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
 
49ÁLVAREZ beat JEONG and whacked the ball to BARELLA who fired his shot wide.
51ÁLVAREZ ran onto a great ball from BARELLA but blasted his effort wide of the righthand post.
55The 'keeper was able to block a weak shot from BARELLA.
59GOAL!! A strike from ÁLVAREZ which KAMINSKI managed to claw away was deemed over the line and the ref awarded the goal. (1-0 Sunderland)
65MARTÍNEZ was put clear by ÁLVAREZ and he raced past the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
69The stunned Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from TRAVIS dropped just over.
75GOAL!! A great dummy from VALVERDE allowed BARELLA to lay a low ball off to ÁLVAREZ who thrust the ball into the roof of the net. (2-0 Sunderland)
78GOAL!! A wonderful drive from HAKIMI was palmed away by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper only as far as ÁLVAREZ who knocked the ball past the stranded 'keeper. (3-0 Sunderland)
80ÁLVAREZ placed a deadly shot wide from long range.
84A cross from KVARATSKHELIA left ÁLVAREZ in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.