In a mid week match on Tue Oct 18th, in week 16, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers will play a match in Blackburn in a clash of these two mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Blackburn Rovers sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Wigan Athletic. Nathan Broadhead struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 62nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Blackburn Rovers couldn’t manage to score, and Wigan Athletic took the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sunderland recorded a 1-2 loss against Swansea City. Oliver Cooper struck first for Swansea City in the 13th minute on a feed from Matt Grimes, then Harry Darling added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Sunderland is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
For Sunderland, their top scorers are Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Blackburn Rovers’s most prolific scorer has been Ben Brereton. The English attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.