In this week 24 match on Dec 26th, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers will play a match in Sunderland in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Sunderland sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Hull City. Ross Stewart scored the first goal for Sunderland in the 74th minute, but Ozan Tufan got the equalizer for Hull City in the 82nd minute earning Hull City a comeback draw. Sunderland is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Ben Gibson scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers on an own goal in the 4th minute, then Dolan added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Ben Brereton At the end of 90 a dissapointed Norwich City couldn’t manage to score, and Blackburn Rovers took the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Blackburn Rovers was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Ben Brereton struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 32nd minute, then Scott Wharton added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Ryan Hedges In the end, Sunderland was frustrated by Blackburn Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackburn Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Blackburn Rovers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ben Brereton and Bradley Dack each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Sunderland’s most prolific scorer has been Amad Traoré. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.