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  • Samba 45’

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  • Jones 49’
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  1. Sunderland win at Blackburn

    Sunderland win at Blackburn

    A superb second half performance from Sunderland saw them clinch all three points in a 2-1 Premier League win over Blackburn at Ewood Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • Sunderland
    • 90' That's it! A superb second half performance has clinched the three points for Sunderland and Roy Keane. The 2-1 victory has sent the 5,000 travelling fans into delirium!
    • 90' Roy Keane is looking nervously at his watch as he waves his players back in position to defend the final Blackburn attack.
    • 90' Blackburn look devoid of ideas now with two minutes to be added. That goalmouth scramble appears to have been the crucial moment of survival for Sunderland.
    • 87' A desperate scramble in the Sunderland box eventually amounts to nothing with the ball pinballing around. Aaron Mokoena had the final shot from six yards blocked after a number of headers were cleared.
    • 84' Roy Keane makes a double change of his own, Dwight Yorke and Grant Leadbitter, replacing the Sunderland stars Steed Malbranque and Djibril Cisse.
    • 83' Santa Cruz hits the side netting from close range, but Fulop looked to have his goal covered from that angle.
    • 81' Martin Fulop makes a desperate save to deny Santa Cruz from close range. It was a tame header from that position but the Sunderland keeper took no chances.
    • 79' Tugay immediately gets the ball under control and finds Santa Cruz in a dangerous position, but the striker looks isolated now.
    • 77' Tugay has replaced Pedersen with Blackburn desperately needing the Turk to get his foot on the ball and make something happen.
    • 74' Sunderland have deserved to be at least on level terms after their all-action display in the second half. Blackburn will need to find a new gear to get back into this.
    • 71' Aaron Mokoena brings down Malbranque, who has been excellent in this second half, and is given a yellow card for his troubles.
    • 71' GOAL!! Djibril Cisse has put Sunderland in front, toe-poking the ball past Paul Robinson after being slipped through on goal by Dean Whitehead. Can Roy Keane's side cling on to this lead now?
    • 67' Vociferous appeals for a penalty from Sunderland as Kieran Richardson's cross is blocked just inside the area by Danny Simpson. Replays are inconclusive, but it looks to have hit both his chest and his arm.
    • 64' Kenwyne Jones is provoking concerned looks from the Sunderland bench after he stays down clutching his head after another strong aerial challenge with Khizanishvili. He seems okay, getting to his feet tentatively.
    • 61' Paul Ince makes a double change, replacing Keith Andrews and Jason Roberts, with Carlos Villaneuva and Matt Derbyshire; again it looks to be an attacking move.
    • 60' A perfectly timed tackle by Samba prevent Djibril Cisse streaking through on goal after Malbranque's ball.
    • 56' A beautifully-flighted free-kick by set-piece specialist Kieran Richardson brings a good save out of Paul Robinson diving to his left and tipping it over the bar.
    • 54' Teemu Tainio is replaced by Andy Reid in what has to be regarded as a positive substitution by Roy Keane.
    • 54' Zurab Khizanishvili has been booked now, along with Kenwyne Jones for petulant pushing in the box.
    • 52' Blackburn have really been caught napping so far in the second half. Paul Ince's side have been made to look very sloppy by Sunderland.
    • 49' GOAL!! Sunderland do equalise through Kenwyne Jones! Paul Robinson makes a real hash of a punched clearance and the ball falls to Jones who converts his over-head from very close range.
    • 47' A terrific opportunity for The Black Cats to equalise through Kenwyne Jones, the striker hitting the bar with a header from close range.
    • 46' The second half is underway and Sunderland are immediately responding to the rollicking they will have received from Roy Keane.
    • 45' Blackburn deserve their lead and their strategy of throwing everyone in the box for set-pieces has succeeded in unsettling Sunderland.
    • 45' With just the one minute of stoppage time added, Samba's goal is the final act of the first half.
    • 45' GOAL!! Christopher Samba rises above a crowd of players to power a header past Martin Fulop to finally break the deadlock for Blackburn.
    • 43' A mis-cue from Malbranque on the left enables Kieran Richardson, who was lurking nearby, to challenge for the ball on the edge of the area, but Khizanishvili muscles him off the ball.
    • 41' Both sides have clearly decided that the aerial route is the best strategy for success and a period of head-tennis ensues with nobody seemingly willing to get the ball down and pass. Maybe a player such as Tugay may justify a second-half appearance to give the game some class.
    • 38' Danny Collins is the latest player to be cautioned after petulantly handling the ball after seeing the ball travelling past him.
    • 35' The game, having started very brightly, has descended into a very scrappy affair of late, with neither side able to string together any fluid possession.
    • 33' Stephen Warnock is the third man to be booked by referee Steve Tanner after colliding with Dean Whitehead in the centre of midfield.
    • 31' A dangerous Pedersen free-kick from the edge of the Sunderland box brings a fine save from Fulop, diving low to his left to parry away the driven shot.
    • 29' Anton Ferdinand is booked for dissent after Nyron Nosworthy is penalised for a clumsy challenge, climbing all over Roque Santa Cruz to make a header clearance.
    • 25' Sunderland continue to be sloppy with the ball and this time Steed Malbranque squanders possession with a poor long ball, then Teemu Tainio slides in late on Andrews and receives a booking.
    • 23' Malbranque then does his talking with the ball, slipping Djibril Cisse through, but Robinson is sharp off his line and smothers himself to save.
    • 21' Keiran Richardson is bawling out his team mates as they continue to struggle to prevent Blackburn dominating possession.
    • 19' Kenwyne Jones is put through on goal after Malbranque's through ball, but the big forward's shot is tame from a tight angle and Paul Robinson collects comfortably.
    • 16' Keith Andrews is aggrieved as he challenges with Anton Ferdinand in the Sunderland penalty area but he is adjudged to have handled under pressure - harsh decision.
    • 14' Christopher Samba reacts sluggishly to another whipped cross from Pedersen which the defender really should have made better contact with.
    • 12' It's all Blackburn and an exquisitly-flighted Pedersen free-kick from 30 yards out is saved by the diving Fulop, at full stretch. Great strike from the winger.
    • 9' Another corner from the right by Pedersen is met by Roque Santa Cruz, who scored against Sunderland midweek, and the striker's header hits the crossbar. The visitors survive again.
    • 8' Zurab Khizanishvili has a good chance to break the deadlock early on with a mis-directed header from only three yards out, meeting a corner unmarked.
    • 7' Referee Steve Tanner halts proceedings to lecture a cluster of players in the box before a Blackburn corner can be taken.
    • 5' The game has started at a ferocious pace, end-to-end, and Blackburn have Sunderland under the cosh with Morten Gamst Pedersen's throw-ins proving a threat.
    • 3' A glorious early chance for Blackburn as Keith Andrews lays the ball off with a header into the run of Stephen Warnock, but the defender mis-cues his effort wide.
    • 1' Sunderland win an early corner straight from kick-off thanks to Kenwyne Jones, but it amounts to nothing.
    • 0' Just three days after Blackburn's 2-1 Carling Cup victory at the Stadium of Light, Paul Ince's side will be looking to add to Roy Keane's woes by inflicting a Premier League defeat at Ewood Park. The Black Cats, in turn, will be desperate to clamber out of the bottom three with a positive result today.

  • Team Stats

    Blackburn Rovers Stats Sunderland
    54% Possession 45%
    19 Shots 16
    8 Shots on target 5
    2 Saves 4
    11 Corners 9
    10 Fouls 10
    0 Offsides 3
    3 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    17 Tackles 21
    276 Accurate passes 220
    41 Bad passes 34

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Blackburn Rovers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0
      4 Christopher Samba 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 26 3 2
      3 Stephen Warnock 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 32 8 3
      22 Danny Simpson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 0 3
      2 Andre Ooijer 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 9 5
      13 Zurab Khizanishvili 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 26 3 1
      15 Aaron Mokoena 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 31 2 1
      17 Keith Andrews 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 20 1 1
      12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 19 3 0
      9 Roque Santa Cruz 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 21 3 1
      30 Jason Roberts 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0
      23 Robbie Fowler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Jason Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Carlos Villanueva 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0
      27 Matt Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      5 Kerimoglou Tugay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3 0
      25 Alan Judge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Keith Treacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Sunderland
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      32 Marton Fülöp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      5 Nyron Nosworthy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 4
      15 Danny Collins 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 21 4 1
      2 Phillip Bardsley 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 33 1 3
      26 Anton Ferdinand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 3 2
      6 Dean Whitehead 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 32 6 4
      4 Teemu Tainio 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 5 1
      8 Steed Malbranque 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 30 4 4
      10 Kieran Richardson 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 19 4 1
      17 Kenwyne Jones 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 9 0 0
      9 Djibril Cisse 1 5 1 1 2 2 0 11 1 1
      14 Daryl Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      46 Nick Colgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 El Hadji Diouf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Andy Reid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 0
      42 Jordan Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Dwight Yorke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      18 Grant Leadbitter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 87' A desperate scramble in the Sunderland box eventually amounts to nothing with the ball pinballing around. Aaron Mokoena had the final shot from six yards blocked after a number of headers were cleared.
    • 83' Santa Cruz hits the side netting from close range, but Fulop looked to have his goal covered from that angle.
    • 81' Martin Fulop makes a desperate save to deny Santa Cruz from close range. It was a tame header from that position but the Sunderland keeper took no chances.
    • 71' GOAL!! Djibril Cisse has put Sunderland in front, toe-poking the ball past Paul Robinson after being slipped through on goal by Dean Whitehead. Can Roy Keane's side cling on to this lead now?
    • 67' Vociferous appeals for a penalty from Sunderland as Kieran Richardson's cross is blocked just inside the area by Danny Simpson. Replays are inconclusive, but it looks to have hit both his chest and his arm.
    • 60' A perfectly timed tackle by Samba prevent Djibril Cisse streaking through on goal after Malbranque's ball.
    • 56' A beautifully-flighted free-kick by set-piece specialist Kieran Richardson brings a good save out of Paul Robinson diving to his left and tipping it over the bar.
    • 49' GOAL!! Sunderland do equalise through Kenwyne Jones! Paul Robinson makes a real hash of a punched clearance and the ball falls to Jones who converts his over-head from very close range.
    • 47' A terrific opportunity for The Black Cats to equalise through Kenwyne Jones, the striker hitting the bar with a header from close range.
    • 45' GOAL!! Christopher Samba rises above a crowd of players to power a header past Martin Fulop to finally break the deadlock for Blackburn.
    • 43' A mis-cue from Malbranque on the left enables Kieran Richardson, who was lurking nearby, to challenge for the ball on the edge of the area, but Khizanishvili muscles him off the ball.
    • 31' A dangerous Pedersen free-kick from the edge of the Sunderland box brings a fine save from Fulop, diving low to his left to parry away the driven shot.
    • 23' Malbranque then does his talking with the ball, slipping Djibril Cisse through, but Robinson is sharp off his line and smothers himself to save.
    • 19' Kenwyne Jones is put through on goal after Malbranque's through ball, but the big forward's shot is tame from a tight angle and Paul Robinson collects comfortably.
    • 12' It's all Blackburn and an exquisitly-flighted Pedersen free-kick from 30 yards out is saved by the diving Fulop, at full stretch. Great strike from the winger.
    • 9' Another corner from the right by Pedersen is met by Roque Santa Cruz, who scored against Sunderland midweek, and the striker's header hits the crossbar. The visitors survive again.
    • 8' Zurab Khizanishvili has a good chance to break the deadlock early on with a mis-directed header from only three yards out, meeting a corner unmarked.
    • 3' A glorious early chance for Blackburn as Keith Andrews lays the ball off with a header into the run of Stephen Warnock, but the defender mis-cues his effort wide.
    • 0' Just three days after Blackburn's 2-1 Carling Cup victory at the Stadium of Light, Paul Ince's side will be looking to add to Roy Keane's woes by inflicting a Premier League defeat at Ewood Park. The Black Cats, in turn, will be desperate to clamber out of the bottom three with a positive result today.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Blackburn Rovers

    Manager: Paul Ince

    Starting line-up

    • P. Robinson
    • A. Ooijer
    • C. Samba Goal
    • Z. Khizanishvili Yellow Card
    • S. Warnock Yellow Card
    • D. Simpson
    • K. Andrews Substitution Out (61′)
    • A. Mokoena Yellow Card
    • M. Pedersen Substitution Out (77′)
    • J. Roberts Substitution Out (61′)
    • R. Santa Cruz

    Subs

    • K. Tugay Substitution In77′
    • R. Fowler
    • M. Derbyshire Substitution In61′
    • J. Brown
    • K. Treacy
    • C. Villanueva Substitution In61′
    • A. Judge

    Injured

    • D. Dunn
    • B. Emerton
    • V. Grella
    • S. Reid

    Suspended

    None

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Roy Keane

    Captain: Dean Whitehead

    Starting line-up

    • M. Fulop
    • P. Bardsley
    • N. Nosworthy
    • A. Ferdinand Yellow Card
    • D. Collins Yellow Card
    • T. Tainio Yellow Card Substitution Out (54′)
    • D. Whitehead
    • K. Richardson
    • S. Malbranque Substitution Out (83′)
    • K. Jones Goal Yellow Card
    • D. Cissé Goal Substitution Out (83′)

    Subs

    • E. Diouf
    • D. Yorke Substitution In83′
    • A. Reid Substitution In54′
    • N. Colgan
    • D. Murphy
    • G. Leadbitter Substitution In83′
    • J. Henderson

    Injured

    • G. McCartney
    • D. Ward
    • C. Gordon
    • R. Anderson
    • M. Waghorn

    Suspended

    None

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