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Substitute Ellis Simms snatched an injury-time winner as Sunderland came from behind to beat Blackburn.
Ross Stewart, making his first start in four months, headed Tyler Morton’s free-kick into his own net to give Rovers an early lead.
But Stewart atoned for his error two minutes later, winning and scoring a penalty to make it 1-1.
It looked as though the points would be shared until Blackburn failed to clear a free-kick and Simms stabbed home.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Patterson
- 11GoochSubstituted forWrightat 79′minutes
- 5Ballard
- 13O’Nien
- 3CirkinBooked at 39minsSubstituted forHumeat 51′minutesBooked at 60mins
- 4Evans
- 24Neil
- 10RobertsSubstituted forSimmsat 80′minutes
- 16DialloBooked at 90mins
- 20Clarke
- 14Stewart
Substitutes
- 9Simms
- 12Bass
- 17Ba
- 25Michut
- 26Wright
- 27Matete
- 32Hume
Blackburn
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Kaminski
- 11Rankin-CostelloBooked at 90mins
- 4AyalaBooked at 52mins
- 5Hyam
- 3Pickering
- 6MortonBooked at 25mins
- 21BuckleyBooked at 87mins
- 19Hedges
- 23DackSubstituted forTravisat 77′minutes
- 22Brereton
- 9GallagherSubstituted forHirstat 77′minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 13Pears
- 14Hirst
- 16Wharton
- 18Markanday
- 27Travis
- 30Garrett
- 33Phillips
- Referee:
- Darren Bond
- Attendance:
- 43,921
Live Text
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Match ends, Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
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Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
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Foul by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).
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Luke O’Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
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Amad Diallo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
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Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ellis Simms (Sunderland).
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Goal! Sunderland 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ellis Simms (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Ballard following a set piece situation.
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George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).
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Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
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Bailey Wright (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Amad Diallo (Sunderland).
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John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
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Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
