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Sunderland vs Blackburn: result 3-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 21Kick-off on January 1, 2011 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
3-0
Blackburn

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Blackburn?

Sunderland won 3-0 on January 1, 2011.

Goalscorers

  • 11′D. WelbeckSunderland
  • 19′D. BentSunderland
  • 89′A. GyanSunderland

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Blackburn

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

  1. 11D. Bent
  2. 17D. Welbeck
  1. 8S. Malbranque
  2. 10J. Henderson
  3. 18David Meyler
  1. 2Phil Bardsley
  2. 3Kieran Richardson
  3. 19Titus Malachi Bramble
  4. 27Ahmed El Mohamady
  5. 29A. Ferdinand
  1. 1C. Gordon

Blackburn

  1. 10E. Diouf
  2. 23J. Hoilett
  3. 41M. Diouf
  1. 7Brett Emerton
  2. 8David Dunn
  3. 12M. Pedersen
  4. 6R. Nelsen
  1. 3M. Olsson
  2. 5G. Givet
  3. 31G. Hanley
  1. 13Mark Bunn
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Blackburn have 6, 2 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 28, 2010Blackpool(home)0-2Premier League
Dec 26, 2010Manchester United(away)0-2Premier League
Dec 18, 2010Bolton(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 11, 2010Fulham(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 5, 2010West Ham(home)1-0Premier League
Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 28, 2010West Brom(away)3-1Premier League
Dec 26, 2010Stoke City(home)0-2Premier League
Dec 18, 2010West Ham(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 12, 2010Bolton(away)1-2Premier League
Dec 4, 2010Wolves(home)3-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Sunderland wins, 1 draw, 0 Blackburn wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 18, 2010Blackburn 0-0 SunderlandPremier League

Last archived meeting: Blackburn vs Sunderland on Oct 18, 2010

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 1.4 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland1.11.185/155/15
Blackburn1.41.7310/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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18Sunderland61146124

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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