Rovers 1-0 Sunderland (Jan 2, 2008)

BLB

SUN

41'

Tugay Kerimoğlu

45'

Matt Derbyshire

Roque Santa Cruz

45'

Grant Leadbitter

Kenwyne Jones

56'

Ross Wallace

56'

Danny Higginbotham

57'

Benni McCarthy (Pen)

62'

Brett Emerton

66'

Dwight Yorke

69'

David Dunn

Matt Derbyshire

71'

Dwight Yorke

72'

Christopher Samba

80'

Danny Collins

82'

Andy Cole

Ross Wallace

82'

Martyn Waghorn

Kieran Richardson

0-0

BLB

Team Stats

SUN

Possession

58%

42%

xG

11 (1)

Shots (On Target)

8 (3)

Touches in Opp Box

7

Corners

3

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	27	6	5	58	87
2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	39	85
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	43	83
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	39	76
5	Everton	38	19	8	11	22	65
6	Aston Villa	38	16	12	10	20	60
7	Rovers	38	15	13	10	2	58
8	Portsmouth	38	16	9	13	8	57
9	Man City	38	15	10	13	-8	55
10	West Ham	38	13	10	15	-8	49
11	Tottenham	38	11	13	14	5	46
12	Newcastle	38	11	10	17	-20	43
13	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-10	42
14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	-17	40
15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	-23	39
16	Bolton	38	9	10	19	-18	37
17	Fulham	38	8	12	18	-22	36
18	Reading	38	10	6	22	-25	36
19	Birmingham	38	8	11	19	-16	35
20	Derby County	38	1	8	29	-69	11

Game Summary

Blackburn Rovers emerged victorious over Sunderland, 1 to 0, in the Premier League on January 2, 2008.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 21

January 2, 2008

BLB

Lineup

SUN

1

Friedel

1

Gordon

3

Warnock

6

McShane

4

Samba

14

Higginbotham

6

Nelsen

15

Collins

5

Kerimoğlu

8

Whitehead

7

Emerton

10

Richardson

82'

12

Gamst Pedersen

12

Miller

15

Mokoena

33

Wallace

82'

9

Santa Cruz

45'

11

Murphy

10

McCarthy

17

Jones

45'

11

Bentley

19

Yorke

BLB

Substitutes

SUN

27

Derbyshire

45'

69'

18

Leadbitter

45'

19

Dunn

69'

20

Cole

82'

32

Brown

39

Waghorn

82'

13

Khizanishvili

13

Ward

22

Treacy

28

Kavanagh

41'

T. Kerimoğlu receives a yellow card.

45'

M. Derbyshire enters the game. R. Santa Cruz leaves the game.

45'

G. Leadbitter enters the game. K. Jones leaves the game.

56'

R. Wallace receives a yellow card.

56'

D. Higginbotham receives a yellow card.

57'

B. McCarthy scores a penalty goal.

62'

B. Emerton receives a yellow card.

66'

D. Yorke receives a yellow card.

69'

D. Dunn enters the game. M. Derbyshire leaves the game.

71'

D. Yorke receives a double yellow card. Red card.

72'

C. Samba receives a yellow card.

80'

D. Collins receives a yellow card.

82'

A. Cole enters the game. R. Wallace leaves the game.

82'

M. Waghorn enters the game. K. Richardson leaves the game.

BLB

Attacking Stats

SUN

Possession

58%

42%

xG | Expand

11

Shots

8

1

Shots on Target

3

10

Shots off Target

5

Shots Blocked

Hit Woodwork

Big Chances Missed

647

Touches

550

Touches in Opp Box

/ (0%)

Take-ons

/ (0%)

7

Corners

3

BLB

Passing Stats

SUN

xA | Expand

Big Chances Created

Chances Created

/417 (0%)

Passes

/296 (0%)

Key Passes

Long Ball Passes

Final Third Passes

/ (0%)

Crosses

/ (0%)

Through Balls

/ (0%)

2

Offsides

2

BLB

Defending Stats

SUN

23

Tackles

25

Tackles Won

Last Man Tackles

Interceptions

Clearances

Recoveries

Errors Leading to Shot

Errors Leading to Goal

Penalties Conceded

Goalkeeper Saves

BLB

Other Stats

SUN

3

Yellow Cards

5

0

Red Cards

1

12

Fouls

13

Duels Won

Aerials Won

Corners Won

Possessions Lost

Times Dispossessed

BLB

SUN

Player	Minutes	Goals
Aaron Mokoena A. Mokoena #15	90	0
Benni McCarthy B. McCarthy #10	90	1
Brett Emerton B. Emerton #7	90	0
Christopher Samba C. Samba #4	90	0
David Bentley D. Bentley #11	90	0
David Dunn D. Dunn #8	21	0
Matt Derbyshire M. Derbyshire #27	24	0
Morten Gamst Pedersen M. Gamst Pedersen #12	90	0
Roque Santa Cruz R. Santa Cruz	45	0
Ryan Nelsen R. Nelsen #6	90	0
Stephen Warnock S. Warnock #3	90	0
Tugay Kerimoğlu T. Kerimoğlu #3	90	0