Sunderland – Blackburn Rovers

Game on!

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

Danny Collins crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)

Matt Derbyshire commits a foul on Phillip Bardsley resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Marton Fulop takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Tugay Kerimoglu commits a foul on Dean Whitehead resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Nyron Nosworthy takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Steed Malbranque commits a foul on Keith Treacy resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Tugay Kerimoglu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass

Andrew Haworth hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Defending)

Djibril Cisse commits a foul on Zurab Khizanishvili resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Tugay Kerimoglu takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass

Matt Derbyshire crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Nyron Nosworthy clears the ball from danger.

Djibril Cisse crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Kieran Richardson hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Christopher Samba blocks the shot

Steed Malbranque takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Paul Robinson clears the ball from danger.

Jordan Henderson commits a foul on Matt Derbyshire resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Paul Robinson takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Jordan Henderson crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Defending)

Aaron Mokoena commits a foul on Djibril Cisse resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Aaron Mokoena is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Nyron Nosworthy takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Nyron Nosworthy takes it (Attacking)

Matt Derbyshire hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Matt Derbyshire hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)

Steed Malbranque commits a foul on Matt Derbyshire resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Tugay Kerimoglu takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross

Tugay Kerimoglu crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Dean Whitehead clears the ball from danger.

Keith Treacy takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: open play

Danny Simpson hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Defending)

Martin Olsson commits a foul on Jordan Henderson resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Phillip Bardsley takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play

Steed Malbranque crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked

Christopher Samba blocks the cross

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Attacking)

Steed Malbranque crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Paul Robinson makes a very good save (Catch)

Keith Treacy is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Kieran Richardson commits a foul on Danny Simpson resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Tugay Kerimoglu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Attacking)

Keith Treacy crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)

Steed Malbranque takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot

Danny Collins hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Steed Malbranque takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: foul

Danny Collins commits a foul on Zurab Khizanishvili resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Paul Robinson takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Matt Derbyshire

Marton Fulop takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Danny Collins crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Kenwyne Jones hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Jordan Henderson crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked

Martin Olsson blocks the cross

Steed Malbranque takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: out of play

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Defending)

Kieran Richardson hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Keith Treacy takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: save

Marton Fulop makes a very good save (Punch)

Steed Malbranque takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: foul

Robbie Fowler commits a foul on Steed Malbranque resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Dean Whitehead takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass

Djibril Cisse hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Keith Treacy blocks the shot

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Attacking)

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Dean Whitehead hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Zurab Khizanishvili blocks the shot

Steed Malbranque takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot

Nyron Nosworthy hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Kenwyne Jones crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Steed Malbranque takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot

The referee has signaled the end of the first half

Kenwyne Jones hits a good header. Outcome: save

Paul Robinson makes a very good save (Catch)

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

The second half is under way

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)

Keith Treacy commits a foul on Steed Malbranque resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Kieran Richardson takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Defending)

Tugay Kerimoglu commits a foul on Danny Collins resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Dean Whitehead takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play

Jordan Henderson crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Kenwyne Jones hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Tugay Kerimoglu commits a foul on Steed Malbranque resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Dean Whitehead takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Danny Collins crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Zurab Khizanishvili commits a foul on Steed Malbranque resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Kieran Richardson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Phillip Bardsley commits a foul on Keith Treacy resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Tugay Kerimoglu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play

Christopher Samba hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)

Andrew Haworth commits a foul on Steed Malbranque resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Marton Fulop takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Jordan Henderson hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Attacking)

Djibril Cisse hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Steed Malbranque crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked

Tugay Kerimoglu blocks the cross

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Steed Malbranque commits a foul on Tugay Kerimoglu resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Tugay Kerimoglu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Blackburn makes a sub: Roque Santa Cruz enters for Andrew Haworth. Reason: Tactical

Kieran Richardson commits a foul on Matt Derbyshire resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Tugay Kerimoglu takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play

Phillip Bardsley commits a foul on Keith Treacy resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Tugay Kerimoglu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross

Tugay Kerimoglu crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Dean Whitehead clears the ball from danger.

Roque Santa Cruz hits a good header. Outcome: goal

Goal!! Roque Santa Cruz hits a very good header to the upper right corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Blackburn now leads 1 - 0

That last goal was assisted by Christopher Samba (Cross from Right Wing)

Kenwyne Jones commits a foul on Christopher Samba resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Blackburn makes a sub: Stephen Warnock enters for Keith Treacy. Reason: Tactical

Paul Robinson takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Handball called on Christopher Samba

Dean Whitehead takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Matt Derbyshire hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save

Marton Fulop makes a very good save (Catch)

Steed Malbranque takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

Christopher Samba clears the ball from danger.

Oh no! That was a bit unlucky, Phillip Bardsley has just scored on his own net! Sunderland now trails 0 - 2

Sunderland makes a sub: Andy Reid enters for Steed Malbranque. Reason: Tactical

Kenwyne Jones hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal

Goal!! Kenwyne Jones hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! Sunderland now trails 1 - 2

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)

Matt Derbyshire takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Defending)

Roque Santa Cruz commits a foul on Anton Ferdinand resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Marton Fulop takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Danny Collins takes it (Attacking)

Andy Reid crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Attacking)

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Throw-in: Robbie Fowler takes it (Defending)

Blackburn makes a sub: Carlos Villanueva enters for Robbie Fowler. Reason: Tactical

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

Jordan Henderson hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Sunderland makes a sub: Daryl Murphy enters for Kenwyne Jones. Reason: Tactical

Sunderland makes a sub: Grant Leadbitter enters for Jordan Henderson. Reason: Tactical

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Paul Robinson takes a long goal kick

Andy Reid crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Kieran Richardson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play

Grant Leadbitter commits a foul on Stephen Warnock resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Grant Leadbitter is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Paul Robinson takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Tugay Kerimoglu clears the ball from danger.

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)

Marton Fulop takes a long goal kick

The referee has signaled the end of the second half

End of the game

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)

Dean Whitehead commits a foul on Tugay Kerimoglu resulting on a free kick for Blackburn

Paul Robinson takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)