Our prediction for this Championship match:
Sunderland
Match Time & Date:
21/04/2025
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Blackburn Rovers
Sunderland will try to make amends for back-to-back losses to Swansea City and Bristol City when they take on Blackburn Rovers on Monday afternoon. The Black Cats missed out on automatic promotion, meaning that they are now preparing for the playoffs. Defender Trai Hume is banned for the home side, while the likes of Seelt, Mundle, Danns, Cirkin, and Alese remain in the recovery room.
The Riversiders, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Luton Town and Millwall. Blackburn Rovers want to keep their playoff hopes alive, but with Sunderland being tough to beat at the Stadium of Light, a share of the spoils is on the cards. All Beck, Carter, Dennis, Kargbo, Leonard, Weimann, and Wharton remain in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Tyne and Wear.
Highlighted Team (Sunderland):
Sunderland are a professional football club that have been playing their home games at the Stadium of Light since 1997. The capacity of the stadium is 49,000, but before expansion the original ground capacity was 42,000. Red and White shirts are Sunderland’s trademark and the club’s fiercest rivals are Newcastle United. The two local rivals have been contesting in the Tyne-Wear derby since 1898 and there have always been fireworks in what is one of the greatest derbies in English football. Sunderland were on the verge of dropping to the Championship in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign, but experienced tactician Sam Allardyce eventually helped the team avoid relegation.
The Black Cats have won six First Division trophies (now the Premier League), with the team lifting two FA Cup titles. Sunderland won their first FA Cup trophy in 1937, with the team beating Preston North End 3-1 in the title game. The club was founded in 1879 as Sunderland and District Teachers A.F.C.
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