Sunderland against Blackburn Rovers

Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Matt Derbyshire forward replaces Benedict McCarthy.

Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers).

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andre Ooijer.

Attempt blocked. Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.

Attempt blocked. Daryl Murphy (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steed Malbranque.

Substitution, Sunderland. Grant Leadbitter midfielder replaces Kieran Richardson.

Substitution, Sunderland. Daryl Murphy forward replaces Djibril Cisse.

Attempt missed. Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Stephen Warnock.

Attempt blocked. Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Richardson.

Attempt blocked. Djibril Cisse (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steed Malbranque.

Attempt missed. Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benedict McCarthy with a cross.

Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers).

Attempt missed. Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Attempt missed. Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steed Malbranque with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Morten Gamst Pedersen.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Keith Andrews (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.

Attempt blocked. Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steed Malbranque with a cross.

Attempt blocked. Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Anton Ferdinand.

Attempt blocked. Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Djibril Cisse (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Stephen Warnock (Blackburn Rovers).

Attempt missed. Djibril Cisse (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kerimoglou Tugay midfielder replaces David Dunn because of an injury.

Substitution, Sunderland. Dean Whitehead midfielder replaces Teemu Tainio.

Attempt missed. Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.

Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marton Fülöp.

Attempt saved. Keith Andrews (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benedict McCarthy with a through ball.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Morten Gamst Pedersen.

Offside, Sunderland. Kenwyne Jones tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillip Bardsley.

Attempt saved. Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Foul by Danny Collins (Sunderland).

Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Blackburn Rovers. David Dunn tries a through ball, but Jason Roberts is caught offside.

Offside, Sunderland. Marton Fülöp tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Teemu Tainio (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers).

Christopher Samba (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

Hand ball by Christopher Samba (Blackburn Rovers).

Foul by Steed Malbranque (Sunderland).

Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Morten Gamst Pedersen tries a through ball, but Benedict McCarthy is caught offside.

Offside, Sunderland. Phillip Bardsley tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Nyron Nosworthy (Sunderland) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.

Offside, Sunderland. Steed Malbranque tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keith Andrews.

Foul by Kieran Richardson (Sunderland).

Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Nelsen tries a through ball, but Benedict McCarthy is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Andy Reid (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steed Malbranque.

Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers).

Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt missed. Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

Foul by Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers).

Danny Collins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt missed. Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Foul by Keith Andrews (Blackburn Rovers).

Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Hand ball by Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers).

Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers).

Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Andy Reid (Sunderland) because of an injury.

Attempt missed. Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Morten Gamst Pedersen with a cross.

David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Andy Reid (Sunderland).

Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers).

Attempt missed. Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Attempt missed. Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) with an attempt from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brett Emerton with a cross.

Foul by Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland).

Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Sunderland. Andy Reid tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Offside, Sunderland. Andy Reid tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Brett Emerton.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up

Attempt missed. Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Attempt missed. Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steed Malbranque with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Morten Gamst Pedersen.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Keith Andrews (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.

Attempt blocked. Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steed Malbranque with a cross.

Attempt blocked. Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Anton Ferdinand.

Attempt blocked. Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Djibril Cisse (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Stephen Warnock (Blackburn Rovers).

Attempt missed. Djibril Cisse (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kerimoglou Tugay midfielder replaces David Dunn because of an injury.

Substitution, Sunderland. Dean Whitehead midfielder replaces Teemu Tainio.

Attempt missed. Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.

Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marton Fülöp.

Attempt saved. Keith Andrews (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benedict McCarthy with a through ball.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Morten Gamst Pedersen.

Offside, Sunderland. Kenwyne Jones tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillip Bardsley.

Attempt saved. Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Foul by Danny Collins (Sunderland).

Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Blackburn Rovers. David Dunn tries a through ball, but Jason Roberts is caught offside.

Offside, Sunderland. Marton Fülöp tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Teemu Tainio (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers).

Christopher Samba (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

Hand ball by Christopher Samba (Blackburn Rovers).

Foul by Steed Malbranque (Sunderland).

Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Morten Gamst Pedersen tries a through ball, but Benedict McCarthy is caught offside.

Offside, Sunderland. Phillip Bardsley tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Nyron Nosworthy (Sunderland) wins a free kick in his own half.

Foul by Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.

Offside, Sunderland. Steed Malbranque tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keith Andrews.

Foul by Kieran Richardson (Sunderland).

Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Nelsen tries a through ball, but Benedict McCarthy is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Andy Reid (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steed Malbranque.

Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers).

Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt missed. Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

Foul by Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers).

Danny Collins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in his own half.

Attempt missed. Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Foul by Keith Andrews (Blackburn Rovers).

Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Hand ball by Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers).

Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers).

Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Andy Reid (Sunderland) because of an injury.

Attempt missed. Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Morten Gamst Pedersen with a cross.

David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Andy Reid (Sunderland).

Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers).

Attempt missed. Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Attempt missed. Benedict McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) with an attempt from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brett Emerton with a cross.

Foul by Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland).

Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Sunderland. Andy Reid tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Offside, Sunderland. Andy Reid tries a through ball, but Djibril Cisse is caught offside.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Brett Emerton.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up