Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Sheffield United FC

Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 12:30 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Chris Basham

Y 67' Oliver Norwood

Samuel Szmodics 70' Y

Sam Gallagher 77' Y

Y 89' John Egan

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 11 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2022-08-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-02-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Sheffield United FC 2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
28 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–1	W
21 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
18 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
15 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
01 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–0	W
25 Feb	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
18 Feb	Millwall FC	A	2–3	L
15 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–3	L
11 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Sheffield United FC
#20	Position	#13
52	Points	60
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
42	Scored	66
56	Conceded	66
-14	GD	+0
1.13	PPG	1.30
28%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield United FC.
5' Magnificent from Harry Pickering! That is 9 goals in 96 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
10' Thomas Doyle is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
15' England international Jack Robinson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Sheffield United FC's compact .
25' John Fleck has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
35' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Billy Sharp has been relatively quiet despite scoring 70 goals in his last 366 appearances.
45' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
47' Chris Basham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 47.
52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jayden Bogle made 385 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
62' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Jayden Bogle is replaced by George Baldock.
64' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Max Lowe is withdrawn and Ben Osborn gets his opportunity.
66' A change in the Sheffield United FC ranks — Jayden Bogle exits the field as George Baldock enters on 66.
67' Sheffield United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Samuel Szmodics.
75' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Oliver Norwood departs to be replaced by Thomas Doyle.
76' Sheffield United FC make a change. Oliver Norwood trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Doyle on 76 minutes.
77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sam Gallagher.
82' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Tyrhys Dolan has done his job and it is now time for Ben Brereton to step up.
87' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
89' John Egan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Blackburn Rovers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Ciaran Clark
23
Ben Osborn ↑ 64'
1
Adam Davies
2
George Baldock ↑ 62'
10
Billy Sharp ↑ 75'
22
Thomas Doyle ↑ 75'
28
James McAtee ↑ 62'

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	4
Ben Brereton	3
Yuki Ohashi	3
Oliver Norwood	2
Billy Sharp	2
Harrison Burrows	2
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Ryoya Morishita	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-02-28 Leicester City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-02-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-02-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2023-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-03-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2023-02-25 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2023-02-18 Millwall FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC L 2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-11 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.18 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.09 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw29% Sheffield United FC28%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

57%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC26% Draw51% Sheffield United FC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3 – 0

2.7%

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	21%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.