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

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 0

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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 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	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
#6	Position	#16
1	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

100% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Sheffield United FC are 16th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Ewood Park that hosts another battle between Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield United FC.
5' The deadlock is broken! Harry Pickering gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' England international Thomas Doyle has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Chris Basham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' George Baldock needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
47' Sheffield United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
52' James McAtee is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield United FC so far.
57' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
62' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Jayden Bogle is replaced by George Baldock.
64' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Ben Osborn comes on to replace Max Lowe.
66' George Baldock has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jayden Bogle on 66 minute.
67' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a Yellow card on 67.
70' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
75' Thomas Doyle gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Oliver Norwood and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Thomas Doyle comes on to replace Oliver Norwood.
77' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Sam Gallagher will be fuming at that decision.
82' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Tyrhys Dolan by Ben Brereton on 82 minute.
87' Sorba Thomas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield United FC tonight.
89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for John Egan on 89 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Yuki Ohashi	3
Ben Brereton	3
Harrison Burrows	2
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Oliver Norwood	2
Billy Sharp	2
Rhian Brewster	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

2 / 4

0.6 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.44 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw41% Sheffield United FC20%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes19% 0% No81%

Avg goals/match: 1.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	62%	38%
± 1.5	29%	71%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

61%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield United FC

59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC17% Draw72% Sheffield United FC11%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

37.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

13.6%

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 1

3.2%

0 – 2

1 – 2

2.3%

3 – 0

1.1%

2 – 2

0.9%

3 – 1

0.7%

0 – 3

0.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	23%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	16%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

64% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✗

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