Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

0 – 2

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Sheffield United FC

Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 12:30 UTC Ewood Park 16,810 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Harrison Burrows

0–2 64' Tyrese Campbell

Y 43' Jack Robinson

Y 50' Callum O'Hare

Makhtar Gueye 75' Y

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Paul Hodskinson

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-03-19 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
26 Oct	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
23 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
19 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
05 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L
01 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
26 Oct	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W
23 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
18 Oct	Leeds United FC	A	0–2	L
05 Oct	Luton Town FC	H	2–0	W
02 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Sheffield United FC
#13	Position	#10
21	Points	22
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
22	Scored	21
23	Conceded	19
-1	GD	+2
1.40	PPG	1.47
40%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sheffield United FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	5 G	1 A
Sydie Peck	4 G	2 A
Thomas Cannon	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Blackburn Rovers FC get us underway at Ewood Park.
5' Scotland international Dominic Hyam has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Sheffield United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sydie Peck scoring 1 goals.
16' What composure from Harrison Burrows! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
21' Owen Beck has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
26' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
31' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
36' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
41' Femi Seriki, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
43' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Robinson.
48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' That is a card for Sheffield United FC. Callum O'Hare will be fuming at that decision.
54' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Rhian Brewster is withdrawn and Tyrese Campbell gets his opportunity.
59' Callum O'Hare has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
61' The supporters are chanting for Callum Brittain. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan on 61 minute.
64' GOAL! Tyrese Campbell scores on 64.
66' The crowd applauds Callum O'Hare as he leaves the pitch. Gustavo Hamer steps in for Sheffield United FC.
71' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Tyrhys Dolan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' The whistle greets Yuki Ohashi as he departs to be replaced by Makhtar Gueye.
75' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 75.
80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 90 minute. Alfie Gilchrist leaves to be changed by Femi Seriki.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sheffield United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Andreas Weimann 61'
8
Todd Cantwell
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis ↓ John Buckley 72'
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Harry Pickering 72'
5
Dominic Hyam
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Makhtar Gueye 72'
6
Sondre Tronstad
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Callum Brittain 61'
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

33
Rhys Norrington-Davies
23
Tyrese Campbell ↑ 54'
16
Jamie Shackleton
3
Sam McCallum ↑ 90'
8
Gustavo Hamer ↑ 66'
38
Femi Seriki ↑ 90'
35
Andre Brooks ↑ 66'
42
Sydie Peck
31
Luke Faxon

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-10-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2024-10-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-10-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-18 Leeds United FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-05 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-10-02 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.02 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw30% Sheffield United FC42%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

72%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw50% Sheffield United FC30%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.7%

0 – 1

11.5%

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.3%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	22%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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