Sheffield United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Sheffield United FC

1 – 3

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Wed 22 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Bramall Lane 25,987 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Yuki Ohashi

0–2 32' Ryoya Morishita

0–3 45' Yuki Ohashi

Harrison Burrows 57' 1–3

Japhet Tanganga 15' Y

Y 53' Ryoya Morishita

Gustavo Hamer 58' Y

Y 82' Yuri Ribeiro

Y 90' Eiran Cashin

Y 90' Todd Cantwell

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)
Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Paul Hodskinson

5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC 2025-05-03 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-03-19 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	Watford FC	A	2–0	W
11 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	3–3	D
21 Mar	Wrexham AFC	H	1–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
17 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
14 Apr	Southampton FC	A	0–3	L
11 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
03 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#18	Position	#16
9	Points	9
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
9	Scored	12
11	Conceded	12
-2	GD	+0
1.13	PPG	1.13
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sheffield United FC and Blackburn Rovers FC get this one started.
5' Sheffield United FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
12' Goal! Yuki Ohashi scores his 42 goal in 418 matches.
15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Japhet Tanganga on 15.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' 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.
30' 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.
32' Ryoya Morishita does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
37' Wales international Adam Davies has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Yuki Ohashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
46' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sydie Peck is hanging Jairo Riedewald on the field on 46 minute.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield United FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 3-5-2.
53' It’s gonna be a card for Ryoya Morishita.
57' Against the run of play, Harrison Burrows has scored! This game has turned on its head.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gustavo Hamer on 58.
63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
66' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Femi Seriki comes on to replace Ki-Jana Hoever.
67' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 67 minute. Taylor Gardner-Hickman leaves to be changed by Todd Cantwell.
72' Sheffield United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sydie Peck scoring 1 goals.
77' It looks surprising Sheffield United FC does not make any changes. Mathias Jorgensen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
79' Yuki Ohashi makes way for Mathias Jorgensen at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
82' Yuri Ribeiro picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ryoya Morishita has done his job and it is now time for Moussa Baradji to step up.
90' Eiran Cashin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
1-3 the final result. Sheffield United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Danny Ings
10
Callum O'Hare
38
Femi Seriki ↑ 66'
4
Ollie Arblaster ↑ 46'
11
Andre Brooks
5
Leo Hjelde ↑ 46'
6
Tyler Bindon ↑ 46'
42
Sydie Peck ↑ 46'
31
Luke Faxon

Coach Chris Wilder

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

28
Adam Forshaw
4
Yuri Ribeiro ↓ Scott Wharton 87'
15
Sean McLoughlin
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Mathias Jorgensen 79'
25
Ryoya Morishita ↓ Moussa Baradji 87'
20
Eiran Cashin
22
Balazs Toth
5
Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓ Todd Cantwell 67'
2
Ryan Alebiosu
38
Tom Atcheson
31
Kristi Montgomery

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

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
Harry Pickering	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2026-03-21 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Wrexham AFC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.55 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC38% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC35%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

62%

Sheffield United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC28% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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