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Sheffield United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Sheffield United FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'
Chris Basham 9' Y
Oliver Norwood 33' Y
John Egan 50' Y
Chris Basham 51' R
Y 59' Kasey Palmer
Billy Sharp 70' Y
R 71' Richard Smallwood
David McGoldrick 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

7
1
3
Sheffield United FC 11 games · Avg 2.8 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
26 Dec Derby County FC H 3–1 W
22 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
14 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
08 Dec Reading FC A 2–0 W
01 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–1 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–3 L
26 Dec Leeds United FC A 2–3 L
22 Dec Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
15 Dec Birmingham City FC H 2–2 D
08 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
01 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–2 W

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#19 Position #6
0 Points 1
0 Played 1
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 2
0 Conceded 2
+0 GD +0
– PPG 1.00
– Win % 0%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 19th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 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' KICK OFF: Sheffield United FC gets underway.
  • 5' David McGoldrick has been relatively quiet despite scoring 60 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • 9' The referee has no hesitation. Chris Basham is booked for Sheffield United FC — Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Wilder will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' John Fleck needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oliver Norwood on 33.
  • 38' England international Adam Armstrong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Charlie Mulgrew suffering a number of foals already.
  • 48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Wilder might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Egan on 50.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Red card for Chris Basham.
  • 56' Paul Coutts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mark Duffy on 56 minute.
  • 59' Kasey Palmer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 69' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Kasey Palmer departs to be replaced by Adam Armstrong.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Billy Sharp on 70 minutes.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Richard Smallwood. He receives a Red card.
  • 73' GOAL! Billy Sharp fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 77' The England forward Billy Sharp breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 2-0!
  • 82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. David McGoldrick makes it 3-0.
  • 85' David McGoldrick was booked on 85.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Billy Sharp is replaced by Leon Clarke on 87 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sheffield United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Billy Sharp 4
Ben Brereton 3
Yuki Ohashi 3
Harrison Burrows 2
Iliman Ndiaye 2
Oliver Norwood 2
Billy Sharp 2
David McGoldrick 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC

Sheffield United FC Form

2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-12-26 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Derby County FC W 2018-12-22 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2018-12-14 Sheffield United FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2018-12-08 Reading FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2018-12-01 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-12-26 Leeds United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC60% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC11%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
40%
Sheffield United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC36% Draw59% Blackburn Rovers FC5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.6%
0 – 0
23.7%
2 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
2.3%
4 – 0
2%
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 1
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 18% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 31% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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