Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sheffield United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Sheffield United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Wed 23 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Joe Rothwell
John Egan 29' Y
Morgan Gibbs-White 56' Y
Sander Berge 58' Y
Charlie Goode 66' R
Y 67' Lewis Travis

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
19 Feb Swansea City AFC H 4–0 W
15 Feb Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
12 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
09 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W
04 Feb Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
14 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
09 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 0–2 L
05 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
29 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
24 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sheffield United FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Jan Paul van Hecke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tyrhys Dolan, as he is very good at scoring at Bramall Lane with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield United FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
  • 26' The referee has no hesitation. Joe Rothwell is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 26.
  • 29' John Egan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Sheffield United 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.
  • 39' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 44' England international Charlie Goode has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 54' Thomas Kaminski, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Morgan Gibbs-White picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Sander Berge. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Red card for Charlie Goode.
  • 67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lewis Travis on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield United FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Oliver McBurnie. He replaces Billy Sharp on 78 minute.
  • 82' Tyrhys Dolan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Nyambe on 82 minute.
  • 87' Ben Davies has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 378 appearances.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Ben Davies on, Morgan Gibbs-White off on 88 minutes.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-02-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-02-19 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC W 2022-02-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-02-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2022-02-09 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-02-04 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-02-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-02-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-29 Luton Town FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.49 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC58% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC16%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
42%
Sheffield United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC38% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.2%
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.4%
0 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 18% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 27% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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