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

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Championship · 2024-25

Sheffield United FC

1 – 1

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 3 May 2025 · 11:30 UTC Bramall Lane 30,556 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 50' Yuki Ohashi

Anel Ahmedhodzic 59' 1–1

Rob Holding 57' Y

Tom Davies 78' Y

Overview

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

Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

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

Sheffield United FC 11 games · Avg 2.8 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-03-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2022-08-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W
21 Apr	Burnley FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	2–0	W
12 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L
08 Apr	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Sheffield United FC	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
21 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	Millwall FC	H	4–1	W
12 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	1–0	W
08 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–2	D

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' Sheffield United FC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' 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.
25' Sheffield United FC have won 436 goals from 366 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Adam Forshaw has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' 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.
40' England international Rob Holding has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Sydie Peck is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
50' Yuki Ohashi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
55' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' Poor challenge from Rob Holding. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
59' Anel Ahmedhodzic does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield United FC surge ahead!
61' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Alfie Gilchrist is withdrawn and Femi Seriki gets his opportunity.
66' Lewis Travis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Augustus Kargbo is hanging Ryan Hedges on the field on 70 minute.
71' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Tom Davies on, Vinicius Souza off on 71 minutes.
76' Cauley Woodrow is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
78' Tom Davies is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
83' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Tyrhys Dolan is replaced by Makhtar Gueye on 83 minute.
84' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Todd Cantwell by Emmanuel Dennis on 84 minute.
85' Ryan One is replacing Thomas Cannon for the Sheffield United FC side.
88' Adam Forshaw has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Travis on 88 minute.
89' The supporters are chanting for Cauley Woodrow. He replaces Sondre Tronstad on 89 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

22
Tom Davies ↑ 71'
23
Tyrese Campbell
19
Jack Robinson
9
Kieffer Moore
14
Harrison Burrows ↑ 85'
38
Femi Seriki ↑ 61'
7
Rhian Brewster ↑ 61'
39
Ryan One ↑ 85'
31
Luke Faxon

Coach Chris Wilder

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

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
Ben Davies	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-05-03 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-04-25 Stoke City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-04-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC L 2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2025-04-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC L 2025-04-08 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Millwall FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-05-03 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC W 2025-04-12 Luton Town FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.37 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC45% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

55%

Sheffield United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC32% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.8%

0 – 0

12.4%

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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