Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Sheffield United FC
1 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' In just a few seconds Bramall Lane will turn into a battlefield for Sheffield United FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 366 games and scored 436 goals.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 12' Goal! Yuki Ohashi scores his 42 goal in 418 matches.
  • 15' Japhet Tanganga was booked on 15.
  • 20' 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 Tom Atcheson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' 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.
  • 32' GOAL! Ryoya Morishita scores on 32.
  • 37' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Yuki Ohashi with the second goal in the match!
  • 46' Sydie Peck has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jairo Riedewald on 46 minute.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a card for Ryoya Morishita.
  • 57' What a strike from Harrison Burrows! The score is 1-3.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gustavo Hamer on 58.
  • 63' Jairo Riedewald has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Ki-Jana Hoever by Femi Seriki on 66 minute.
  • 67' The whistle greets Taylor Gardner-Hickman as he departs to be replaced by Todd Cantwell.
  • 72' Yuri Ribeiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 79' Mathias Jorgensen is replacing Yuki Ohashi for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 82' Yuri Ribeiro is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 87' Moussa Baradji has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryoya Morishita on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Eiran Cashin. He receives a card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

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

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

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
1.66 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield United FC42% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC31%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
58%
Sheffield United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield United FC32% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC24%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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