Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd

EFL Cup · 2026 · second round

Blackburn

Full time

Sheffield Utd

Ewood Park, Blackburn, LancashireCapacity 31,367

Timeline

Kick-off
11'Substitution. Y. Ohashi replaced by O. AfolayanSubstitution 1Team: Blackburn
20'0-1Goal. Thomas CannonNormal GoalTeam: Sheffield Utd
0-1Half time
Second half
46'Substitution. Sam Morsy replaced by Kristi MontgomerySubstitution 2Team: Blackburn
46'Substitution. H. Pickering replaced by H. PatesSubstitution 3Team: Blackburn
46'Substitution. Joe Rothwell replaced by Oliver ArblasterSubstitution 1Team: Sheffield Utd
46'Substitution. D. De Neve replaced by Todd CantwellSubstitution 4Team: Blackburn
55'1-1Goal. O. Afolayan (R. Morishita)Normal GoalTeam: Blackburn
58'Substitution. Jaïro Riedewald replaced by Kalvin PhillipsSubstitution 2Team: Sheffield Utd
59'Substitution. L. Marsh replaced by C. O'HareSubstitution 3Team: Sheffield Utd
67'Substitution. Matt Doherty replaced by Femi SerikiSubstitution 4Team: Sheffield Utd
72'Substitution. J. Fevrier replaced by F. VareSubstitution 5Team: Blackburn
75'Substitution. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaced by S. McCallumSubstitution 5Team: Sheffield Utd
81'1-2Goal. Romelle DonovanNormal GoalTeam: Sheffield Utd
1-2Full time

Line-ups

Blackburn

Formation 4-2-3-1

A. Pears6.0

H. Pickering6.6

S. McLoughlin7.3

H. Carter6.2

L. Houghton6.0

Sam Morsy6.6

J. Fevrier6.6

D. De Neve6.3

R. Morishita6.9

J. Garrett6.7

Y. Ohashi6.6

Sheffield Utd

Formation 4-4-2

A. Davies6.9

Matt Doherty6.6

M. McGuinness6.9

Rhys Norrington-Davies6.6

J. Baptiste7.2

L. Marsh6.0

Blackburn

4-2-3-1

Substitutes

2R. Alebiosu
6Tom Atcheson
9A. Guðjohnsen
10Todd Cantwell
21O. Afolayan
22B. Tóth
31Kristi Montgomery
39H. Pates
53F. Vare

Coach: Tony Mowbray

Sheffield Utd

4-4-2

Substitutes

Coach: Chris Wilder

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Match statistics

49%
Possession: 51%; 9
Shots: 16; 5
Shots on target: 5; 3
Shots off target: 7; 1
Shots blocked: 4; 5
Shots inside the box: 13; 4
Shots outside the box: 3; 3
Saves: 4; 6
Corners: 4; 1
Offsides: 0; 12
Fouls: 9; 440
Passes: 471; 345
Accurate passes: 375; 78%
Pass accuracy: 80%

Head to head

Up to the ten most recent meetings between these clubs in the fixtures we hold.

Blackburn: 3
Drawn: 1
Sheffield Utd: 6

The record over the 10 meetings listed below.

Tue 8 Sept6:45 pm UTCBlackburnSheffield UtdFTChampionship
Wed 22 Apr6:45 pm UTCSheffield UtdBlackburnFTChampionship
Tue 21 Oct6:45 pm UTCBlackburnSheffield UtdFTChampionship
Sat 3 May11:30 am UTCSheffield UtdBlackburnFTChampionship
Sat 2 Nov12:30 pm UTCBlackburnSheffield UtdFTChampionship
Sun 19 Mar12:00 pm UTCSheffield UtdBlackburnFTFA Cup
Sat 4 Mar12:30 pm UTCBlackburnSheffield UtdFTChampionship
Sat 20 Aug2:00 pm UTCSheffield UtdBlackburnFTChampionship
Wed 23 Feb7:45 pm UTCSheffield UtdBlackburnFTChampionship
Sat 6 Nov3:00 pm UTCBlackburnSheffield UtdFTChampionship

Sheffield Utd beat Blackburn 2-1 in the EFL Cup on Tuesday 25 August. 442ball records this match from the fixture feed and recomputes every table and total from the match record rather than copying a feed.

Times are shown in UTC.