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Matchday 6 · · Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United: result, line-ups and stats

Blackburn Rovers 16 · 8 points
  • 20' Kristi Montgomery
1 - 2
Sheffield United 15 · 9 points
  • 35' Tom Cannon
  • 44' Sydie Peck

Line-ups Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1 · Tony Mowbray
1 Pears
4 Ribeiro
15 McLoughlin
6 Atcheson
2 Alebiosu
8 Morsy
31 Montgomery
21 Afolayan
10 Cantwell
25 Morishita
11 Fevrier
  • 82' Gady Beyuku Sam Morsy
  • 82' Harvey Higgins Todd Cantwell

Line-up for Blackburn Rovers: Pears, Ribeiro, McLoughlin, Atcheson, Alebiosu, Morsy, Montgomery, Afolayan, Cantwell, Morishita, Fevrier

Bench
  • 22 B. Toth
  • 3 H. Pickering
  • 17 H. Carter
  • 27 G. Beyuku 82'
  • 28 A. Forshaw
  • 30 J. Garrett
  • 53 F. Vare
  • 42 H. Lister
  • 45 H. Higgins 82'
Absentees Blackburn Rovers

Kargbo, Miller, Jørgensen, Litherland, Wharton (injured), Ohashi (unavailable)

Sheffield United 4-4-2 · Chris Wilder
1 Cooper
30 Norrington-Davies
15 Kitching
5 Tanganga
8 Choudhury
3 McCallum
7 Rothwell
42 Peck
11 Donovan
22 Díaz
9 Cannon
  • 46' Tyrese Campbell Rhys Norrington-Davies
  • 57' Matt Doherty Hamza Choudhury
  • 58' Kalvin Phillips Joe Rothwell
  • 67' Oliver Arblaster Romelle Donovan
  • 83' Jamal Baptiste Ben Brereton Díaz

Line-up for Sheffield United: Cooper, Norrington-Davies, Kitching, Tanganga, Choudhury, McCallum, Rothwell, Peck, Donovan, Díaz, Cannon

Bench
  • 17 A. Davies
  • 2 M. Doherty 57'
  • 44 J. Riedewald
  • 33 J. Baptiste 83'
  • 4 O. Arblaster 67'
  • 27 K. Phillips 58'
  • 10 J. Ayew
  • 45 P. Bamford
  • 23 T. Campbell 46'
Absentees Sheffield United

Oné, Chong (injured), Seriki, Burrows (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Blackburn Rovers

  1. Andri Gudjohnsen Forward 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Oladapo Afolayan Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Ryoya Morishita Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Sean McLoughlin Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Kristi Montgomery Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Sheffield United

  1. Patrick Bamford Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Sydie Peck Midfielder 1 goals 2 assists
  3. Tom Cannon Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Japhet Tanganga Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Romelle Donovan Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Blackburn Rovers

Player Starts Min. Form
Sean McLoughlin 5/5 450 solid
Ryoya Morishita 5/5 450 mixed
Kristi Montgomery 5/5 418 solid
Todd Cantwell 5/5 409 mixed
Ryan Alebiosu 5/5 404 solid
Oladapo Afolayan 5/5 372 solid
Sam Morsy 4/5 370 solid
Yuri Ribeiro 5/5 367 mixed

Sheffield United

Player Starts Min. Form
Michael Cooper 5/5 450 solid
Japhet Tanganga 5/5 450 strong
Sydie Peck 5/5 422 solid
Sam McCallum 4/5 383 solid
Hamza Choudhury 4/4 319 solid
Patrick Bamford 4/4 315 solid
Ben Brereton Díaz 4/5 314 mixed
Romelle Donovan 4/4 279 mixed

Stats

Blackburn Rovers Match Sheffield United
  • 1.60 xG 0.47
  • 63% Possession 37%
  • 19 Shots 7
  • 5 Shots on target 4
  • 9 Shots off target 1
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 9 Fouls 14
  • 3 Offsides 0
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.12 1.08
  • Predicted goals2.5
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners5.0

Team comparison

BLB home Per match SHU away
1.50 Points 1.67
1.75 Goals for 1.33
1.50 Goals against 1.00
1.50 xG for 1.04
1.64 xG against 1.97
4.5 Corners 2.7
WLLW Home and away form DDW

Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United: head-to-head record

13 previous meetings
3 Blackburn Rovers 1 draws 9 Sheffield United
  • Goals per match2.85
  • Both teams scored54%
  • Over 2.5 goals62%
  • Aug 2026 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Apr 2026 Sheffield United 1 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
  • Oct 2025 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 3 Sheffield United
  • May 2025 Sheffield United 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Nov 2024 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Mar 2023 Sheffield United 3 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
  • Mar 2023 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Sheffield United
  • Aug 2022 Sheffield United 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Feb 2022 Sheffield United 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Nov 2021 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Sheffield United

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United?

Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United was refereed by M. Donohue.

Who is unavailable for Blackburn Rovers against Sheffield United?

Blackburn Rovers are without Augustus Kargbo (muscle injury), Lewis Miller (achilles tendon injury), Mathias Jørgensen (hamstring injury), Matthew Litherland (muscle injury), Scott Wharton (achilles tendon injury) and Yuki Ohashi (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Sheffield United against Blackburn Rovers?

Sheffield United are without Femi Seriki (not registered), Harrison Burrows (not registered), Ryan Oné (hamstring injury) and Tahith Chong (injury).

What formation do Blackburn Rovers play?

Blackburn Rovers have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 5-4-1.

What formation do Sheffield United play?

Sheffield United have used a 4-4-2 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

How did the last meeting between Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United finish?

On 25 August 2026, Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United finished 1-2.

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