Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn
Ref: F. HallamBramall Lane, Sheffield · 32,702 cap
Match recap
Blackburn beat Sheffield Utd 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Burrows scored for Sheffield Utd; Ohashi, Morishita, and Ohashi replied for Blackburn. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.51 for Sheffield Utd versus 1.58 for Blackburn. Sheffield Utd sit 13th in the Championship table while Blackburn are 20th.
First Half
12'
⚽
Ohashi
Assist: Morishita
Tanganga
Yellow Card
32'
⚽
Morishita
45'
⚽
Ohashi
Assist: Alebiosu
Second Half
⇄
Chong
⇄
Rothwell
⇄
McGuinness
⇄
Riedewald
53'
Morishita
Yellow Card
⚽
Burrows
Assist: Cannon
Hamer
Yellow Card
⇄
Hoever
67'
⇄
Gardner-Hickman
79'
⇄
Ohashi
82'
Ribeiro
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Ribeiro
87'
⇄
Morishita
90+4'
Cashin
Yellow Card
90+4'
Cantwell
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sheffield UtdBlackburn
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51VS1.58
Attack4 · 2 won
13
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
1
7
Shots off goal
2
2
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
736
Total passes
353
640
Accurate passes
268
87%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 1 won
5
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
4
4
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
1
0.41
Goals prevented
0.41
Sheffield Utd
4-2-3-1
Blackburn
3-5-2Sheffield Utd
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. TangangaD
- 7T. CannonF
- 8G. HamerM
- 12K. HoeverD
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 17A. DaviesG
- 24T. ChongM
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 44J. RiedewaldM
- 45P. BamfordM
- 48J. RothwellM
Substitutes
- 4O. ArblasterM
- 5L. HjeldeD
- 6Tyler BindonD
- 9D. IngsF
- 10C. O'HareM
- 11A. BrooksM
- 31Luke FaxonG
- 38F. SerikiD
- 42Sydie PeckM
Blackburn
3-5-2Starting XI
- 2R. AlebiosuM
- 4Yuri RibeiroM
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 20E. CashinD
- 22B. TóthG
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 25R. MorishitaF
- 28A. ForshawM
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
- 38Tom AtchesonD
Substitutes
- 1A. PearsG
- 3H. PickeringD
- 10T. CantwellM
- 16S. WhartonD
- 19R. HedgesM
- 21O. AfolayanF
- 24M. BaradjiM
- 26C. O'RiordanD
- 29M. JørgensenF
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Hamer | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3/4 |
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Harrison Burrows | D | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Tahith Chong | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Mark McGuinness | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ki-Jana Hoever | D | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Joe Rothwell | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Bamford | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jairo Riedewald | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adam Davies | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andre Brooks | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum O'Hare | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ings | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Faxon | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydie Peck | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Tyler Bindon | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Femi Seriki | D | 24 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Oliver Arblaster | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Fuhr Hjelde | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 79 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryoya Morishita | F | 87 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sean McLoughlin(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Yuri Ribeiro | M | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tom Atcheson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Adam Forshaw | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristi Montgomery | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Eiran Cashin | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Hedges | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oladapo Afolayan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor O'Riordan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Pickering | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Wharton | D | 8 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Baradji | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Cantwell | M | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Jørgensen | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |