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Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

English Championship
Blackburn Rovers
1:2
Full time
Sheffield United

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United in English Championship ended 1:2. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Blackburn Rovers at 39.0% - the match finished 1:2, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Blackburn Rovers X 2 · Sheffield United Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 40.7% 28.2% 31.1% Home win · Blackburn Rovers ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 39.0% 24.5% 36.5% Home win · Blackburn Rovers ✘ Missed
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Sheffield United ✔ Correct
Final score 1:2 Away win · Sheffield United
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 3.04 on a Blackburn Rovers win, 3.40 on the draw and 2.22 on a Sheffield United win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Blackburn Rovers win 3.04 3.15 Pinnacle 32.9% 39%
Draw 3.40 3.48 Marathonbet 29.4% 24.5%
Sheffield United win 2.22 2.26 Pinnacle 45% 36.5%
Over 2.5 goals 1.87 1.91 Bet365 53.5% 55.3%
Under 2.5 goals 1.91 1.95 Pinnacle 52.4% 44.7%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.68 1.73 Bet365 59.5% 57.1%
Both teams to score - No 2.07 2.10 William Hill 48.3% 42.9%
Updated: 06.09.2026 13:24 · Average odds across 6 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

  1. 20′Kristi Montgomery · Goal
  2. 35′Thomas Cannon · Goal (assist: Sydie Peck)
  3. 44′Sydie Peck · Goal (assist: Joe Rothwell)
  4. 45′Rhys Norrington-Davies · Substitution (off: Tyrese Campbell)
  5. 48′Romelle Donovan · Yellow card
  6. 58′Hamza Choudhury · Substitution (off: Matt Doherty)
  7. 58′Joe Rothwell · Substitution (off: Kalvin Phillips)
  8. 59′Kristi Montgomery · Yellow card
  9. 67′Romelle Donovan · Substitution (off: Oliver Arblaster)
  10. 76′Japhet Tanganga · Yellow card
  11. 82′Todd Cantwell · Substitution (off: Harvey Higgins)
  12. 83′Sam Morsy · Substitution (off: Gady Beyuku)
  13. 83′Ben Brereton · Substitution (off: Jamal Baptiste)

Match statistics: Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

Statistic Blackburn Rovers Sheffield United
Possession 63% 37%
Shots on target 5 3
Total shots 19 7
Shots off target 9 1
Blocked shots 5 3
Corners 7 3
Fouls 9 14
Offsides 3 0
Yellow cards 1 2
Red cards 0 0
Saves 1 3
Passes 626 372

Line-ups: Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 A. Pears 6.1
  2. 2 R. Alebiosu 6.2
  3. 4 Yuri Ribeiro 6.5
  4. 6 Tom Atcheson 6.2
  5. 8 Sam Morsy 6.6
  6. 10 T. Cantwell 6.4
  7. 11 J. Fevrier 6.4
  8. 15 S. McLoughlin 6.9
  9. 21 O. Afolayan 6.5
  10. 25 R. Morishita 5.9
  11. 31 Kristi Montgomery 7.9
Substitutes (7)
  1. 3 H. Pickering
  2. 17 H. Carter
  3. 22 B. Tóth
  4. 27 Gady Beyuku 6.1
  5. 28 A. Forshaw
  6. 30 J. Garrett
  7. 53 F. Vare

Sheffield United 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 M. Cooper 6.6
  2. 3 S. McCallum 6.4
  3. 5 J. Tanganga 6.4
  4. 7 J. Rothwell 7.5
  5. 8 H. Choudhury 6.8
  6. 9 T. Cannon 8.1
  7. 11 R. Donovan 6.1
  8. 15 L. Kitching 6.6
  9. 22 B. Brereton 6.3
  10. 30 R. Norrington-Davies 5.9
  11. 42 Sydie Peck 8.8
Substitutes (9)
  1. 2 M. Doherty 6.1
  2. 4 O. Arblaster 6.5
  3. 10 J. Ayew
  4. 17 A. Davies
  5. 23 T. Campbell 6.7
  6. 27 K. Phillips 6.3
  7. 33 J. Baptiste 6.2
  8. 44 J. Riedewald
  9. 45 P. Bamford

Form and head-to-head: Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

Blackburn Rovers

WLDLL

Sheffield United

LLWDW

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Blackburn Rovers wins: 1; draws: 0; Sheffield United wins: 1.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Sheffield United Carabao Cup
Sheffield United 1–3 Blackburn Rovers English Championship

English Championship standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 West Ham United 7 4 2 1 +11 14 WWWWD
2 Swansea City 7 4 2 1 +6 14 WLDWW
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 2 1 +3 14 DWWDL
4 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 +4 13 WWDWL
5 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 +3 12 DDLWW
6 Charlton Athletic 7 3 3 1 -1 12 DDLDW
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 +4 11 WDLWW
8 Southampton 7 4 2 1 +10 10 WWDDW
9 Birmingham City 7 2 4 1 +1 10 WLDDW
10 Stoke City 7 3 1 3 0 10 WDWWL
11 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 -1 10 LWWWD
12 Norwich City 7 3 0 4 0 9 LWWLW
13 Millwall 6 3 0 3 0 9 LWLLW
14 Sheffield United 7 2 3 2 -1 9 LWLWD
15 Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 0 8 WLLDL
16 Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 -1 8 WDDWL
17 Watford 7 2 2 3 -2 8 LWLLD
18 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWLLW
19 Wrexham 7 1 4 2 -4 7 LDDWL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 4 -5 7 WLLLL
21 Cardiff City 7 0 4 3 -4 4 LDLLD
22 Derby County 7 1 1 5 -7 4 LLLWL
23 Preston North End 7 1 0 6 -7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7 0 3 4 -8 3 LDLDL

Match information: Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

Kick-off
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Competition
English Championship
Round
6
Venue
Ewood Park
City
Blackburn
Surface
grass
Capacity
31,367