Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 35

Blackburn

1–0Full-time

Sheffield Utd

DDWDWLGoals 12-13

LWWDDWGoals 14-10

Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire · Capacity 31,367 · grass · Referee: J. Smith

Match events

5'H. Pickering (Tyrhys Dolan)
48'C. Basham
62'J. Fleck (James McAtee)
62'Jayden Bogle (G. Baldock)
64'Max Lowe (B. Osborn)
67'Oliver Norwood
71'S. Szmodics
75'C. Basham (B. Sharp)
76'Oliver Norwood (Tommy Doyle)
77'S. Gallagher
82'S. Thomas (R. Hedges)
82'Tyrhys Dolan (Ben Brereton)
89'J. Egan

Lineups

Blackburn

Sheffield Utd

4-2-3-1

3-5-2

J. TomassonCoach

P. Heckingbottom

Bench (7)

Match trends

Blackburn have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Sheffield Utd have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

1Blackburn wins

1Draws

6Sheffield Utd wins

8-16Goals

Blackburn

1–2Aug 25, 2026, 6:45 PM

Sheffield Utd

1–3Apr 22, 2026, 6:45 PM

Blackburn

1–3Oct 21, 2025, 6:45 PM

Sheffield Utd

1–1May 3, 2025, 11:30 AM

Blackburn

0–2Nov 2, 2024, 12:30 PM

Sheffield Utd

3–2Mar 19, 2023, 12:00 PM

Blackburn

Sheffield Utd

3–0Aug 20, 2022, 2:00 PM

Blackburn

Sheffield Utd

1–0Feb 23, 2022, 7:45 PM

Blackburn

Pre-match comparison

1.2Goals scored per game1.4

1.3Goals conceded per game1

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

J. Smith

4.13Yellow cards / game

0.09Red cards / game

0.22Penalties scored / game

Based on 23 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Blackburn

0-15'

0%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

83.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Sheffield Utd

0-15'

0%

16-30'

50%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Match statistics

46%Possession54%

—Expected goals (xG)—

2Shots on target4

11Total shots14

5Shots off target6

4Blocked shots4

5Shots inside the box11

6Shots outside the box3

3Corners8

0Offsides2

8Fouls11

2Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

4Goalkeeper saves1

377Total passes449

267Accurate passes332

71%Pass accuracy74%

Player ratings

1John BuckleyBlackburn7.9
2H. PickeringBlackburn⚽ 17.7
3Max LoweSheffield Utd7.6
4A. PearsBlackburn7.6
5Jack RobinsonSheffield Utd7.3
6Oliver McBurnieSheffield Utd7.3

Box score

Blackburn

21John BuckleyM · 90'

7.9

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes32%

Tackles8

Duels69%

3

3H. PickeringD · 90'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes39%

Tackles1

Duels40%

8

8S. SzmodicsM · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes22%

Tackles—

Duels0%

17

17Hayden CarterD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles1

Duels45%

9

9S. GallagherF · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels42%

27Lewis Travis (C)M · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes31%

Tackles1

Duels67%

13

13A. PearsG · 90'

7.6

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels—

10Tyrhys DolanM · 82'

🅰️ 17.2

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels50%

5Dominic HyamD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles2

Duels48%

11

11J. Rankin-CostelloD · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles2

Duels50%

14

14S. ThomasM · 82'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles1

Duels25%

Bench (7)

6

6T. MortonM

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19

19R. HedgesM · 8'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels0%

2

2C. BrittainD

—

22Ben BreretonF · 8'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels0%

34Joe HiltonG

—

30

30Jake GarrettM

—

33A. PhillipsD

—

Sheffield Utd

16Oliver NorwoodM · 76'

🟨7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes47%

Tackles—

Duels0%

18

18W. FoderinghamG · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

Duels—

8Sander BergeM · 90'

6.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes27%

Tackles—

Duels38%

19Jack RobinsonD · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes41%

Tackles2

Duels56%

9Oliver McBurnieF · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes18%

Tackles—

Duels54%

4

4J. FleckM · 62'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles1

Duels22%

6

6C. BashamD · 75'

🟨6.6

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes23%

Tackles—

Duels44%

12

12J. Egan (C)D · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes33%

Tackles2

Duels57%

29

29I. NdiayeF · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles2

Duels62%

13Max LoweM · 64'

7.6

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles4

Duels88%

20Jayden BogleM · 62'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels60%

Bench (7)

28James McAteeM · 28'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels67%

26Ciaran ClarkD

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10

10B. SharpF · 15'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels—

1

1A. DaviesG

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2

2G. BaldockD · 28'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles2

Duels67%

23

23B. OsbornM · 26'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles1

Duels100%

22Tommy DoyleM · 14'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels100%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd played?+

The match is played at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire (capacity 31,367).

What time does Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd kick off?+

Kickoff is at Mar 4, 2023, 12:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).