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Sheffield United 1-3 Blackburn Rovers · Championship

Sheffield United lost to Blackburn Rovers 1-3 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers met in the Championship at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Sheffield United: H. Burrows 57'. Blackburn Rovers: Y. Ohashi 12', 45'; R. Morishita 32'.

How the match went

Sheffield United saw more of the ball, 67% of it. Sheffield United had 13 shots with 4 on target, Blackburn Rovers 8 with 5 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 2 to Sheffield United and 4 to Blackburn Rovers. Sheffield United conceded 5 fouls, Blackburn Rovers 10. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Sheffield United, 4 for Blackburn Rovers).

Line-ups

Sheffield United started in a 4-2-3-1: Adam Davies, Ki-Jana Hoever, Japhet Tanganga, Mark McGuinness, Harrison Burrows, Jaïro Riedewald, Joe Rothwell, Tahith Chong, Patrick Bamford, Gustavo Hamer, Thomas Cannon.

Blackburn Rovers started in a 3-5-2: Balázs Tóth, Tom Atcheson, Sean McLoughlin, Eiran Cashin, Ryan Alebiosu, Kristi Montgomery, Adam Forshaw, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Yuri Ribeiro, Ryoya Morishita, Yuki Ohashi.

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Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! Sheffield United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Morishita.
  2. 32'Goal! Sheffield United 0-2 Blackburn Rovers. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
  3. 45'Goal! Sheffield United 0-3 Blackburn Rovers. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Alebiousu.
  4. 45'Half-time. Sheffield United 0-3 Blackburn Rovers.
  5. 57'Goal! Sheffield United 1-3 Blackburn Rovers. H. Burrows (Sheffield United) scores, assisted by T. Cannon.
  6. 90'Full-time. Sheffield United 1-3 Blackburn Rovers.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers.
  2. 1'Attempt missed. T. Cannon (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  3. 12'Goal! Sheffield United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Morishita.
  4. 15'Yellow card for J. Tanganga (Sheffield United).
  5. 20'Attempt missed. T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  6. 30'Attempt missed. T. Cannon (Sheffield United), header. xG 0.02.
  7. 30'Attempt saved. P. Bamford (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 32'Goal! Sheffield United 0-2 Blackburn Rovers. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
  9. 32'Attempt saved. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), header. xG 0.14.
  10. 32'Attempt saved. R. Alebiousu (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  11. 34'Attempt blocked. T. Cannon (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  12. 38'Attempt missed. T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  13. 45'Goal! Sheffield United 0-3 Blackburn Rovers. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Alebiousu.
  14. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Sheffield United 0-3 Blackburn Rovers.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, Sheffield United: O. Arblaster comes on for J. Rothwell.
  18. 46'Substitution, Sheffield United: T. Bindon comes on for M. McGuinness.
  19. 46'Substitution, Sheffield United: L. F. Hjelde comes on for T. Chong.
  20. 46'Substitution, Sheffield United: S. Peck comes on for J. Riedewald.
  21. 50'Attempt missed. T. Bindon (Sheffield United), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  22. 53'Yellow card for R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  23. 57'Goal! Sheffield United 1-3 Blackburn Rovers. H. Burrows (Sheffield United) scores, assisted by T. Cannon.
  24. 57'Attempt saved. G. Hamer (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  25. 58'Yellow card for G. Hamer (Sheffield United).
  26. 63'Attempt saved. T. Cannon (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  27. 64'Attempt blocked. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  28. 66'Substitution, Sheffield United: F. Seriki comes on for K. Hoever.
  29. 67'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: T. Cantwell comes on for T. Gardner-Hickman.
  30. 67'Attempt missed. T. Cannon (Sheffield United), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  31. 71'Attempt missed. T. Bindon (Sheffield United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.45.
  32. 77'Attempt missed. H. Burrows (Sheffield United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  33. 79'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: M. Jørgensen comes on for Y. Ohashi.
  34. 82'Yellow card for Y. Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
  35. 86'Attempt missed. G. Hamer (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  36. 87'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: S. Wharton comes on for Y. Ribeiro.
  37. 87'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: M. Baradji comes on for R. Morishita.
  38. 90'Attempt blocked. T. Cannon (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  39. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  40. 90+4'Yellow card for T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  41. 90+4'Yellow card for E. J. Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
  42. 90'Full-time. Sheffield United 1-3 Blackburn Rovers.
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