Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd match stats & report

1–2 Full time

League Cup · England · Round of 64 · Ewood Park, Blackburn · Ref D. Webb

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Blackburn lost to Sheffield Utd 1–2 in the League Cup (Round of 64) on 25 August 2026. Sheffield Utd had 51% of the ball.

Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd match statistics

BlackburnSheffield Utd

49% Ball possession 51%
9 Total shots 16
5 Shots on target 5
3 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 4
5 Shots inside the box 13
6 Corners 4
12 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
463 Passes 480
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

20' Goal T. Cannon (assist T. Campbell) Sheffield Utd
55' Goal O. Afolayan (assist R. Morishita) Blackburn
81' Goal R. Donovan Sheffield Utd

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Sheffield Utd win 3.6 corners a game — 11th percentile in this competition.
Blackburn win 6 corners a game — 73rd percentile in this competition.
Both teams have scored in 7 of Blackburn’s last 10.

Team news & lineups

Blackburn

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Tony Mowbray

1 A. Pears

3 H. Pickering 15 S. McLoughlin 17 H. Carter 47 L. Houghton

30 J. Garrett 8 Sam Morsy

14 D. De Neve 25 R. Morishita 11 J. Fevrier

23 Y. Ohashi

Bench B. Tóth , H. Pates , R. Alebiosu , T. Atcheson , T. Cantwell , F. Vare , Kristi Montgomery , O. Afolayan , A. Guðjohnsen

Sheffield Utd

Confirmed 4-4-2 Chris Wilder

17 A. Davies

30 R. Norrington-Davies 33 J. Baptiste 25 M. McGuinness 2 M. Doherty

34 L. Marsh 44 J. Riedewald 7 J. Rothwell 11 R. Donovan

9 T. Cannon 23 T. Campbell

Bench M. Cooper , F. Seriki , J. Shackleton , S. McCallum , N. Zätterström , O. Arblaster , K. Phillips , C. O'Hare , Sydie Peck

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Blackburn at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Utd away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 3.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Apr 26	Sheffield Utd v Blackburn	1–3
21 Oct 25	Blackburn v Sheffield Utd	1–3
3 May 25	Sheffield Utd v Blackburn	1–1
2 Nov 24	Blackburn v Sheffield Utd	0–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd head-to-head record