Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 44 · Bramall Lane, Sheffield · Ref F. Hallam

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Sheffield Utd lost to Blackburn 1–3 in the Championship on 22 April 2026. Expected goals finished 1.51–1.58. Sheffield Utd had 67% of the ball.

Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn match statistics

Sheffield UtdBlackburn

67% Ball possession 33%
1.51 Expected goals (xG) 1.58
13 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 7
2 Corners 4
5 Fouls 10
4 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 4
736 Passes 353
87% Pass accuracy 76%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

12' Goal Y. Ohashi (assist R. Morishita) Blackburn
15' Yellow card J. Tanganga Sheffield Utd
32' Goal R. Morishita Blackburn
45' Goal Y. Ohashi (assist R. Alebiosu) Blackburn
53' Yellow card R. Morishita Blackburn
57' Goal H. Burrows (assist T. Cannon) Sheffield Utd
58' Yellow card G. Hamer Sheffield Utd
82' Yellow card Y. Ribeiro Blackburn
90+4' Yellow card T. Cantwell Blackburn
90+4' Yellow card E. Cashin Blackburn

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sheffield Utd

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Chris Wilder

17 A. Davies

14 H. Burrows 25 M. McGuinness 2 J. Tanganga 12 K. Hoever

48 J. Rothwell 44 J. Riedewald

8 G. Hamer 45 P. Bamford 24 T. Chong

7 T. Cannon

Bench L. Faxon , Danny Ings , F. Seriki , O. Arblaster , C. O'Hare , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , Sydie Peck , A. Brooks , Tyler Bindon

Blackburn

Confirmed 3-5-2 Damien Johnson

22 B. Tóth

20 E. Cashin 15 S. McLoughlin 38 T. Atcheson

4 Y. Ribeiro 5 T. Gardner-Hickman 28 A. Forshaw 31 Kristi Montgomery 2 R. Alebiosu

23 Y. Ohashi 25 R. Morishita

Bench A. Pears , T. Cantwell , H. Pickering , R. Hedges , S. Wharton , M. Jorgensen , O. Afolayan , M. Baradji , C. O'Riordan

Form guide

Sheffield Utd at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Blackburn away

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
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 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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