Sheffield United vs Blackburn

22 April 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Farai Hallam

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

  • Harrison Burrows 57’
  • Yuki Ohashi 12’, 45’
  • Ryoya Morishita 32’

Match summary

Blackburn won 3-1 away at Sheffield United. Blackburn led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Yuki Ohashi put Blackburn ahead in the 12th minute, Ryoya Morishita made it 0-2 in the 32nd minute, and Ohashi made it 0-3 with a header in the 45th minute. In the second half, Harrison Burrows pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 57th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Blackburn 1.69 from 8.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
13 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 4
736 Passes 353
87.0% Pass accuracy 75.9%
14 Tackles 16
5 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 4
4 Offsides 3

Key events

Sheffield United Blackburn
Kick-off
12’
Yuki OhashiRight foot shot0-1 (Blackburn)
Japhet Tanganga
15’
Patrick BamfordShot on target
30’
32’
Ryoya MorishitaRight foot shot0-2 (Blackburn)
32’
Yuki OhashiShot on target
32’
Ryan AlebiosuShot on target
45’
Yuki OhashiHeader0-3 (Blackburn)
Half-time0-3
Oliver ArblasterJoe Rothwell
46’
Tyler BindonMark McGuinness
46’
Leo Fuhr HjeldeTahith Chong
46’
Sydie PeckJaïro Riedewald
46’
Second half underway
53’
Ryoya Morishita
Harrison BurrowsRight foot shot1-3 (Sheffield United)
57’
Gustavo HamerShot on target
57’
Gustavo Hamer
58’
Thomas CannonShot on target
63’
Femi SerikiKi-Jana Hoever
66’
67’
Todd CantwellTaylor Gardner-Hickman
79’
Mathias JørgensenYuki Ohashi
82’
Yuri Ribeiro
87’
Scott WhartonYuri Ribeiro
87’
Moussa BaradjiRyoya Morishita
90+4’
Todd Cantwell
90+4’
Eiran Cashin
Full-time1-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.69 12’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), 0-1 12’ 32’ Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn), 0-2 32’ 45’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), 0-3 45’ 57’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), 1-3 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.69 12’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), 0-1 Ohashi 12’ 32’ Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn), 0-2 Morishita 32’ 45’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), 0-3 Ohashi 45’ 57’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), 1-3 Burrows 57’
Sheffield United 1.54 xGBlackburn 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Sheffield United attacking 
32’ Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 57’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 12’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 71’ Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.45 xG, off target 1’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 32’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 45’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 34’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 57’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 12’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 71’ Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.45 xG, off target 1’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 32’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 45’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 34’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Sheffield United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Davies
Tanganga
McGuinness 46’
Burrows
Hoever 66’
Riedewald 46’
Rothwell 46’
Chong 46’
Hamer
Bamford
Cannon
Blackburn 3-5-2 Starting XI
Tóth
Atcheson
McLoughlin
Cashin
Forshaw
Alebiosu
Montgomery
Gardner-Hickman 67’
Ribeiro 87’
Morishita 87’
Ohashi 2 79’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Adam Davies
90′ 2 3 32 – – – – –
Defenders7 players
Ki-Jana Hoever Taken off
66′ 1 2 – 3 1 54 – – – –
Japhet Tanganga
90′ 2 1 – 12 9 121 1 – –
Mark McGuinness Taken off
45′ – 2 – 4 4 68 1 – – –
Harrison Burrows
90′ – 1 – 3 – 72 – 1 – –
Tyler Bindon Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 1 – 6 3 57 – – – –
Leo Fuhr Hjelde Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – – 2 1 49 – – – –
Femi Seriki Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 – – 4 – 12 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Jaïro Riedewald Taken off
45′ – – 49 – – – 2 – – – –
Joe Rothwell Taken off
45′ – – 24 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Tahith Chong Taken off
45′ – – 17 – – – – 4 – 1 –
Gustavo Hamer
90′ – – – –
Sydie Peck Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 56 2 – 2 1 5 1 1 –
Oliver Arblaster Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 41 – – 1 1 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Patrick Bamford
90′ – – 1 1 0.04 – 1 3 1 17 –
Thomas Cannon
90′ – 1 6 1 0.49 – 1 7 – 20 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 47% Avg odds 2.00
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Blackburn win 26% Avg odds 3.60

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sheffield United LDLWW
Blackburn WDDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Blackburn 1-3 Sheffield United, 21 Oct 25 Next meeting: Blackburn 1-2 Sheffield United, 08 Sep 26  All Sheffield United vs Blackburn meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.