English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
    FT
    0 - 2
    Sheffield United
    • 16': Harrison Burrows
    • 64': Tyrese Campbell

    About

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Sheffield United at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Foul by Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United).
    • 5': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Owen Beck (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 7': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
    • 7': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
    • 10': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Owen Beck is caught offside.
    • 11': Hand ball by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinicius Souza.
    • 14': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 16': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield United 1. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 18': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 18': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 19': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
    • 20': Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 26': Foul by Owen Beck (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 26': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
    • 31': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 31': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
    • 32': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 37': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 37': Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United).
    • 39': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
    • 43': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
    • 43': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield United 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield United 1.
    • 46': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 46': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster with a cross.
    • 49': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 50': Hand ball by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
    • 50': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 51': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 51': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Rhian Brewster.
    • 54': Foul by Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 54': Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 58': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 58': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 59': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United).
    • 59': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andreas Weimann replaces Ryan Hedges.
    • 63': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United).
    • 63': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 64': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield United 2. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 66': Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
    • 66': Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces Callum O'Hare.
    • 66': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 66': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
    • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Yuki Ohashi.
    • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
    • 74': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 74': Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 75': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
    • 83': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
    • 84': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
    • 85': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 86': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 86': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
    • 90': Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
    • 90': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Sheffield United. Femi Seriki replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sam McCallum replaces Kieffer Moore.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Beck.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield United 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield United 2.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 6
    42.5 Possession 57.5
    20 SHOTS 9
    9 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    285 Accurate Passes 413
    353 Passes 484
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    16 Crosses 15
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 52
    32 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 6
    13 Effective Tackles 14
    16 Tackles 21
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 11
    24 Effective Clearances 28
    24 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 16,810

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam
    15 Danny Batth
    24 Owen Beck
    11 Joe Rankin-Costello
    10 Tyrhys Dolan
    27 Lewis Travis
    6 Sondre Tronstad
    23 Yuki Ohashi
    8 Todd Cantwell
    19 Ryan Hedges
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Harry Leonard, Harry Pickering, Lewis Baker, John Buckley, Kyle McFadzean, Andreas Weimann, Callum Brittain, Balazs Toth, Makhtar Gueye.

    SHU Sheffield United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    19 Jack Robinson Yellow Card
    6 Harry Souttar
    14 Harrison Burrows
    2 Alfie Gilchrist
    4 Oliver Arblaster
    21 Vinicius Souza
    10 Callum O'Hare Yellow Card
    11 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
    9 Kieffer Moore
    7 Rhian Brewster
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Jamie Shackleton, Luke Faxon, Gustavo Hamer, Femi Seriki, Sydie Peck, Andre Brooks, Sam McCallum, Tyrese Campbell, Rhys Norrington-Davies.

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