22 April 2026 at 18:45

Referee: Farai Hallam

Match Summary

Blackburn defeated Sheffield Utd 3:1. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by Yuki Ohashi 12′, Ryoya Morishita 32′, Yuki Ohashi 45′, Harrison Burrows 57′. 6 yellow cards were shown. Sheffield Utd had 67% possession while Blackburn held 33%. Sheffield Utd had 13 shots (4 on target) compared to 8 (5 on target) for Blackburn. Expected goals: Sheffield Utd 1.54 — Blackburn 1.58. Sheffield Utd made 5 substitutions, Blackburn made 4.

Match Events

Key match events between Sheffield Utd and Blackburn — 4 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.

Sheffield Utd
Blackburn
Kick Off
12′
Yuki Ohashi

assist: Ryoya Morishita

45′
Yuki Ohashi

assist: Ryan Alebiosu

Half Time
Joe RothwellOliver Arblaster
46′
Mark McGuinnessTyler Bindon
46′
Tahith ChongLeo Fuhr Hjelde
46′
Jairo RiedewaldSydie Peck
46′
Harrison Burrows

assist: Thomas Cannon

57′
Ki-Jana HoeverFemi Seriki
66′
67′
Taylor Gardner-HickmanTodd Cantwell
79′
Yuki OhashiMathias Jørgensen
87′
Yuri RibeiroScott Wharton
87′
Ryoya MorishitaMoussa Baradji
Full Time

Match Statistics

Sheffield Utd had 67% possession against Blackburn's 33%. Sheffield Utd registered 13 shots (4 on target) while Blackburn managed 8 (5 on target). Corner kicks: 2–4. Fouls committed: 5–10.

4Shots on Goal5
7Shots off Goal2
13Total Shots8
2Blocked Shots1
10Shots insidebox7
3Shots outsidebox1
5Fouls10
2Corner Kicks4
4Offsides3
67%Ball Possession33%
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves3
737Total passes355
635Passes accurate267
86%Passes %75%
1.54expected_goals1.58
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Sheffield Utd have recorded 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 defeats. Blackburn show 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Sheffield Utd

LWWLDL

Blackburn

WDLDDW

Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn Head to Head Results

Sheffield Utd and Blackburn have met 11 times — Sheffield Utd won 8, Blackburn won 2, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2018. Sheffield Utd leads the head-to-head with 8 victories from 11 meetings. A combined 30 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.73 per match (21 for the home side, 9 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 5 matches (45%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 games (55%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Sheffield Utd are currently unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2023.

8

Sheffield Utd

1

Drawn

2

Blackburn

Goals: 21Goals: 9

Recent Meetings (11)

21 Oct 2025Blackburn1 – 3Sheffield Utd
3 May 2025Sheffield Utd1 – 1Blackburn
2 Nov 2024Blackburn0 – 2Sheffield Utd
19 Mar 2023Sheffield Utd3 – 2Blackburn
4 Mar 2023Blackburn1 – 0Sheffield Utd
20 Aug 2022Sheffield Utd3 – 0Blackburn
23 Feb 2022Sheffield Utd1 – 0Blackburn
6 Nov 2021Blackburn3 – 1Sheffield Utd
27 Aug 2019Sheffield Utd2 – 1Blackburn
29 Dec 2018Sheffield Utd3 – 0Blackburn
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 23 Apr 2026