English Football League Cup

Blackburn Rovers

Ugh, no.
Blackburn Rovers lost to Sheffield United
Sheffield United 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers
FT · Tue, Aug 25

Match Details

Ewood Park (Blackburn) · 6,826 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
  • 90'+6'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Frank Vare is caught offside.
  • 90'+3'Handball by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 88'Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
  • 88'Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84'Delay in match because of an injury Femi Seriki (Sheffield United).
  • 84'Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
  • 84'Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2. Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.

Line Score

12T
SHU 11 2
BLK 01 1

Match Leaders

Sheffield United
Blackburn Rovers

Key Events

81'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2. Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
75'Substitution, Sheffield United. Sam McCallum replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
72'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Frank Vare replaces Jayden Fevrier.
67'Substitution, Sheffield United. Femi Seriki replaces Matt Doherty.
59'Substitution, Sheffield United. Callum O'Hare replaces Louie Marsh.
58'Substitution, Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Jairo Riedewald.
55'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 1. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
45'Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Joe Rothwell.
45'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell replaces Dion De Neve.
45'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Pates replaces Harry Pickering.
45'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Sam Morsy.
20'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield United 1. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
11'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Yuki Ohashi because of an injury.

Team Stats

Sheffield UnitedBlackburn Rovers
General
50.9 Possession % 49.1
16 Shots 9
5 On Target 5
0 Offsides 2
4 Corners 6
9 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
378 Passes Completed 356
5 Crosses Won 3
12 Tackles Won 14
10 Interceptions 5
20 Clearances 27
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 3

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers W L W D W
Sheffield United L W W D D

Starting Lineups

Sheffield United4-4-2
17 Davies
2 Doherty 25 McGuinness 33 Baptiste 30 Norrington-Davies
11 Donovan 81' 7 Rothwell 44 Riedewald 34 Marsh
23 Campbell 9 Cannon 20'
23 Ohashi
14 De Neve 25 Morishita A 11 Fevrier
30 Garrett 8 Morsy
3 Pickering 15 McLoughlin 17 Carter 47 Houghton
1 Pears
Blackburn Rovers4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Blackburn Rovers

  1. AP #1 Aynsley PearsG
  2. SM #15 Sean McLoughlinCD-L
  3. HC #17 Hayden CarterCD-R
  4. HP #3 Harry PickeringLB
  5. LH #47 Lucas HoughtonRB
  6. RM #25 Ryoya MorishitaAM
  7. JG #30 Jake GarrettLM
  8. SM #8 Sam MorsyRM
  9. YO #23 Yuki OhashiF
  10. DD #14 Dion De NeveAM-L
  11. JF #11 Jayden FevrierAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Sheffield United

  1. AR #17 Adam Rhys DaviesG
  2. JB #33 Jamal BaptisteCD-L
  3. MM #25 Mark McGuinnessCD-R
  4. RN #30 Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  5. MD #2 Matt DohertyRB
  6. JR #44 Jairo RiedewaldCM-L
  7. JR #7 Joe RothwellCM-R
  8. LM #34 Louie MarshLM
  9. RD #11 Romelle DonovanRM81'
  10. TC #9 Thomas CannonCF-L20'
  11. TC #23 Tyrese CampbellCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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D 2–2 at Portsmouth W 3–1 vs Millwall L 1–2 vs Sheffield United L 1–2 at Preston North End D 0–0 at Lincoln City L 1–2 vs Queens Park Rangers L 1–2 vs Sheffield United W 2–1 vs Middlesbrough D 2–2 at Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2–1 at Burton Albion