English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 37': Reda Khadra
  • 59': Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 70': Ian Poveda-Ocampo
FT
3 - 1
Sheffield United
  • 2': Rhian Brewster

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.
  • 2': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield United 1. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Sharp with a cross.
  • 3': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 3': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 5': Reda Khadra (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 13': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 14': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
  • 20': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
  • 22': Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
  • 24': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt saved. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 25': Offside, Sheffield United. Enda Stevens tries a through ball, but Rhian Brewster is caught offside.
  • 32': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
  • 33': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Billy Sharp.
  • 34': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 37': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 1. Reda Khadra (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Davenport.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
  • 41': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Reda Khadra.
  • 42': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jacob Davenport.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 1.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 51': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 52': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United).
  • 52': Reda Khadra (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jacob Davenport.
  • 56': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
  • 56': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Fleck with a through ball.
  • 59': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 59': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Sheffield United 1. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Poveda-Ocampo.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott Wharton.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Reda Khadra (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 63': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 63': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Sheffield United. Iliman Ndiaye replaces John Fleck.
  • 64': Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Rhian Brewster.
  • 65': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 67': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Reda Khadra.
  • 68': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jacob Davenport.
  • 69': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 70': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Sheffield United 1. Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 74': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ian Poveda-Ocampo tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 74': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
  • 75': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 76': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 77': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Attempt missed. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell replaces Jacob Davenport.
  • 79': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
  • 79': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Sheffield United. George Baldock replaces Jayden Bogle.
  • 81': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
  • 81': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 83': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 83': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Buckley.
  • 84': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by George Baldock.
  • 85': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
  • 85': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ian Poveda-Ocampo.
  • 87': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 88': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 89': Hand ball by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+3': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Butterworth replaces Ian Poveda-Ocampo.
  • 90'+4': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 3, Sheffield United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 3, Sheffield United 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
8 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
61.4 Possession 38.6
9 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
411 Accurate Passes 244
508 Passes 320
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
23 Crosses 13
0.0 Cross % 0.1
55 Long Balls 51
24 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
17 Effective Clearances 27
17 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 17,291

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 37 +39 77
2 Middlesbrough 37 +22 69
3 Millwall 37 +10 68
4 Ipswich Town 36 +26 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
16 Scott Wharton
26 Darragh Lenihan Yellow Card
20 Tayo Edun
2 Ryan Nyambe
6 Jacob Davenport
27 Lewis Travis
7 Reda Khadra
30 Ian Poveda-Ocampo
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
21 John Buckley
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Tyrhys Dolan, Leighton Clarkson, Aynsley Pears, Hayden Carter, Joe Rothwell, Bradley Johnson, Daniel Butterworth.

SHU Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robin Olsen (GK)
12 John Egan
6 Chris Basham
3 Enda Stevens
20 Jayden Bogle Yellow Card
27 Morgan Gibbs-White
4 John Fleck Yellow Card
16 Oliver Norwood Yellow Card
10 Billy Sharp
23 Ben Osborn
7 Rhian Brewster
Sheffield United Substitutes:
Conor Hourihane, Iliman Ndiaye, Wes Foderingham, George Baldock, Oliver McBurnie, Lys Mousset, Jack Robinson.

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