Championship (England) WON 1–2
Tue, Sep 8 · 20:45 · Ewood Park
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Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd — Championship
Tipster's pick Blackburn or Sheffield Utd
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.30 Odds via William Hill
Our estimate72%
This price needs77%
Expert analysis

Blackburn and Sheffield United Likely to Avoid Draw

Blackburn enter this fixture with a home record showing 1.50 goals scored per game on average, which often forces opponents into open play. Sheffield United have collected just one win in their last five outings but maintain a solid 40 percent clean sheet rate that limits opponents’ margins. Head to head meetings have produced only one draw across the previous ten encounters, pointing to a pattern of decisive results between these sides. Both teams average 1.4 goals conceded per match this season, creating space for attacking transitions rather than cagey stalemates. Blackburn’s recent sequence of DWLDL includes three matches that ended with a winner, mirroring Sheffield United’s tendency to find results after their own DDDWL run. Injuries to key squad members like Blackburn’s Miller and Sheffield United’s Chong further thin the options for controlled possession play.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
1–2 WON

Our pick “Blackburn or Sheffield Utd” at odds 1.30 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Kristi Montgomery 20'
  3. Thomas Cannon assist Sydie Peck 35'
  4. Sydie Peck assist Joe Rothwell 44'
  5. Tyrese Campbell ↓ Rhys Norrington-Davies 45'
  6. Second half
  7. Romelle Donovan 48'
  8. Matt Doherty ↓ Hamza Choudhury 58'
  9. Kalvin Phillips ↓ Joe Rothwell 58'
  10. Kristi Montgomery 59'
  11. Oliver Arblaster ↓ Romelle Donovan 67'
  12. Japhet Tanganga 76'
  13. Harvey Higgins ↓ Todd Cantwell 82'
  14. Jamal Baptiste ↓ Ben Brereton 83'
  15. Gady Beyuku ↓ Sam Morsy 83'
This season
Blackburn Sheffield Utd
Over 2.5 goals 0% 20%
Clean sheet 20% 40%
Failed to score 20% 40%
Scored per game 1.2 1.2
Conceded per game 1.4 1.4
Scored home / away 1.5 / 1.0 1.3 / 1.0

Across 5 and 5 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
14 POR Portsmouth 5 2 0 3 6
15 SHE Sheffield Utd ▲ 5 1 3 1 6
16 BLA Blackburn ▲ 5 1 2 2 5
17 WAT Watford 5 1 2 2 5
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Blackburn WLLDL
W vs Middlesbrough 2–1 Aug 22
L vs Sheffield Utd 1–2 Aug 25
L vs QPR 1–2 Aug 29
D @ Lincoln 0–0 Sep 1
L @ Preston 1–2 Sep 5
Sheffield Utd DWDWL
D @ Swansea 0–0 Aug 22
W @ Blackburn 2–1 Aug 25
D @ Cardiff 2–2 Aug 29
W vs Bolton 3–2 Sep 1
L vs Norwich 1–3 Sep 5
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Blackburn
Scored 1.0 avg
2 1 1 0 1
Conceded 1.4 avg
1 2 2 0 2
Sheffield Utd
Scored 1.6 avg
0 2 2 3 1
Conceded 1.6 avg
0 1 2 2 3
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Blackburn
1 Draws
6 Sheffield Utd
Aug 2026 Blackburn 1–2 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd
Apr 2026 Sheffield Utd 1–3 Blackburn Blackburn
Oct 2025 Blackburn 1–3 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd
May 2025 Sheffield Utd 1–1 Blackburn Draw
Nov 2024 Blackburn 0–2 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Blackburn 4-2-3-1
  • 1 A. Pears G
  • 2 R. Alebiosu D
  • 6 Tom Atcheson D
  • 15 S. McLoughlin D
  • 4 Yuri Ribeiro D
  • 8 Sam Morsy M
  • 31 Kristi Montgomery M
  • 25 R. Morishita M
  • 10 T. Cantwell M
  • 11 J. Fevrier M
  • 21 O. Afolayan F
Bench H. Pickering, J. Garrett, A. Forshaw, H. Carter, Gady Beyuku, B. Tóth, F. Vare, Harry Lister, Harvey Higgins

Tony Mowbray

Sheffield Utd 4-4-2
  • 1 M. Cooper G
  • 8 H. Choudhury D
  • 5 J. Tanganga D
  • 15 L. Kitching D
  • 30 R. Norrington-Davies D
  • 11 R. Donovan M
  • 42 Sydie Peck M
  • 7 J. Rothwell M
  • 3 S. McCallum M
  • 9 T. Cannon F
  • 22 B. Brereton F
Bench J. Riedewald, O. Arblaster, J. Ayew, P. Bamford, J. Baptiste, T. Campbell, A. Davies, M. Doherty, K. Phillips

Chris Wilder

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Blackburn
  • OUT M. Baradji Hamstring Injury
  • OUT M. Jorgensen Hamstring Injury
  • OUT A. Kargbo Muscle Injury
  • OUT M. Litherland Muscle Injury
  • OUT L. Miller Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT Y. Ohashi Inactive
  • DOUBT H. Pickering Inactive
  • DOUBT B. Toth Inactive
  • DOUBT S. Wharton Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT M. Baradji Hamstring Injury
  • OUT M. Jorgensen Hamstring Injury
  • OUT A. Kargbo Muscle Injury
  • OUT M. Litherland Muscle Injury
  • OUT L. Miller Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT Y. Ohashi Inactive
  • DOUBT H. Pickering Inactive
  • DOUBT B. Toth Inactive
  • DOUBT S. Wharton Achilles Tendon Injury
Sheffield Utd
  • OUT H. Burrows Inactive
  • OUT T. Chong Injury
  • OUT R. One Hamstring Injury
  • OUT F. Seriki Inactive
  • DOUBT M. Doherty Inactive
  • OUT H. Burrows Inactive
  • OUT T. Chong Injury
  • OUT R. One Hamstring Injury
  • OUT F. Seriki Inactive
  • DOUBT M. Doherty Inactive