Sheffield Utd 1-3 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 22 Apr 2026
Blackburn beat Sheffield Utd 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 22 April 2026 at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. Yuki Ohashi, Ryoya Morishita, Harrison Burrows got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Utd have won 3 and Blackburn 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Bramall Lane · Sheffield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-112'assist: Ryoya Morishita
- 15'Foul
- 0-232'
- 0-345'assist: Ryan Alebiosu
- Half-time0-3
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 53'Argument
- 1-357'assist: Thomas Cannon
- 58'Foul
- 66'
- 67'
- 79'
- 82'Foul
- 87'
- 87'
- 90+4'
- 90+4'Foul
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Sheffield Utd
- 7.7Gustavo HamerM
- 7.3Japhet TangangaD
- 7.3Sydie PeckM
- 7.2Femi SerikiD
- 7.2Tyler BindonD
- 7.0Oliver ArblasterM
- 7.0Harrison BurrowsD
- 6.9Tahith ChongM
- 6.9Leo HjeldeD
- 6.6Thomas CannonF
- 6.5Mark McGuinnessD
- 6.3Ki-Jana HoeverD
- 6.3Patrick BamfordM
- 6.3Joseph RothwellM
- 6.2Jaïro RiedewaldM
- 6.0Adam DaviesG
Blackburn
- 8.6Yuki OhashiF
- 7.2Ryoya MorishitaF
- 7.2Ryan AlebiosuM
- 7.2Scott WhartonD
- 7.2Balázs TóthG
- 6.9Sean McLoughlinD
- 6.7Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 6.7Todd CantwellM
- 6.7Moussa BaradjiM
- 6.6Tom AtchesonD
- 6.6Yuri RibeiroM
- 6.3Adam ForshawM
- 6.2Kristi MontgomeryM
- 6.2Eiran CashinD
- 6.2Mathias JørgensenF
Line-ups
Blackburn3-5-2
Sheffield Utd4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Sheffield UtdChris Wilder
Substitutes
- 38F. Seriki66'D7.2
- 10Callum O'HareM
- 9D. IngsF
- 5Leo Hjelde46'D6.9
- 42S. Peck46'M7.3
- 4Oliver Arblaster46'M7.0
- 11Andre BrooksM
- 6T. Bindon46'D7.2
- 31L. FaxonG
BlackburnDamien Johnson
Substitutes
- 16Scott Wharton87'D7.2
- 3Harry PickeringD
- 21Oladapo AfolayanF
- 1Aynsley PearsG
- 10Todd Cantwell90+4'67'M6.7
- 19R. HedgesM
- 29Mathias Jørgensen79'F6.2
- 26C. O'RiordanD
- 24Moussa Baradji87'M6.7
Team statistics
67%Possession33%
1.51Expected goals (xG)1.58
13Total shots8
4Shots on target5
7Shots off target2
2Blocked shots1
2Corners4
4Offsides3
5Fouls10
2Yellow cards4
2Goalkeeper saves3
0.41Goals prevented0.41
736Total passes353
640Accurate passes268
87%Pass accuracy76%
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Hamer | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Japhet Tanganga | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Sydie Peck | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Femi Seriki | 24 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Tyler Bindon | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Oliver Arblaster | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Harrison Burrows | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Tahith Chong | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Leo Hjelde | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Thomas Cannon | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Mark McGuinness | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ki-Jana Hoever | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Patrick Bamford | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joseph Rothwell | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jaïro Riedewald | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Adam Davies | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuki Ohashi | 79 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 8.6 |
| Ryoya Morishita | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Scott Wharton | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Balázs Tóth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Sean McLoughlin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 67 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Todd Cantwell | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Moussa Baradji | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Atcheson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 87 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Adam Forshaw | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kristi Montgomery | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Eiran Cashin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Mathias Jørgensen | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
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Head-to-head
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