Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd

League Cup · 2026 · Round of 64
25 August 2026 at 18:45 UTC · Ewood Park

Blackburn

1:2

Full time

Sheffield Utd

• O. Afolayan 55′

• T. Cannon 20′
• R. Donovan 81′

Half-time0–1

Regulation1–2

Referee: D. Webb

Sheffield Utd beat Blackburn 2–1 in the League Cup on 25 August 2026.

Match events

EVENTS

11′

On: O. AfolayanOff: Y. OhashiSubstitution

20′

T. CannonGoal · Assist: T. Campbell

46′

On: H. PatesOff: H. PickeringSubstitution

46′

On: T. CantwellOff: D. De NeveSubstitution

46′

On: K. MontgomeryOff: S. MorsySubstitution

46′

On: O. ArblasterOff: J. RothwellSubstitution

55′

O. AfolayanGoal · Assist: R. Morishita

58′

On: K. PhillipsOff: J. RiedewaldSubstitution

59′

On: C. O'HareOff: L. MarshSubstitution

67′

On: F. SerikiOff: M. DohertySubstitution

72′

On: F. VareOff: J. FevrierSubstitution

75′

On: S. McCallumOff: R. Norrington-DaviesSubstitution

81′

R. DonovanGoal

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

49%Ball Possession51%

1Blocked Shots4

6Corner Kicks4

12Fouls9

9Free Kicks11

3Goalkeeper Saves4

2Offsides0

364Passes accurate381

0Red Cards0

5Shots insidebox13

3Shots off Goal7

5Shots on Goal5

4Shots outsidebox3

9Total Shots16

463Total passes480

0Yellow Cards0

—expected_goals—

Lineups

Formations

Blackburn

4-2-3-1

1

A. Pears

3

H. Pickering

15

S. McLoughlin

17

H. Carter

47

L. Houghton

30

J. Garrett

8

Sam Morsy

14

D. De Neve

25

R. Morishita

11

J. Fevrier

23

Y. Ohashi

Coach: Tony Mowbray →

Substitutes

2 · R. AlebiosuAppearance details unavailableD

6 · Tom AtchesonAppearance details unavailableD

9 · A. GuðjohnsenAppearance details unavailableF

10 · T. CantwellOn 46′ · 45 minM

21 · O. AfolayanOn 11′ · 79 minF

22 · B. TóthAppearance details unavailableG

31 · Kristi MontgomeryOn 46′ · 45 minM

39 · H. PatesOn 46′ · 45 minD

53 · F. VareOn 72′ · 18 minM

Sheffield Utd

4-4-2

17

A. Davies

30

R. Norrington-Davies

33

J. Baptiste

25

M. McGuinness

2

M. Doherty

34

L. Marsh

44

J. Riedewald

7

J. Rothwell

11

R. Donovan

9

T. Cannon

23

T. Campbell

Coach: Chris Wilder →

Substitutes

1 · M. CooperAppearance details unavailableG

3 · S. McCallumOn 75′ · 15 minD

4 · O. ArblasterOn 46′ · 45 minM

10 · C. O'HareOn 59′ · 31 minM

16 · J. ShackletonAppearance details unavailableD

21 · N. ZätterströmAppearance details unavailableD

27 · K. PhillipsOn 58′ · 32 minM

38 · F. SerikiOn 67′ · 23 minD

42 · Sydie PeckAppearance details unavailableM