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Blackburn 1-2 Sheffield Utd: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 6
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Blackburn
1 : 2
Sheffield Utd crest
Sheffield Utd
  • K. Montgomery20'
  • 35'T. Cannon
  • 44'S. Peck
Ewood ParkMatt DonohueTue, 8 Sept 202620:45
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Line ups
4-4-2Sheffield Utd crest
Referee Matt DonohueReferee
Donohue
A. Pears6.3
Pears
Y. Ribeiro6.9
Ribeiro
S. McLoughlin7.0
McLoughlin
T. Atcheson6.5
Atcheson
R. Alebiosu6.2
Alebiosu
S. Morsy6.6
Morsy
K. Montgomery7.2
Montgomery
O. Afolayan6.0
Afolayan
T. Cantwell6.3
Cantwell
R. Morishita6.6
Morishita
J. Fevrier7.9
Fevrier
M. Cooper6.9
Cooper
R. Norrington-Davies6.3
Norrington-Davies
L. Kitching6.9
Kitching
J. Tanganga7.5
Tanganga
H. Choudhury8.0
Choudhury
S. McCallum7.0
McCallum
J. Rothwell6.9A
Rothwell
S. Peck8.3A
Peck
R. Donovan6.2
Donovan
B. Brereton Diaz6.9
Diaz
T. Cannon7.9
Cannon
DJ
Assistant
Damien Johnson

Substitutions

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Substitutions

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Away

  • H. Burrows portraitSheffield Utd crest
    H. Burrows
    Inactive
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  • T. Chong portraitSheffield Utd crest
    T. Chong
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Player of the match
Sydie Peck headshot
Sydie Peck
Midfielder · Sheffield Utd
8.3
This match
Shooting2.6Finishing1.5Creativity9.0Passing5.4Involvement5.6Defending8.1Physical5.2Dribbling1.3
Attacking
Goals1
Assists1
Shots2
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy50%
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes44
Key passes3
Pass accuracy82%
Defending
Tackles2
Blocks1
Duels won4 · 57%
Fouls won/made1 / 2
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Fevrier7.9Montgomery7.2McLoughlin7.0Cannon7.9Choudhury8.0Peck8.3
Player
Michael CooperMichael CooperG3115/32
Aynsley PearsAynsley PearsG1230/33
Blackburn crestLive statsSheffield Utd crest

Possession & Passing

63%Possession37%
635Total passes382
85%Pass accuracy76%
7Corners3

Attack

19Shots7
5On target4
9Off target1
5Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

12Shots in box3
7Shots out box4
1.3xG0.5
0.0Goals prevented0.0

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves3
3Offsides0
9Fouls14
1Yellow cards2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
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1.2718463%
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd
0.477337%

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,40,71,11,40'15'30'45'60'75'90'Thomas Cannon 35'Sydie Peck 44'Kristi Montgomery 20'Blackburn1,27 xGSheffield U…0,47 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Blackburn crestBlackburn1,27 xG · 1 scoredSheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd0,47 xG · 2 scored

Momentum

18 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Sydie Peck 44'Thomas Cannon 35'Kristi Montgomery 20'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'BlackburnSheffield U…
Blackburn crestBlackburn82% pressureSheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd18% pressure

Match replay

91'
1-2
0%Draw 0%100%
1.27xG0.47
18Shots7
4On target3
Momentum
Todd Cantwell portrait6' Off target Todd Cantwell 0.30 xG

Shot map

18 v 7

Blackburn shoot right, Sheffield Utd left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BLASUgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

7 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

BlackburnSheffield Utdgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right.

Blackburn
125Atcheson74Montgomery148McLoughlin47Morishita43Fevrier76Cantwell50Pears117Ribeiro98Morsy90Afolayan71Alebiousu
Sheffield Utd
33Díaz51Cannon40Donovan37Norringto…35Rothwell50Cooper73Peck63Kitching56Choudhury78Tanganga68McCallum

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

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More match stats

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Attack

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32Touches in box14
71Final third entries72
2Big chances1
1,01xG on target0,81
2Big chances missed0
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Passing

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3/23 (13%)Crosses0/8 (0%)
26/67 (39%)Long balls27/73 (37%)
18Throw-ins19
14Free kicks9
6Goal kicks6
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Duels

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44Total56
26/60 (43%)Ground34/60 (57%)
15/33 (45%)Aerial18/33 (55%)
5/17 (29%)Dribbles5/8 (63%)
8Dispossessed4
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Defending

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54Recoveries42
9Interceptions22
7Tackles20
71%Tackles won50%
15Clearances28
0Big chances scored1
1Errors led to goal0
1Errors led to shot0
2Fouled in final third0
6,82Average rating7,51

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

Blackburn crestShare of their matchesSheffield Utd crest

They score

90%1+ goal70%
50%2+ goals50%
10%3+ goals20%

They concede

80%1+ goal70%
50%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

Blackburn crestbest 3-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

Sheffield Utd crestbest 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Match summary

Sheffield Utd beat Blackburn 2-1 at Ewood Park in the Championship. Sheffield Utd led 2-1 at half-time, having come from behind. Scorers: K. Montgomery (20') for Blackburn; T. Cannon (35'), S. Peck (44') for Sheffield Utd. In their last 14 meetings, Blackburn have won 3, Sheffield Utd 10, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI predictionProjected
Confidence 45%
BLA28%
X27%
SU45%

→ Double chance: Sheffield Utd or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Blackburn crestShare per factorSheffield Utd crest
45%Form55%
50%Attack50%
50%Defence50%
44%Goal model (Poisson)56%
29%Head-to-head71%
40%Goals60%
43%Overall57%
Last 5 matches
Scored 6, conceded 7
Last 5 matches
Scored 6, conceded 7

Who will win?

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