Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

5': Harry Pickering

FT
1 - 0

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Sheffield United at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 0. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan following a fast break.
48': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Sheffield United. George Baldock replaces Jayden Bogle.
62': Substitution, Sheffield United. James McAtee replaces John Fleck.
64': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Max Lowe.
67': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Chris Basham.
76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tommy Doyle replaces Oliver Norwood.
77': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
82': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
82': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sorba Thomas.
89': John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 16,464

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+43	Leeds United	44	90	8
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

SHU		BLK
11	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	4
54.4	Possession	45.6
14	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
332	Accurate Passes	267
449	Passes	377
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	1
24	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.0
80	Long Balls	86
36	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
11	Interceptions	4
25	Effective Clearances	23
25	Clearances	23

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Aynsley Pears (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
8	Sammie Szmodics
21	John Buckley
27	Lewis Travis
9	Sam Gallagher
10	Tyrhys Dolan
14	Sorba Thomas

Substitutes:

Ben Brereton Díaz, Ryan Hedges, Tyler Morton, Jake Garrett, Callum Brittain, Joe Hilton, Ashley Phillips.

Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No.	Name
18	Wes Foderingham (GK)
12	John Egan
19	Jack Robinson
6	Chris Basham
4	John Fleck
8	Sander Berge
16	Oliver Norwood
13	Max Lowe
20	Jayden Bogle
29	Iliman Ndiaye
9	Oliver McBurnie

Substitutes:

Billy Sharp, Tommy Doyle, George Baldock, James McAtee, Adam Rhys Davies, Ben Osborn, Ciaran Clark.

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