Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Sheffield United. Full time. Sheffield United go through. Carabao Cup second round, Tue 25 Aug 2026, 19:45 BST. Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn, England.

Blackburn Rovers

1–2

Sheffield United

Sheffield United go through

Kick-off (UK time): Tue 25 Aug 2026 · 19:45 BST
Round: Second round
Ground: Ewood Park, Blackburn, England
Final whistle: 25 Aug 2026, 21:41 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Blackburn Rovers	Sheffield United
First half	0	1
Second half	1	1

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

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Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance6826

RefereeDavid Webb

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United highlights

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT21 events

0'
Kick-off
11'
End Delay
Blackburn Rovers
11'
End Delay
Sheffield United
11'
Substitution
Blackburn Rovers
Oladapo Afolayan OnYuki Ohashi Off
20'
Goal
Sheffield United
Thomas Cannon Scorer
45'
End Delay
Blackburn Rovers
45'
End Delay
Sheffield United
45'
Substitution
Blackburn Rovers
Kristi Montgomery OnSam Morsy Off
45'
Substitution
Blackburn Rovers
Harvey Pates OnHarry Pickering Off
45'
Substitution
Blackburn Rovers
Todd Cantwell OnDion De Neve Off
45'
Substitution
Sheffield United
Oliver Arblaster OnJoe Rothwell Off
55'
Goal
Blackburn Rovers
Oladapo Afolayan ScorerRyoya Morishita Assist
58'
Substitution
Sheffield United
Kalvin Phillips OnJairo Riedewald Off
59'
Substitution
Sheffield United
Callum O'Hare OnLouie Marsh Off
67'
Substitution
Sheffield United
Femi Seriki OnMatt Doherty Off
72'
Substitution
Blackburn Rovers
Frank Vare OnJayden Fevrier Off
75'
Substitution
Sheffield United
Sam McCallum OnRhys Norrington-Davies Off
81'
Goal
Sheffield United
Romelle Donovan Scorer
86'
End Delay
Sheffield United
86'
End Delay
Blackburn Rovers
90'+7'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Blackburn RoversSheffield United

49.1%Possession50.9%

9Shots16

5Shots on target5

6Corners4

12Fouls9

2Offsides0

3Saves4

0Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

455Passes482

356Accurate passes378

78.2%Pass accuracy78.4%

21Crosses13

3Accurate crosses5

56Long balls63

15Accurate long balls27

1Blocked shots4

21Tackles18

5Interceptions10

27Clearances20

55.6%Shots on target (%)31.3%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

14.3%Cross accuracy38.5%

26.8%Long-ball accuracy42.9%

14Successful tackles12

66.7%Tackle success66.7%

27Effective clearances20

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Blackburn Rovers

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
Goalkeeper
15
Sean McLoughlin
Centre Left Defender
17
Hayden Carter
Centre Right Defender
3
Harry Pickering
Left Back · Substituted
47
Lucas Houghton
Right Back
25
Ryoya Morishita
Attacking Midfielder
30
Jake Garrett
Left Midfielder
8
Sam Morsy
Right Midfielder · Substituted
23
Yuki Ohashi
Forward · Substituted
14
Dion De Neve
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
11
Jayden Fevrier
Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted

Substitutes

9
Andri Gudjohnsen
Substitute
6
Tom Atcheson
Substitute
2
Ryan Alebiousu
Substitute
10
Todd Cantwell
Substitute · Came on
39
Harvey Pates
Substitute · Came on
31
Kristi Montgomery
Substitute · Came on
53
Frank Vare
Substitute · Came on
22
Balazs Toth
Substitute
21
Oladapo Afolayan
Substitute · Came on

Sheffield United

4-4-2

Starting XI

17
Adam Rhys Davies
Goalkeeper
33
Jamal Baptiste
Centre Left Defender
25
Mark McGuinness
Centre Right Defender
30
Rhys Norrington-Davies
Left Back · Substituted
2
Matt Doherty
Right Back · Substituted
44
Jairo Riedewald
Centre Left Midfielder · Substituted
7
Joe Rothwell
Centre Right Midfielder · Substituted
34
Louie Marsh
Left Midfielder · Substituted
11
Romelle Donovan
Right Midfielder
9
Thomas Cannon
Centre Left Forward
23
Tyrese Campbell
Centre Right Forward

Substitutes

1
Michael Cooper
Substitute
10
Callum O'Hare
Substitute · Came on
38
Femi Seriki
Substitute · Came on
3
Sam McCallum
Substitute · Came on
16
Jamie Shackleton
Substitute
27
Kalvin Phillips
Substitute · Came on
21
Nils Zätterström
Substitute
42
Sydie Peck
Substitute
4
Oliver Arblaster
Substitute · Came on

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Saves
Aynsley PearsGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	3
Sean McLoughlinCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Hayden CarterCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Harry PickeringLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Lucas HoughtonRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Ryoya MorishitaAttacking Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	1	1	0	—
Jake GarrettLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Sam MorsyRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Yuki OhashiForward More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Dion De NeveAttacking Midfielder Left More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	3	2	—
Jayden FevrierAttacking Midfielder Right More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	—
Andri GudjohnsenSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Tom AtchesonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Ryan AlebiousuSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Todd CantwellSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	1	—
Harvey PatesSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Kristi MontgomerySubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Frank VareSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Balazs TothSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0
Oladapo AfolayanSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 6 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	0	3	2	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

22 Apr 2026 · 2025-26 English League Championship

Sheffield United1 – 3

Blackburn Rovers

21 Oct 2025 · 2025-26 English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers1 – 3

Sheffield United

3 May 2025 · 2024-25 English League Championship

Sheffield United1 – 1

Blackburn Rovers

2 Nov 2024 · 2024-25 English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers0 – 2

Sheffield United

19 Mar 2023 · 2022-23 English FA Cup

Sheffield United3 – 2

Blackburn Rovers

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Blackburn Rovers

Middlesbrough (H)

22 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

14 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 2

Burton Albion (A)

8 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

1 – 2

Leicester City (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL Championship

0 – 1

Sheffield United (A)

22 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

1 – 3

Sheffield United

Swansea City (A)

22 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship

0 – 0

Birmingham City (H)

15 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship

0 – 0

Mansfield Town (A)

9 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

0 – 3

Derby County (A)

2 May 2026 · EFL Championship

1 – 2

Preston North End (H)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 3

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United: match questions

When and where was Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United?

The listed kick-off is Tue 25 Aug 2026, 19:45 BST. The venue is Ewood Park, Blackburn, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

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Match updates

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Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield United

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United highlights

LATE WINNER! | Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United extended highlights

Key match events

Kick-off

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Goal

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal

End Delay

End Delay

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Blackburn Rovers

Starting XI

Substitutes

Sheffield United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield United

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United: match questions

When and where was Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United?

Where can I watch Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates