Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United, EFL Cup
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Ewood Park
- Referee
- David Webb
- Attendance
- 6,826
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United. xG 0.7-2.3. Sheffield United deserved it.
Ratings out of 10
Line-ups and ratings
Blackburn Rovers
4-2-3-1 · Tony Mowbray
Avg rating 6.39
Sheffield United
4-4-2 · Chris Wilder
Avg rating 7.18
- 6.1
Pears
#1 · Goalkeeper · Blackburn Rovers
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 6.5
Pickering
#3 · Left-back · Blackburn Rovers
45′ played
Off 46′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 7.8
Morishita
#25 · Attacking midfielder · Blackburn Rovers
90′ played
1 assist
Passing
- xA
- 0.11
Attack
- xG
- 0.02
- 7.5
Davies
#17 · Goalkeeper · Sheffield United
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 6.5
Marsh
#34 · Left midfielder · Sheffield United
59′ played
Off 59′
Passing
- xA
- 0.04
Attack
- xG
- 0.04
8.5Donovan
#11 · Right midfielder · Sheffield United
90′ played
1 goalPlayer of the match
Passing
- xA
- 0.08
Attack
- xG
- 0.75
Bench
- 6.4
Pates
#39 · Substitute · Blackburn Rovers
45′ played
On 46′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 5.9
Vare
#53 · Substitute · Blackburn Rovers
18′ played
On 72′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Bench
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Side by side
The numbers
- 50%Possession50%BLA 50%, SHU 50%.
- 0.69Expected goals (xG)2.28BLA 0.69, SHU 2.28.
- 0.69Non-penalty xG2.15BLA 0.69, SHU 2.15.
- 1.43xG on target1.39BLA 1.43, SHU 1.39.
- 9Shots16BLA 9, SHU 16.
- 5On target5BLA 5, SHU 5.
- 2Big chances4BLA 2, SHU 4.
- 463Passes480BLA 463, SHU 480.
- 79%Pass accuracy79%BLA 79%, SHU 79%.
- 6Corners4BLA 6, SHU 4.
- 20Tackles19BLA 20, SHU 19.
- 4Interceptions9BLA 4, SHU 9.
- 5.8PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.8BLA 5.8, SHU 3.8.
- 12Fouls9BLA 12, SHU 9.
- 0Yellow cards0BLA 0, SHU 0.
- 0Red cards0BLA 0, SHU 0.
Minute by minute
Every moment
Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield United- 11′
- 20′
- Substitution, Cantwell (Off Pickering / Morsy / De Neve)46′
- Substitution, Montgomery (Off Pickering / Morsy / De Neve)46′
- Substitution, Pates (Off Pickering / Morsy / De Neve)46′
- 46′
- 55′
- 58′
- 59′
- 67′
- 72′
- 75′Substitution, McCallum (Off Norrington-Davies)
- 81′Goal, Donovan1–2
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25 shots
Every shot
← SHU attack
BLA attack →
- Goal
- Saved
- Missed or woodwork
- Blocked
- Bigger = higher xG
Expected goals, minute by minute
How the game flowed
Blackburn Rovers0.69xG
Sheffield United2.28xG
Full time1–2
Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.
Five minutes at a time
Who was on top
Blackburn Rovers on top13%
Sheffield United on top87%
Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.
Average positions and passing links
Pass networks
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Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Blackburn Rovers leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.06).
Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.