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EFL Cup 26/27, Round 2 · 25 Aug 2026

Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Sheffield United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.1
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 46%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Oliver Arblaster, 55.7 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Rhys Norrington-Davies +25.4, Oliver Arblaster +18.9, Harry Pickering +16.9.

Well below it: Oladapo Afolayan −17.8, Matt Doherty −16.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Blackburn Rovers

22 Aug 2026W 2–1v Middlesbrough Championship
14 Aug 2026D 2–2at Wolverhampton Championship
8 Aug 2026W 2–1at Burton Albion EFL Cup
2 May 2026L 0–1v Leicester City Championship
22 Apr 2026W 3–1at Sheffield United Championship

Sheffield United

22 Aug 2026D 0–0at Swansea City Championship
15 Aug 2026D 0–0v Birmingham City Championship
9 Aug 2026W 3–0at Mansfield Town EFL Cup
2 May 2026W 2–1at Derby County Championship
25 Apr 2026L 2–3v Preston North End Championship

Head to head

22 Apr 2026Sheffield United 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Championship
21 Oct 2025Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Sheffield United Championship

Blackburn Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sean McLoughlin Defender9000–49.5+7.4
Harry Pickering Defender4500–47.9+16.9
Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper9000–45.9−1.8
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder4500–41.5+5.9
Jake Garrett Midfielder9000–38.8–
Lucas Houghton Defender9000–37.3–
Todd Cantwell Midfielder4500–35.9−1.0
Sam Morsy Midfielder4500–35.9−5.9
Hayden Carter Defender9000–35.5+2.2
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder9001–33.4−0.9
Jayden Fevrier Forward7200–31.2−7.4
Dion De Neve Midfielder4500–30.1−6.4
Oladapo Afolayan Forward7910–26.3−17.8
Harvey Pates Defender4500–22.7–
Yuki Ohashi Forward1100–16.3–
Frank Vare Midfielder1800–10.7–

Sheffield United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder4500–55.7+18.9
Adam Davies Goalkeeper9000–54.8+7.6
Callum O'Hare Midfielder3100–54.6–
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender7500–51.7+25.4
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder3200–50.5–
Tyrese Campbell Forward9000–50.1+10.8
Mark McGuinness Defender9000–47.7+1.1
Romelle Donovan Midfielder9010–46.8–
Joe Rothwell Midfielder4500–45.4+5.8
Jamal Baptiste Defender9000–45.1–
Thomas Cannon Forward9010–43.6+5.0
Jaïro Riedewald Midfielder5800–42.2+2.5
Louie Marsh Forward5900–40.7−2.3
Sam McCallum Defender1500–39.2–
Matt Doherty Defender6700–32.8−16.4
Femi Seriki Defender2300–22.1–