Carabao CupEngland
Tuesday, 25 August 202620:45FT
Kick-off20:45Tuesday, 25 August 2026Europe/Berlin
CompetitionCarabao Cup
DateTuesday, 25 August 2026
Kick-off20:45
StatusFT
MATCH SNAPSHOT
Match overview
Key statistics, standout player and live event timeline
DATA
⚽ 1
50%Possession50%
Blackburn RoversSheffield United
9Shots16
Blackburn RoversSheffield United
5Shots on target5
Blackburn RoversSheffield United
6Corners4
Blackburn RoversSheffield United
12Fouls9
Blackburn RoversSheffield United
2Offsides0
Blackburn RoversSheffield United
LIVE TIMELINEMatch events · latest first
81'
G
GoalRomelle Donovan
1-275'
⇄
SubstitutionSam McCallum
72'
⇄
SubstitutionFrank Vare
67'
⇄
SubstitutionFemi Seriki
59'
⇄
SubstitutionCallum O'Hare
58'
⇄
SubstitutionKalvin Phillips
55'
G
GoalOladapo Afolayan
1-146'
⇄
SubstitutionOliver Arblaster
46'
⇄
SubstitutionTodd Cantwell
46'
⇄
SubstitutionKristi Montgomery
46'
⇄
SubstitutionHarvey Pates
20'
G
GoalTom Cannon
0-111'
⇄
SubstitutionOladapo Afolayan
MATCH CENTER
Match details
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TIMELINE
13 eventsMatch events
11'
↔
Oladapo Afolayan ↔ Yuki OhashiSubstitution · 1st Substitution
20'
⚽
Tom CannonGoal · Right foot shot
0-1
46'
↔
Oliver Arblaster ↔ Joe RothwellSubstitution · 2nd Substitution
46'
↔
Todd Cantwell ↔ Dion De NeveSubstitution · 3rd Substitution
46'
↔
Kristi Montgomery ↔ Sam MorsySubstitution · 4th Substitution
46'
↔
Harvey Pates ↔ Harry PickeringSubstitution · 5th Substitution
55'
⚽
Oladapo AfolayanGoal · Right foot shot
1-1
58'
↔
Kalvin Phillips ↔ Jaïro RiedewaldSubstitution · 6th Substitution
59'
↔
Callum O'Hare ↔ Louie MarshSubstitution · 7th Substitution
67'
↔
Femi Seriki ↔ Matt DohertySubstitution · 8th Substitution
72'
↔
Frank Vare ↔ Jayden FevrierSubstitution · 9th Substitution
75'
↔
Sam McCallum ↔ Rhys Norrington-DaviesSubstitution · 10th Substitution
81'
⚽
Romelle DonovanGoal · Left foot shot
1-2
INFORMATION
Match facts
StadiumEwood ParkBlackburn
RefereeDavid Webb, Paul Hodskinson, Thomas Cooke, Seb Stockbridge
Stadium capacity31,367
Surfacegrass
GOALS
Goals & assists
⭐ TOP PLAYER
90Minutes
1Goals
4Shots
3Shots on target
2Key passes
26Accurate passes
TACTICAL LINEUPS
Starting XI on the pitch
Formation, player ratings and match events
STARTING XI
4-2-3-1Blackburn Rovers
STARTING XI
4-4-2Sheffield United
⚽ GoalA Assist🟨 Yellow card🟥 Red card↔ Substitution
MATCH CENTER
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TEAMS
Lineups
Blackburn RoversStarting XI
4-2-3-11Aynsley Pears1
3Harry Pickering5
8Sam Morsy6
11Jayden Fevrier8
14Dion De Neve10
15Sean McLoughlin4
17Hayden Carter3
23Yuki Ohashi11
25Ryoya Morishita9
30Jake Garrett7
47Lucas Houghton2
Substitutes
2Ryan Alebiosu
6Tom Atcheson
9Andri Gudjohnsen
10Todd Cantwell
21Oladapo Afolayan
22Balázs Tóth
31Kristi Montgomery
39Harvey Pates
53Frank Vare
Sheffield UnitedStarting XI
4-4-22Matt Doherty2
7Joe Rothwell7
9Tom Cannon10
11Romelle Donovan6
17Adam Davies1
23Tyrese Campbell11
25Mark McGuinness3
30Rhys Norrington-Davies5
33Jamal Baptiste4
34Louie Marsh9
44Jaïro Riedewald8
Substitutes
1Michael Cooper
3Sam McCallum
4Oliver Arblaster
10Callum O'Hare
16Jamie Shackleton
21Nils Zätterström
27Kalvin Phillips
38Femi Seriki
42Sydie Peck
MATCH CENTER
Match details
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DATA
Match statistics
Blackburn RoversSTATSheffield United
50%Ball Possession %50%
9Shots Total16
5Shots On Target5
3Shots Off Target7
5Shots Insidebox13
4Shots Outsidebox3
6Corners4
12Fouls9
2Offsides0
3Saves4
7Key Passes11
55Long Passes62
463Passes480
16Successful Long Passes26
29%Successful Long Passes Percentage42%
364Successful Passes381
79%Successful Passes Percentage79%
103Attacks144
36Dangerous Attacks68
3Accurate Crosses4
1Assists0
93Ball Safe83
2Big Chances Created4
2Big Chances Missed2
17Dribble Attempts24
67Duels Won65
9Free Kicks12
7Goal Attempts11
7Goal Kicks2
1Goals2
0Hit Woodwork2
2Injuries1
4Interceptions9
1Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions5
8Successful Dribbles10
47%Successful Dribbles Percentage42%
20Tackles19
25Throwins31
21Total Crosses14
PERFORMANCE
Player ratings
Blackburn Rovers
Sean McLoughlin#15 Defender
Todd Cantwell#10 Midfielder
Jayden Fevrier#11 Midfielder
Ryoya Morishita#25 Midfielder
A 1
6.8
Oladapo Afolayan#21 Attacker
⚽ 1
6.8
Jake Garrett#30 Midfielder
Sam Morsy#8 Midfielder
Harry Pickering#3 Defender
Kristi Montgomery#31 Midfielder
Aynsley Pears#1 Goalkeeper
Dion De Neve#14 Midfielder
Yuki Ohashi#23 Attacker
Lucas Houghton#47 Defender
Harvey Pates#39 Defender
Frank Vare#53 Midfielder
Hayden Carter#17 Defender
Ryan Alebiosu#2 Defender
Tom Atcheson#6 Defender
Andri Gudjohnsen#9 Attacker
Balázs Tóth#22 Goalkeeper
Sheffield United
Romelle Donovan#11 Midfielder
⚽ 1
8.0
Tyrese Campbell#23 Attacker
A 1
7.4
Jamal Baptiste#33 Defender
Tom Cannon#9 Attacker
⚽ 1
7.2
Callum O'Hare#10 Midfielder
Adam Davies#17 Goalkeeper
Oliver Arblaster#4 Midfielder
Joe Rothwell#7 Midfielder
Jaïro Riedewald#44 Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips#27 Midfielder
Mark McGuinness#25 Defender
Rhys Norrington-Davies#30 Defender
Sam McCallum#3 Defender
Matt Doherty#2 Defender
Femi Seriki#38 Defender
Louie Marsh#34 Midfielder
Michael Cooper#1 Goalkeeper
Jamie Shackleton#16 Defender
Nils Zätterström#21 Defender
Sydie Peck#42 Midfielder
PLAYER STATISTICS
Detailed player performance
Match statistics for every available player
PLAYER DATA
20 playersBlackburn Rovers
| Player | MIN | RAT | G | A | SH | SOT | PASS | ACC | KP | SDR | TCK | INT | CLR | FC | FD | DW | DUEL | CRS | ACR | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean McLoughlin#15 Defender · XI | 90 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 74 | 62 | 74 | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | – | – | – |
Ryoya Morishita#25 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 31 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | – |
Jake Garrett#30 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 37 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | – | – |
Aynsley Pears#1 Goalkeeper · XI | 90 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 23 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Lucas Houghton#47 Defender · XI | 90 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 23 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – |
Hayden Carter#17 Defender · XI | 90 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 59 | 50 | 59 | – | 2 | – | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | – | – |
Jayden Fevrier#11 Midfielder · XI | 72 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – |
Sam Morsy#8 Midfielder · XI | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 24 | 30 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – |
Harry Pickering#3 Defender · XI | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 16 | 20 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – |
Dion De Neve#14 Midfielder · XI | 46 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – |
Yuki Ohashi#23 Attacker · XI | 11 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Oladapo Afolayan#21 Attacker · SUB | 79 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | – | – |
Todd Cantwell#10 Midfielder · SUB | 44 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | – | – |
Kristi Montgomery#31 Midfielder · SUB | 44 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 27 | 31 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – |
Harvey Pates#39 Defender · SUB | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 10 | – | – | – |
Frank Vare#53 Midfielder · SUB | 18 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Ryan Alebiosu#2 Defender · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tom Atcheson#6 Defender · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Andri Gudjohnsen#9 Attacker · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Balázs Tóth#22 Goalkeeper · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MIN MinutesRAT RatingSH ShotsSOT On targetKP Key passesTCK TacklesINT InterceptionsSV Saves
PLAYER DATA
20 playersSheffield United
| Player | MIN | RAT | G | A | SH | SOT | PASS | ACC | KP | SDR | TCK | INT | CLR | FC | FD | DW | DUEL | CRS | ACR | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romelle Donovan#11 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 1 | – |
Tyrese Campbell#23 Attacker · XI | 90 | 7.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 1 | – | – |
Jamal Baptiste#33 Defender · XI | 90 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 62 | 53 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
Tom Cannon#9 Attacker · XI | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 22 | – | – | – |
Adam Davies#17 Goalkeeper · XI | 90 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 15 | 37 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
Mark McGuinness#25 Defender · XI | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 55 | 48 | 55 | – | – | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | – | – | – |
Rhys Norrington-Davies#30 Defender · XI | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 50 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – |
Matt Doherty#2 Defender · XI | 67 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 28 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
Louie Marsh#34 Midfielder · XI | 59 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 26 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – |
Jaïro Riedewald#44 Midfielder · XI | 58 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 21 | 25 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
Joe Rothwell#7 Midfielder · XI | 46 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 22 | 21 | 22 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – |
Oliver Arblaster#4 Midfielder · SUB | 44 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – |
Kalvin Phillips#27 Midfielder · SUB | 32 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 30 | 23 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
Callum O'Hare#10 Midfielder · SUB | 31 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
Femi Seriki#38 Defender · SUB | 23 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 8 | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
Sam McCallum#3 Defender · SUB | 15 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 8 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
Michael Cooper#1 Goalkeeper · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jamie Shackleton#16 Defender · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Nils Zätterström#21 Defender · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sydie Peck#42 Midfielder · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MIN MinutesRAT RatingSH ShotsSOT On targetKP Key passesTCK TacklesINT InterceptionsSV Saves
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