Sheffield Utd v Blackburn result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 2–1 Blackburn

League Cup · Tue, 27 Aug 2019 19:45 BST

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Sheffield Utd 2–1 Blackburn — Sheffield Utd won this League Cup match.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Preston v Sheffield Utd, Tuesday 3 November — the preview. Next for Blackburn: Blackburn v Stoke City, Tuesday 3 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 2–1 Blackburn · League Cup
Referee: G. Eltringham
Head-to-head (last 2): Sheffield Utd 2 · draws 0 · Blackburn 0 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 2W 2D 1L · Blackburn 3W 1D 1L

Sheffield Utd 2–1 Blackburn (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.13 / 9.8

Corners

against 4 / 2.4 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.38 / 3.4

Shots on target

against 2.88 / 3 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.38 / 1.6

Cards

against 1.25 / 2.8 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 24 August 2019. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Blackburn for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.13 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	9.8 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.25 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.2 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.4 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 8.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.8 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.6 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Goalkeeper

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Henderson	3	90270 min	62 /90	31 /90	00 /90

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	90	2.1 4/2

Sheffield Utd Defensive

Sheffield Utd — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Egan	3	90270 min	31 /90	72.3 /90	20.7 /90	155 /90	41.3 /90	00 /90
J. O'Connell	3	90270 min	20.7 /90	41.3 /90	20.7 /90	217 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
C. Basham	3	83250 min	51.8 /90	51.8 /90	20.7 /90	134.7 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90
Enda Stevens	3	90270 min	124 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	237.7 /90	72.3 /90	00 /90
G. Baldock	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	31 /90	00 /90	134.3 /90	51.7 /90	10.3 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Enda Stevens n 8	90	2.1 7/6	0.4 3/0	—
G. Baldock n 8	90	1.9 6/4	0.9 4/2	—
O. Norwood n 8	84.4	1.6 6/3	0.7 3/1	—
J. Egan n 8	89.4	1.1 6/2	0.5 3/1	—
J. O'Connell n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.6 4/1	—
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Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Enda Stevens n 8	90	2.6 7/6
G. Baldock n 8	90	1.5 6/3
O. Norwood n 8	84.4	1.2 6/2
J. O'Connell n 8	90	0.5 4/0
J. Egan n 8	89.4	0.5 3/1
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Sheffield Utd Attacking

Sheffield Utd — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. McGoldrick	3	69206 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.7 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90	41.7 /90
C. Robinson	3	67200 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.8 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	31.4 /90
Oliver McBurnie	3	3297 min	10.9 /90	00 /90	43.7 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90	21.9 /90
B. Sharp	1	3636 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	12.5 /90
Enda Stevens	3	90270 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	82.7 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Norwood n 8	84.4	1.6 5/3	0.1 1/0
J. O'Connell n 8	90	0.8 3/2	0.3 2/0
Enda Stevens n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.4 3/0
G. Baldock n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Egan n 8	89.4	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
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Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Enda Stevens n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
G. Baldock n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. O'Connell n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
D. Henderson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Egan n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Blackburn

Blackburn Goalkeeper

Blackburn — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Christian Walton	5	90450 min	102 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Christian Walton n 5	90	2 3/2

Blackburn Defensive

Blackburn — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
E. Bennett	5	90450 min	173.4 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90	346.8 /90	71.4 /90	30.6 /90
D. Lenihan	4	90360 min	20.5 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90	215.3 /90	71.8 /90	10.3 /90
D. Williams	4	90360 min	10.3 /90	61.5 /90	30.8 /90	194.8 /90	51.3 /90	10.3 /90
A. Bell	3	84251 min	41.4 /90	51.8 /90	10.4 /90	207.2 /90	31.1 /90	00 /90
G. Cunningham	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90	126 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90
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Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Johnson n 5	90	1.6 5/3	2 4/3	—
E. Bennett n 8	76.6	1.5 5/4	1.2 4/2	—
Christian Walton n 5	90	0 0/0	0.2 1/0	—
S. Gallagher n 5	84.8	2.5 3/3	1.3 4/2	—
L. Travis n 8	81.1	1.4 7/2	1.4 7/1	—
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Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Bennett n 8	76.6	2.5 4/4
B. Johnson n 5	90	0.6 3/0
L. Travis n 8	81.1	2.2 8/5
S. Gallagher n 5	84.8	1.7 4/3
B. Dack n 8	79.6	1.1 5/1
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Blackburn Attacking

Blackburn — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Armstrong	5	57285 min	00 /90	00 /90	61.9 /90	10.3 /90	41.3 /90	41.3 /90
D. Graham	5	41206 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	41.7 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90
B. Brereton	1	2525 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.6 /90	00 /90
B. Johnson	5	90450 min	00 /90	00 /90	112.2 /90	20.4 /90	20.4 /90	30.6 /90
L. Travis	5	85424 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	30.6 /90	30.6 /90
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Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Johnson n 5	90	2.2 4/4	0.4 2/0
E. Bennett n 8	76.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Christian Walton n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Gallagher n 5	84.8	1.9 5/3	0.4 2/0
L. Travis n 8	81.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 24 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Johnson n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Christian Walton n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Bennett n 8	76.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Travis n 8	81.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. Gallagher n 5	84.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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Recent form

Sheffield UtdWDDWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

BlackburnLWWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Sheffield Utd 2 · 0 draws · Blackburn 0 · 2.5 goals/game

2018-12-29 Sheffield Utd 3–0 Blackburn
2018-10-03 Blackburn 0–2 Sheffield Utd

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.4

Blackburn scored1

Sheffield Utd conceded1

Blackburn conceded0.8

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Blackburn?: In their last 2 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 2, Blackburn won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Blackburn?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 2W 2D 1L; Blackburn 3W 1D 1L.

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