Blackburn vs Sheffield UtdPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Ewood Park hosts round six of the Championship between two sides separated by a point. Blackburn are twelfth on 5 points from four games, one win, two draws and one defeat, 5 goals scored and 5 conceded; at home they won one and lost the other with 3 goals for and 3 against, away they drew both trips. Sheffield Utd are tenth on 6 points and still unbeaten in the league: one win and three draws, 5 goals scored and 4 conceded. Their away record also reads two draws in two matches, with 2 goals for and 2 against. Their recent outings include a 3-2 against Bolton and a 2-2 at Cardiff. The two already met on 25 August, when Sheffield Utd won 2-1 at Ewood Park. Looking further back, in April 2026 Blackburn won 3-1 at Sheffield Utd, in October 2025 the visitors won 3-1 at Ewood Park, in May 2025 it finished 1-1 and in November 2024 Sheffield Utd won 2-0. The league runs at an average of 2.98 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.