Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers

FA Cup - Quarter-finals 19 Mar 2023, 12:00

Sheffield United

3–2

HT 1–1

FULL TIME

Blackburn Rovers

🏟 Bramall Lane (Sheffield) 👤 T. Robinson Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Sheffield United edged past Blackburn Rovers 3-2 in the FA Cup - Quarter-finals on 19 March 2023. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Sheffield United dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 13 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 12.

The match was played at Bramall Lane (Sheffield), with T. Robinson in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 13 - 12 On target 6 - 5 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 7 - 10 Yellow cards 2

Player of the match

Tommy Doyle

Sheffield United · 1 goal

7 Oliver McBurnie 1 goal

7 Sammie Szmodics 1 goal

7 Ben Brereton Díaz 1 goal

7 Anel Ahmedhodzic captained the side

First half vs second half

Sheffield United stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.

	1st half	2nd half
Shots Total	5–6	8–6
Shots On Goal	2–2	4–3
Ball Possession	59–41	—
Corners	4–3	0–1

Match statistics

13 Shots Total 12

6 Shots On Goal 5

4 Shots Off Goal 5

3 Shots Blocked 2

6 Shots Inside Box 11

7 Shots Outside Box 1

7 Fouls 10

4 Corners 4

6 Offsides 1

61% Ball Possession 39%

1 Yellow Cards 1

3 Saves 4

492 Passes Total 310

379 Passes Accurate 198

Line-ups 3-4-2-1 vs 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward

Sheffield United · 3-4-2-1

18 W. Foderingham

15 A. Ahmedhodzic 12 J. Egan 19 J. Robinson

2 G. Baldock 8 S. Berge 22 T. Doyle 13 M. Lowe

28 J. McAtee 29 I. Ndiaye

9 O. McBurnie

Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1

13 A. Pears

11 J. Rankin-Costello 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 3 H. Pickering

27 L. Travis 6 T. Morton

19 R. Hedges 8 S. Szmodics 22 B. Díaz

9 S. Gallagher

Sheffield United

Coach
P. Heckingbottom

Substitutes

1 Adam Davies
6 Chris Basham
20 Jayden Bogle
16 Oliver Norwood
30 Oliver Arblaster
17 Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly
4 John Fleck
36 Daniel Jebbison
10 Billy Sharp

Blackburn Rovers

Coach
J. Tomasson

Substitutes

1 Thomas Kaminski
2 Callum Brittain
16 Scott Wharton
30 Jake Garrett
33 Ashley Phillips
10 Tyrhys Dolan
7 Adetayo Edun
36 Adam Wharton
38 Harry Leonard

Substitutions

70' ↑ B. Sharp ↓ J. Robinson Sheffield United
80' ↑ S. Wharton ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
80' ↑ C. Brittain ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
88' ↑ J. Bogle ↓ G. Baldock Sheffield United
90+3' ↑ C. Basham ↓ J. McAtee Sheffield United
90+3' ↑ J. Garrett ↓ S. Szmodics Blackburn Rovers
90+4' ↑ T. Dolan ↓ T. Morton Blackburn Rovers

Cards

21' J. Robinson Sheffield United
62' H. Carter Blackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

Sheffield United 6 2 draws 1 Blackburn Rovers

2026-09-08 Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 2

2026-04-22 Sheffield Utd vs Blackburn 0 - 0

2025-10-21 Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 3

2025-05-03 Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1

2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United 0 - 2

2023-03-19 Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers 3 - 2

Recent form

Sheffield United D D W D L

Blackburn Rovers D D D W W

Frequently asked questions

What was the final score in Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers?

Sheffield United won 3-2 against Blackburn Rovers on 19 March 2023.

Who won Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers?

Sheffield United won the match 3-2.

Where was Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers played?

The match was played at Bramall Lane (Sheffield).

Who had more possession in Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers?

Sheffield United had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.