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EFL Cup25 Aug 2026 · Round of 64 · Finished

EFL Cup: Blackburn 1-2 Sheffield United — Highlights, 25 August 2026

BlackburnBlackburn
  • Oladapo Afolayan 55'
1–2
Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
  • Thomas Cannon 20'
  • Romelle Donovan 81'

Sheffield United beat Blackburn 2-1 away from home in the EFL Cup (Round of 64) at Ewood Park, Blackburn. Scoring for Blackburn: Oladapo Afolayan (55'); for Sheffield United: Thomas Cannon (20'), Romelle Donovan (81'). Key players: Blackburn — Oladapo Afolayan (0.25 xG), Ryoya Morishita (0.02 xG), Sean McLoughlin; Sheffield United — Thomas Cannon (0.51 xG), Romelle Donovan (0.79 xG), Mark McGuinness.

VenueEwood ParkBlackburn • England • 31,367
WeatherCloudy18°C

Highlights

EFL

Match data

Possession

49%51%

Shots

55

xG

0.531.89

Key moments

20’Thomas Cannon0–1
55’Oladapo AfolayanRyoya Morishita1–1
81’Romelle Donovan1–2

Starting lineup

4-2-3-1
4-4-2
1Pears
3Pickering
15McLoughlin
17Carter
47Houghton
30Garrett
8Morsy
14Neve
11Fevrier
25Morishita
23Ohashi
17Davies
30Norrington-Davies
25McGuinness
33Baptiste
2Doherty
11Donovan
44Riedewald
7Rothwell
34Marsh
9Cannon
23Campbell
Blackburn
11’Yuki OhashiOladapo Afolayan
46’Dion De NeveTodd Cantwell
46’Harry PickeringHarvey Pates
46’Sam MorsyKristi Montgomery
72’Jayden FevrierFrank Vare
Sheffield United
46’Joe RothwellOliver Arblaster
58’Jaïro RiedewaldKalvin Phillips
59’Louie MarshCallum O'Hare
67’Matt DohertyFemi Seriki
75’Rhys Norrington-DaviesSam McCallum