Match Centre: Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
Player of the match Romelle Donovan 8.0
GolVolt rating 6.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 81' Donovan, 1:2-
40% → 95%
Sheffield United: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 94.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:2, from 26% to 84% (Sheffield United).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+6' · 1:2Blackburn Rovers 0%draw 5%Sheffield United 95%
90+6' · 1:2xG Blackburn Rovers 0.70xG Sheffield United 2.07
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Open to the end.
- Dramaweight 50% Open to the end. Drama: 7.5 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Donovan scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 4.7 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 4.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 6.8more watchable than 68% of Carabao Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 11' SubstitutionAfolayan for Ohashi
- 20' Goal: Tom Cannonright foot0:1
- Half-time · 0:1
- 46' SubstitutionArblaster for Rothwell
- 46' 3 substitutionsCantwell for De NeveMontgomery for MorsyPates for Pickering
- 55' Goal: Oladapo Afolayanright foot · assist: Morishita1:1
- 58' SubstitutionPhillips for Riedewald
- 59' SubstitutionO'Hare for Marsh
- 67' SubstitutionSeriki for Doherty
- 72' SubstitutionVare for Fevrier
- 75' SubstitutionMcCallum for Norrington-Davies
- 81' Goal: Romelle Donovanleft foot1:2
- Full-time · 1:2
Match stats
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Discipline
Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield United
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Blackburn Rovers
- 22 Balázs Tóth GK —
- 2 Ryan Alebiosu DEF —
- 6 Tom Atcheson DEF —
- 39 Harvey Pates DEF on
- 10 Todd Cantwell MID on
- 31 Kristi Montgomery MID on
- 53 Frank Vare MID on
- 9 Andri Gudjohnsen ATT —
- 21 Oladapo Afolayan ATT on
Sheffield United
- 1 Michael Cooper GK —
- 3 Sam McCallum DEF on
- 16 Jamie Shackleton DEF —
- 21 Nils Zätterström DEF —
- 38 Femi Seriki DEF on
- 4 Oliver Arblaster MID on
- 10 Callum O'Hare MID on
- 27 Kalvin Phillips MID on
- 42 Sydie Peck MID —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Ewood Park, Blackburn
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Sheffield United Romelle Donovan
- 2. place · Sheffield United Tom Cannon
- 3. place · Sheffield United Jamal Baptiste
Blackburn Rovers
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Blackburn Rovers · 2 out
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Augustus Kargbo Injured
since 22 Oct 2025 · return date unknown · 44 matches missed · Hamstring Injury
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Scott Wharton Injured
since 4 Nov 2025 · return date unknown · 42 matches missed · Achilles tendon problems
Sheffield United
No absences listed.
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.