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Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United

Championship
Blackburn
BLK
1-2
Final
Sheffield Utd
SHU
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SHU
49%Possession51%
9Shots16
5On target5
6Corners4
3Saves4
12Fouls9
Team1H2HT
BLK011
SHU112

Who won: Sheffield Utd 2-1

Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Oladapo Afolayan (55'). Goals for Sheffield Utd: Thomas Cannon (20') and Romelle Donovan (81').

Latest headlines

ESPN · Aug 14
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ESPN · Aug 11
Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips re-joins Sheffield United on loan
ESPN · Jun 26
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ESPN · Jun 2
Sheffield United in talks to re-sign Man City's Kalvin Phillips - sources
ESPN · Feb 17
What's happened to Blackburn Rovers' Ryan Alebiosu since his injury on debut for Nigeria at AFCON?
Recap · Feb 14
Socceroos right back Lewis Miller appears to injure Achilles in Blackburn win
Recap · Jan 1
Wrexham boost playoff chances with 2-0 win against tepid Blackburn

Lineups

Sheffield Utd14th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Adam DaviesG
  2. 2Jamal BaptisteCD-L
  3. 3Mark McGuinnessCD-R
  4. 4Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  5. 5Matt DohertyRB
  6. 6Jairo RiedewaldCM-L
  7. 7Joe RothwellCM-R
  8. 8Louie MarshLM
  9. 9Romelle DonovanRM
  10. 10Thomas CannonCF-L
  11. 11Tyrese CampbellCF-R
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Aynsley PearsG
  2. 2Sean McLoughlinCD-L
  3. 3Hayden CarterCD-R
  4. 4Harry PickeringLB
  5. 5Lucas HoughtonRB
  6. 6Ryoya MorishitaAM
  7. 7Jake GarrettLM
  8. 8Sam MorsyRM
  9. 9Yuki OhashiF
  10. 10Dion De NeveAM-L
  11. 11Jayden FevrierAM-R

Head to head

SHU leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Sheffield Utd 3, Blackburn 2 (Mar 19)

Last 5

SHU
  • T@ SWA0-0
  • Tvs BIR0-0
BLK
  • Wvs MID2-1
  • T@ WOL2-2

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 6,826
Officials
David Webb (Referee)

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Season seriesSHU leads series 3-1-1