Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United

Championship

Blackburn

1-2-3

1-2

Final

Sheffield Utd

2-3-1

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'SHU

63%Possession37%

19Shots7

5On target4

7Corners3

1Saves3

9Fouls14

48'Romelle DonovanSHU59'Kristi MontgomeryBLK76'Japhet TangangaSHU

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	1	0	1
SHU	2	0	2

Who won: Sheffield Utd 2-1

Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Kristi Montgomery (20'). Goals for Sheffield Utd: Thomas Cannon (35') and Sydie Peck (44').

What it means

Blackburn has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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Lineups

Sheffield Utd14th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1Michael CooperG
2Liam KitchingCD-L
3Japhet TangangaCD-R
4Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
5Hamza ChoudhuryRB
6Joe RothwellCM-L
7Sydie PeckCM-R
8Sam McCallumLM
9Romelle DonovanRM
10Ben Brereton DíazCF-L
11Thomas CannonCF-R

Blackburn13th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Aynsley PearsG
2Sean McLoughlinCD-L
3Tom AtchesonCD-R
4Yuri RibeiroLB
5Ryan AlebiousuRB
6Todd CantwellAM
7Sam MorsyLM
8Kristi MontgomeryRM
9Jayden FevrierF
10Oladapo AfolayanAM-L
11Ryoya MorishitaAM-R

Head to head

SHU leads series 3-1-1

Last meeting: Sheffield Utd 2, Blackburn 0 (Nov 2)

Last 5

SHU

W@ BLK2-1
Lvs NOR1-3
Wvs BOL3-2
T@ CAR2-2
T@ SWA0-0

BLK

Lvs SHU1-2
L@ PNE1-2
T@ LCN0-0
Lvs QPR1-2
Wvs MID2-1

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Game info

Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 11,188
Officials: Matt Donohue (Referee)

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