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Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United

League One
Blackburn
1-2-3
1-2
Final
Sheffield Utd
2-3-1
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSHU
63%Possession37%
19Shots7
5On target4
7Corners3
1Saves3
9Fouls14
48'Romelle DonovanSHU59'Kristi MontgomeryBLK76'Japhet TangangaSHU
Team1H2HT
BLK101
SHU202

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').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.9Sydie PeckCM-R
  2. 27.4Thomas CannonCF-R
  3. 36.9Joe RothwellCM-L
  4. 46.8Michael CooperG
  5. 56.7Sam McCallumLM
  6. 66.5Jayden FevrierF
  7. 76.4Tyrese CampbellSUB
  8. 86.3Kristi MontgomeryRM
  9. 96.3Ben Brereton DíazCF-L
  10. 106.2Todd CantwellAM
  11. 116.2Oladapo AfolayanAM-L
  12. 126.2Liam KitchingCD-L

Team stats

BLKSHU
9Fouls14
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
3Offsides0
7Corner Kicks3
1Saves3
63Possession37
19SHOTS7
5ON GOAL4
0.3On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
538Accurate Passes290
635Passes382
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
3Accurate Crosses0
23Crosses8
0.1Cross %0.0
67Long Balls73
26Accurate Long Balls27
0.4Long Balls %0.4
5Blocked Shots2
5Effective Tackles10
7Tackles20
0.7Tackle %0.5
9Interceptions22
15Effective Clearances28
15Clearances28

Player of the game

Sydie Peck

SHU · 1 G, 1 A

7.9

Deserved to win

75%
BLK · 1.87 xG
19%
Draw
7%
SHU · 0.46 xG

Blackburn deserved better: 75% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
  3. 90'+1'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Sydie Peck.

  4. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  5. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).

  6. 90'

    Free kick won

    Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 89'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Kitching.

  8. 86'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

  9. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Brereton

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamal Baptiste replaces Ben Brereton.

    J. Baptiste

  10. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Morsy

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Gady Beyuku replaces Sam Morsy.

    G. Beyuku

  11. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Cantwell

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins replaces Todd Cantwell.

    H. Higgins

  12. 81'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United).

    J. Fevrier

  13. 81'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro.

  14. 80'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.

  15. 79'

    Free kick won

    Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).

  17. 76'

    Yellow card

    Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Tanganga

  18. 76'

    Free kick won

    Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  19. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).

  20. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).

  21. 75'

    Free kick won

    Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 75'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.

  23. 72'SHU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.

  24. 72'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.

    S. McCallum

  25. 71'

    Foul

    Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).

Leaders

BLKSHU
Total Shots
Jayden Fevrier
6
Sydie Peck
3
Accurate Passes
Sean McLoughlin
102
Japhet Tanganga
41
Defensive Interventions
Tom Atcheson
15
Japhet Tanganga
16
Saves
Aynsley Pears
1
Michael Cooper
3

Season seriesSHU leads series 3-1-1