Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United · Championship
Blackburn Rovers lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United met in the Championship at Ewood Park in Blackburn on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Blackburn Rovers: K. Montgomery 20'. Sheffield United: T. Cannon 35'; S. Peck 44'.
How the match went
Blackburn Rovers saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Blackburn Rovers had 19 shots with 5 on target, Sheffield United 7 with 4 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Blackburn Rovers and 3 to Sheffield United. Blackburn Rovers conceded 9 fouls, Sheffield United 14. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Blackburn Rovers, 2 for Sheffield United).
Line-ups
Blackburn Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Aynsley Pears, Ryan Alebiosu, Tom Atcheson, Sean McLoughlin, Yuri Ribeiro, Kristi Montgomery, Sam Morsy, Ryoya Morishita, Todd Cantwell, Oladapo Afolayan, Jayden Fevrier.
Sheffield United started in a 4-4-2: Michael Cooper, Hamza Choudhury, Japhet Tanganga, Liam Kitching, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Romelle Donovan, Sydie Peck, Joe Rothwell, Sam McCallum, Thomas Cannon, Ben Brereton Díaz.
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Minute by minute
- 20'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Sheffield United. K. Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
- 35'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Sheffield United. T. Cannon (Sheffield United) scores, assisted by S. Peck.
- 44'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United. S. Peck (Sheffield United) scores, assisted by J. Rothwell.
- 45'Half-time. Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United.
- 90'Full-time. Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United.
- 2'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 6'Attempt missed. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 7'Offside, Blackburn Rovers.
- 18'Attempt missed. J. Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers), header. xG 0.07.
- 19'Attempt blocked. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 20'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Sheffield United. K. Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
- 26'Attempt missed. O. Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 35'Offside, Blackburn Rovers.
- 35'Attempt saved. O. Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 35'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Sheffield United. T. Cannon (Sheffield United) scores, assisted by S. Peck.
- 40'Corner, Blackburn Rovers.
- 40'Attempt blocked. J. Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 41'Corner, Blackburn Rovers.
- 42'Corner, Blackburn Rovers.
- 44'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United. S. Peck (Sheffield United) scores, assisted by J. Rothwell.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Sheffield United: T. Campbell comes on for R. Norrington-Davies.
- 48'Yellow card for R. Donovan (Sheffield United) for foul.
- 49'Attempt missed. K. Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 49'Attempt blocked. S. Morsy (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 50'Attempt blocked. T. Cannon (Sheffield United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 52'Attempt missed. S. Peck (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 53'Attempt blocked. O. Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Corner, Blackburn Rovers.
- 54'Attempt missed. J. Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 54'Attempt saved. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 55'Attempt missed. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Corner, Blackburn Rovers.
- 57'Cleared off the line! O. Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.33.
- 58'Substitution, Sheffield United: K. Phillips comes on for J. Rothwell.
- 58'Substitution, Sheffield United: M. Doherty comes on for H. Choudhury.
- 59'Yellow card for K. Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) for foul.
- 60'Attempt blocked. S. Peck (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 60'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 66'Attempt missed. R. Alebiousu (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 67'Substitution, Sheffield United: O. Arblaster comes on for R. Donovan.
- 72'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 72'Attempt blocked. S. McCallum (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 75'Corner, Blackburn Rovers.
- 76'Yellow card for J. Tanganga (Sheffield United) for foul.
- 80'Attempt missed. J. Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 81'Attempt saved. J. Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 81'Attempt blocked. O. Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 82'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: H. Higgins comes on for T. Cantwell.
- 83'Substitution, Sheffield United: J. Baptiste comes on for B. Brereton Díaz.
- 83'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: G. Beyuku comes on for S. Morsy.
- 86'Attempt missed. J. Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 89'Corner, Blackburn Rovers.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United.