English League Championship

FT Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Sheffield United DWDWL 2
–
Blackburn Rovers WLLDL 1
1st2ndT
SHU202
BLK101
Ewood Park · 11,188 att.

Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
37
Possession
63
7
SHOTS
19
4
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
290
Accurate Passes
538
382
Passes
635
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
23
0.0
Cross %
0.1
73
Long Balls
67
27
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
5
20
Tackles
7
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
22
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
15
28
Clearances
15

Head to Head

SHU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BLK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Aynsley PearsG
  2. 15Sean McLoughlinCD-L
  3. 6Tom AtchesonCD-R
  4. 4Yuri RibeiroLB
  5. 2Ryan AlebiousuRB
  6. 10Todd CantwellAM
  7. 8Sam MorsyLM
  8. 31Kristi MontgomeryRM
  9. 11Jayden FevrierF
  10. 21Oladapo AfolayanAM-L
  11. 25Ryoya MorishitaAM-R

SHU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Michael CooperG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 5Japhet TangangaCD-R
  4. 30Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  5. 8Hamza ChoudhuryRB
  6. 7Joe RothwellCM-L
  7. 42Sydie PeckCM-R
  8. 3Sam McCallumLM
  9. 11Romelle DonovanRM
  10. 22Ben Brereton DíazCF-L
  11. 9Thomas CannonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 0. Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  2. 35' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 1. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
  3. 44' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
  5. 48' Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Sheffield United. Matt Doherty replaces Hamza Choudhury.
  7. 58' Substitution, Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Joe Rothwell.
  8. 59' Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Delay in match because of an injury Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  10. 62'
  11. 65' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 65'
  13. 67' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Romelle Donovan.
  14. 76' Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 82' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins replaces Todd Cantwell.
  16. 83' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Gady Beyuku replaces Sam Morsy.
  17. 83' Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamal Baptiste replaces Ben Brereton.

EFL Championship News

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