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Blackburn Rovers
FT
1–2
8 Sep 2026
Sheffield United
Europa League Tue 8 Sep, 19:45London Ewood Park, Blackburn Matt Donohue 11,188 attendance

Timeline

  1. 20' Kristi Montgomery
  2. 35' Thomas Cannon assist Sydie Peck
  3. 44' Sydie Peck assist Joe Rothwell
  4. 45' Tyrese Campbell for Rhys Norrington-Davies
  5. 48' Romelle Donovan Yellow Card
  6. 58' Matt Doherty for Hamza Choudhury
  7. 58' Kalvin Phillips for Joe Rothwell
  8. 59' Kristi Montgomery Yellow Card
  9. 67' Oliver Arblaster for Romelle Donovan
  10. 76' Japhet Tanganga Yellow Card
  11. 82' Harvey Higgins for Todd Cantwell
  12. 83' Gady Beyuku for Sam Morsy
  13. 83' Jamal Baptiste for Ben Brereton Díaz

Match stats

63% Possession 37%
19 Shots 7
5 On target 4
9 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 0
1 Saves 3
538 Accurate passes 290

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
1 Pears
4 Ribeiro 15 McLoughlin 6 Atcheson 2 Alebiousu
8 Morsy 31 Montgomery
21 Afolayan 10 Cantwell 25 Morishita
11 Fevrier
Sheffield United 4-4-2
1 Cooper
30 Norrington-Davies 15 Kitching 5 Tanganga 8 Choudhury
3 McCallum 7 Rothwell 42 Peck 11 Donovan
22 Díaz 9 Cannon
Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Aynsley Pears G
  2. 15 Sean McLoughlin CD-L
  3. 6 Tom Atcheson CD-R
  4. 4 Yuri Ribeiro LB
  5. 2 Ryan Alebiousu RB
  6. 10 Todd Cantwell ▼ AM
  7. 8 Sam Morsy ▼ LM
  8. 31 Kristi Montgomery RM
  9. 11 Jayden Fevrier F
  10. 21 Oladapo Afolayan AM-L
  11. 25 Ryoya Morishita AM-R

Came on

  1. 45 Harvey Higgins ▲ SUB
  2. 27 Gady Beyuku ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 30 Jake Garrett SUB
  2. 53 Frank Vare SUB
  3. 22 Balazs Toth SUB
  4. 42 Harry Lister SUB
  5. 3 Harry Pickering SUB
  6. 28 Adam Forshaw SUB
  7. 17 Hayden Carter SUB
Sheffield United 4-4-2
  1. 1 Michael Cooper G
  2. 15 Liam Kitching CD-L
  3. 5 Japhet Tanganga CD-R
  4. 30 Rhys Norrington-Davies ▼ LB
  5. 8 Hamza Choudhury ▼ RB
  6. 7 Joe Rothwell ▼ CM-L
  7. 42 Sydie Peck CM-R
  8. 3 Sam McCallum LM
  9. 11 Romelle Donovan ▼ RM
  10. 22 Ben Brereton Díaz ▼ CF-L
  11. 9 Thomas Cannon CF-R

Came on

  1. 33 Jamal Baptiste ▲ SUB
  2. 23 Tyrese Campbell ▲ SUB
  3. 4 Oliver Arblaster ▲ SUB
  4. 27 Kalvin Phillips ▲ SUB
  5. 2 Matt Doherty ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 17 Adam Rhys Davies SUB
  2. 44 Jairo Riedewald SUB
  3. 10 Jordan Ayew SUB
  4. 45 Patrick Bamford SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
  3. 90'+1' 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 by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  6. 90' Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. 89' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
  8. 86' Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  9. 83' Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamal Baptiste replaces Ben Brereton.
  10. 83' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Gady Beyuku replaces Sam Morsy.
  11. 82' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins replaces Todd Cantwell.
  12. 81' 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).
93 earlier entries
  1. 81' Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro.
  2. 80' 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.
  3. 79' Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 79' Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
  5. 76' Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 76' Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  7. 76' Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
  8. 75' Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
  9. 75' Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. 75' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
  11. 72' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
  12. 72' Attempt blocked. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
  13. 71' Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  14. 71' Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  15. 70' Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  16. 70' Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
  17. 69' Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  18. 69' Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
  19. 67' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Romelle Donovan.
  20. 66' Attempt missed. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
  21. 65' Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  22. 65' Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
  23. 65' Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  24. 65' Foul by Matt Doherty (Sheffield United).
  25. 65' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 62' Delay in match because of an injury Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  27. 60' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  28. 60' Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
  29. 59' Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  30. 59' Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
  31. 59' Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  32. 58' Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  33. 58' Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  34. 58' Substitution, Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Joe Rothwell.
  35. 58' Substitution, Sheffield United. Matt Doherty replaces Hamza Choudhury.
  36. 57' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  37. 57' Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
  38. 55' Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro.
  39. 54' Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery following a corner.
  40. 54' Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United).
  41. 53' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sydie Peck.
  42. 53' Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  43. 52' Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  44. 50' Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
  45. 49' Attempt missed. Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
  46. 49' Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  47. 48' Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  48. 48' Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  49. 48' Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
  50. 47' Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  51. 47' Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United).
  52. 45' Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
  53. 45' Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
  54. 45'+3' First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
  55. 45'+1' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  56. 45' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  57. 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.
  58. 43' Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
  59. 43' Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  60. 42' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Thomas Cannon.
  61. 41' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
  62. 40' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
  63. 40' Attempt blocked. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
  64. 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.
  65. 35' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  66. 34' Attempt saved. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
  67. 33' Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  68. 33' Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  69. 31' Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  70. 31' Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 26' Attempt missed. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier following a fast break.
  72. 23' Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. 23' Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
  74. 20' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 0. Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  75. 19' Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  76. 18' Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro with a cross.
  77. 12' Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  78. 12' Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
  79. 9' Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  80. 9' Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  81. 8' Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  82. 8' Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  83. 7' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.
  84. 7' Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  85. 7' Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
  86. 6' Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  87. 5' Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  88. 5' Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
  89. 5' Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  90. 5' Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
  91. 1' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  92. First Half begins.
  93. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Blackburn Rovers L D L L W

  • W Middlesbrough 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L Sheffield United 2-1 Carabao Cup
  • L Queens Park Rangers 2-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Lincoln City 0-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Preston North End 2-1 EFL Championship

Sheffield United L W D W D

  • D at Swansea City 0-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Carabao Cup
  • D at Cardiff City 2-2 EFL Championship
  • W Bolton Wanderers 3-2 EFL Championship
  • L Norwich City 3-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

SHU leads series 3-1-1

  • 25 Aug 2026 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Sheffield United 2026-27 English Carabao Cup
  • 22 Apr 2026 Sheffield United 1–3 Blackburn Rovers 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 21 Oct 2025 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Sheffield United 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 3 May 2025 Sheffield United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 2 Nov 2024 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Sheffield United 2024-25 English League Championship

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