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Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United result, 8 Sept 2026

Start: Venue: Ewood ParkReferee: Matt Donohue
Key events
Blackburn RoversSheffield United
Half 11 - 23 events
  1. 20'1 - 0K. Montgomery
  2. 35'1 - 1T. CannonAssist: S. Peck
  3. 44'1 - 2S. PeckAssist: J. Rothwell
Half 20 - 010 events
  1. 46'T. CampbellOff: R. Norrington-Davies
  2. 48'R. DonovanYellow card
  3. 57'M. DohertyOff: H. Choudhury
  4. 58'K. PhillipsOff: J. Rothwell
  5. 59'K. MontgomeryYellow card
  6. 67'O. ArblasterOff: R. Donovan
  7. 76'J. TangangaYellow card
  8. 82'G. BeyukuOff: S. Morsy
  9. 82'H. HigginsOff: T. Cantwell
  10. 83'J. BaptisteOff: B. Brereton Diaz
Attack momentum
HT
0'15'30'60'75'90'
Blackburn RoversSheffield United
Goal

Pressure minute by minute, from goals and corners.

Standout playersHow ratings work
Match details
Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Referee
Matt Donohue (England)
4.23 yellow and 0.18 red cards per match over 61 matches
Coaches
Tony Mowbray · Chris Wilder
Cards
Blackburn Rovers🟨 1🟥 0Sheffield United🟨 2🟥 0
Fouls
9 - 14

Match decisions & VAR

No verified referee decision in this match.

Verified decisions only: VAR reviews, disallowed goals, penalties and red cards.

Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield United match report

ScoreMondo · Published:

Blackburn Rovers let a lead slip and lost 2-1 to Sheffield United at Ewood Park. S. Peck was our player of the match, rated 9.4 by the ScoreMondo model for Sheffield United. Tuesday 8 September, Ewood Park (Blackburn): Blackburn Rovers against Sheffield United in the English League Championship, kick-off 19:45.

How the match unfolded

Blackburn Rovers took the lead on 20 minutes thanks to K. Montgomery. Sheffield United drew level at 1-1 on 35 minutes thanks to T. Cannon, set up by S. Peck. Sheffield United completed the turnaround at 2-1 in the 44th minute through S. Peck, set up by J. Rothwell. It was Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United at half-time.

What the numbers say

Booked for Blackburn Rovers: K. Montgomery (59'). Sheffield United's yellow cards went to R. Donovan in the 48th minute and J. Tanganga in the 76th minute.

The players

Behind him, K. Montgomery at 8.1, T. Cannon at 8.1 and J. Rothwell at 8.0 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Blackburn Rovers made 2 changes: G. Beyuku for S. Morsy (82') and H. Higgins for T. Cantwell (82'). From the Sheffield United bench came T. Campbell on 46 minutes, M. Doherty on 57 minutes, K. Phillips on 58 minutes and O. Arblaster on 67 minutes, among 5 changes.

How they came into it

In 4 previous meetings, Blackburn Rovers have won 1, Sheffield United 2, and 1 has been drawn. When they last met, on 22 April 2026, Blackburn Rovers won 3-1. There have been 12 goals in the 4 meetings, 3.0 a game. Matt Donohue was the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards per match across 61 matches in our records.

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