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Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd: match report

Blackburn Rovers hosted Sheffield United at Ewood Park on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 6). Matt Donohue is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Blackburn 1-2 Sheffield Utd. Goals: Kristi Montgomery 20' for Blackburn; Thomas Cannon 35' for Sheffield Utd; Sydie Peck 44' for Sheffield Utd. Attendance: 11,188.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 20' Goal: Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn) 1-0
  • 35' Goal: Thomas Cannon (Sheffield Utd) 1-1
  • 44' Goal: Sydie Peck (Sheffield Utd) 1-2
  • 48' Yellow card: Romelle Donovan (Sheffield Utd)
  • 59' Yellow card: Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn)
  • 76' Yellow card: Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield Utd)
Match stats (contains the result)
63%Possession37%
19Shots7
5Shots on target4
7Corners3
9Fouls14
3Offsides0
1Saves3
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Blackburn 4-2-3-1

Coach: Tony Mowbray

  1. 1 Aynsley Pears GK
  2. 2 Ryan Alebiosu DEF
  3. 6 Tom Atcheson DEF
  4. 15 Sean McLoughlin DEF
  5. 4 Yuri Ribeiro DEF
  6. 31 Kristi Montgomery MID
  7. 8 Sam Morsy MID
  8. 25 Ryoya Morishita FWD
  9. 10 Todd Cantwell MID
  10. 21 Oladapo Afolayan FWD
  11. 11 Jayden Fevrier FWD

Bench

  • 27 Gady Beyuku DEF
  • 45 Harvey Higgins MID
  • 22 Balázs Tóth GK
  • 3 Harry Pickering DEF
  • 17 Hayden Carter DEF
  • 42 Harry Lister MID
  • 53 Frank Vare MID
  • 30 Jake Garrett MID
  • 28 Adam Forshaw MID

Sheffield Utd 4-4-2

Coach: Chris Wilder

  1. 1 Michael Cooper GK
  2. 8 Hamza Choudhury DEF
  3. 5 Japhet Tanganga DEF
  4. 15 Liam Kitching DEF
  5. 30 Rhys Norrington-Davies DEF
  6. 11 Romelle Donovan MID
  7. 7 Joe Rothwell MID
  8. 42 Sydie Peck MID
  9. 3 Sam McCallum MID
  10. 9 Thomas Cannon FWD
  11. 22 Ben Brereton FWD

Bench

  • 23 Tyrese Campbell FWD
  • 2 Matt Doherty DEF
  • 27 Kalvin Phillips MID
  • 4 Ollie Arblaster MID
  • 33 Jamal Baptiste MID
  • 17 Adam Davies GK
  • 44 Jaïro Riedewald MID
  • 45 Patrick Bamford FWD
  • 10 Jordan Ayew FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 25 August 2026: Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United
  • Wednesday 22 April 2026: Sheffield United 1-3 Blackburn Rovers
  • Tuesday 21 October 2025: Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Sheffield United
  • Saturday 3 May 2025: Sheffield United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Saturday 2 November 2024: Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Sheffield United