Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd

Championship 8 Sep 2026, 18:45
Blackburn
Blackburn
1–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
🏟 Ewood Park 👤 M. Donohue Round 6

Match report

Sheffield Utd edged past Blackburn 2-1 in the Championship on 8 September 2026.

Blackburn had 19 shots to Sheffield Utd's 7.

The match was played at Ewood Park, with M. Donohue in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 19 - 7 On target 5 - 3 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 9 - 14 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Sydie Peck
Sheffield Utd · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Thomas Cannon 1 goal
8 Jayden Fevrier captained the side
8 Japhet Tanganga captained the side
8 Hamza Choudhury captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackburn stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–2 12–5
Shots On Goal 2–2 3–1
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 3–1 4–2
Attacks 41–50 58–49
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
2 Substitution 5
99 Attacks 99
59 Dangerous Attacks 33
4 On Target 3
15 Off Target 4
46% Ball Possession 54%
19 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 3
9 Shots Off Goal 1
5 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 3
7 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 14
7 Corners 3
3 Offsides 0
63% Ball Possession 37%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 3
633 Passes Total 382
537 Passes Accurate 290
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
2 R. Alebiosu 6 T. Atcheson 15 S. McLoughlin 4 Y. Ribeiro
31 K. Montgomery 8 S. Morsy
25 R. Morishita 10 T. Cantwell 21 O. Afolayan
11 J. Fevrier
Sheffield Utd · 4-4-2
1 M. Cooper
8 H. Choudhury 5 J. Tanganga 15 L. Kitching 30 R. Norrington-Davies
11 R. Donovan 42 S. Peck 7 J. Rothwell 3 S. McCallum
9 T. Cannon 22 B. Díaz
Blackburn
Coach
Tony Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 17 Hayden Carter
  • 22 Balázs Tóth
  • 27 Gady Beyuku
  • 28 Adam Forshaw
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 42 Harry Lister
  • 45 Harvey Higgins
  • 53 Frank Vare
Sheffield Utd
Coach
Chris Wilder
Substitutes
  • 2 Matt Doherty
  • 4 Oliver Arblaster
  • 10 Jordan Ayew
  • 17 Adam Davies
  • 23 Tyrese Campbell
  • 27 Kalvin Phillips
  • 33 Jamal Baptiste
  • 44 Jaïro Riedewald
  • 45 Patrick Bamford
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Campbell ↓ R. Norrington-Davies Sheffield Utd
  • 57' ↑ M. Doherty ↓ H. Choudhury Sheffield Utd
  • 58' ↑ K. Phillips ↓ J. Rothwell Sheffield Utd
  • 67' ↑ O. Arblaster ↓ R. Donovan Sheffield Utd
  • 82' ↑ G. Beyuku ↓ S. Morsy Blackburn
  • 82' ↑ H. Higgins ↓ T. Cantwell Blackburn
  • 83' ↑ J. Baptiste ↓ B. Brereton Diaz Sheffield Utd
Cards
  • 48' R. Donovan Sheffield Utd
  • 59' K. Montgomery Blackburn
  • 76' J. Tanganga Sheffield Utd
Head-to-head
Blackburn 1 2 draws 6 Sheffield Utd
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Recent form
Blackburn D L D D D
Sheffield Utd W D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd?
Blackburn lost 1-2 against Sheffield Utd on 8 September 2026.
Who won Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd?
Sheffield Utd won the match 2-1.
Where was Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd played?
The match was played at Ewood Park.
Who had more possession in Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd?
Sheffield Utd had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.