Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United: result and goals
Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Kristi Montgomery 20', Thomas Cannon 35', Sydie Peck 44'.
Blackburn Rovers sit 10th on 18 points.
Sheffield United sit 12th on 16 points.
Blackburn Rovers have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Sheffield United have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Blackburn Rovers won 1, Sheffield United won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- Ewood Park, Blackburn
- 👥
- 11188
The match in numbers
- A 2-1 win for Sheffield United over Blackburn Rovers.
- The first goal came from Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) on 20'.
- Sheffield United came from behind to win.
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Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
- 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.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
- 86'Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 83'Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamal Baptiste replaces Ben Brereton.
- 83'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Gady Beyuku replaces Sam Morsy.
- 82'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins replaces Todd Cantwell.
- 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).
- 81'Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro.
- 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.
- 79'Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
- 76'Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76'Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76'Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
- 75'Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
- 75'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 72'Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
- 72'Attempt blocked. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
- 71'Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
- 71'Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70'Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
- 69'Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69'Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
- 67'Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Romelle Donovan.
- 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.
- 65'Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65'Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
- 65'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Foul by Matt Doherty (Sheffield United).
- 65'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62'Delay in match because of an injury Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
- 60'Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
- 60'Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
- 59'Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
- 59'Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58'Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
- 58'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Substitution, Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 58'Substitution, Sheffield United. Matt Doherty replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 57'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
- 55'Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro.
- 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.
- 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).
- 53'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sydie Peck.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 52'Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
- 50'Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
- 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.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 48'Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48'Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48'Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
- 47'Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United).
- 45'Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
- 45'Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
- 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.
- 43'Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
- 43'Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Thomas Cannon.
- 41'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
- 40'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 40'Attempt blocked. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
- 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.
- 35'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
- 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.
- 33'Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
- 33'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31'Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
- 31'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 23'Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23'Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
- 20'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 0. Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 19'Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 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.
- 12'Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12'Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
- 9'Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 9'Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 8'Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.
- 7'Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7'Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
- 6'Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 5'Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5'Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
- 5'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
- 1'Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
2Ryan AlebiousuRB
Substitutes
30Jake GarrettSUB
53Frank VareSUB
42Harry ListerSUB
45Harvey HigginsSUB
Sheffield United · 4-4-2
Substitutes
Match stats
BLKSHU
63Possession (%)37
19Shots7
5Shots on target4
7Corners3
9Fouls14
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Offsides0
1Saves3
Last 5 matches
Blackburn Rovers
WMiddlesbrough2-122 Aug 2026
LSheffield United2-125 Aug 2026
LQueens Park Rangers2-129 Aug 2026
D@ Lincoln City0-01 Sept 2026
L@ Preston North End2-15 Sept 2026
Sheffield United
D@ Swansea City0-022 Aug 2026
W@ Blackburn Rovers2-125 Aug 2026
D@ Cardiff City2-229 Aug 2026
WBolton Wanderers3-21 Sept 2026
LNorwich City3-15 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Blackburn
1
Draws
3
Sheffield Utd
Last meetings
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22 Apr 2026Sheffield United1 – 3Blackburn Rovers
21 Oct 2025Blackburn Rovers1 – 3Sheffield United
3 May 2025Sheffield United1 – 1Blackburn Rovers
2 Nov 2024Blackburn Rovers0 – 2Sheffield United
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | WLLDL |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | DWDWL |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United?
Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Tuesday 8 September (Championship).
Who scored in Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United?
Goals: Kristi Montgomery 20', Thomas Cannon 35' and Sydie Peck 44'.
When do Blackburn Rovers play next?
Blackburn Rovers play Swansea City on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Sheffield United play next?
Sheffield United play Wrexham on Friday 30 October at 20:00 (UK time).
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