Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 6 · Ewood Park, Blackburn · Ref Matt Donohue, England

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Blackburn lost to Sheffield Utd 1–2 in the Championship on 8 September 2026. Expected goals finished 1.60–0.47. Blackburn had 63% of the ball.

Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd match statistics

BlackburnSheffield Utd

63% Ball possession 37%
1.60 Expected goals (xG) 0.47
19 Total shots 7
5 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 1
5 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 3
7 Corners 3
9 Fouls 14
3 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 2
635 Passes 382
85% Pass accuracy 76%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

20' Goal Kristi Montgomery Blackburn
35' Goal T. Cannon (assist Sydie Peck) Sheffield Utd
44' Goal Sydie Peck (assist J. Rothwell) Sheffield Utd
48' Yellow card R. Donovan Sheffield Utd
59' Yellow card Kristi Montgomery Blackburn
76' Yellow card J. Tanganga Sheffield Utd

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Blackburn

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Tony Mowbray

1 A. Pears

4 Y. Ribeiro 15 S. McLoughlin 6 T. Atcheson 2 R. Alebiosu

8 Sam Morsy 31 Kristi Montgomery

21 O. Afolayan 10 T. Cantwell 25 R. Morishita

11 J. Fevrier

Bench B. Tóth , H. Pickering , H. Carter , Gady Beyuku , A. Forshaw , J. Garrett , F. Vare , H. Lister , Harvey Higgins

Sheffield Utd

Confirmed 4-4-2 Chris Wilder

1 M. Cooper

30 R. Norrington-Davies 15 L. Kitching 5 J. Tanganga 8 H. Choudhury

3 S. McCallum 7 J. Rothwell 42 Sydie Peck 11 R. Donovan

22 B. Brereton 9 T. Cannon

Bench A. Davies , Matt Doherty , J. Riedewald , J. Baptiste , O. Arblaster , K. Phillips , J. Ayew , P. Bamford , T. Campbell

Out and doubtful

L. Miller Blackburn Out — Achilles Tendon Injury
M. Baradji Blackburn Out — Hamstring Injury
M. Jorgensen Blackburn Out — Hamstring Injury
F. Seriki Sheffield Utd Out — Inactive
H. Burrows Sheffield Utd Out — Inactive
T. Chong Sheffield Utd Out — Injury
A. Kargbo Blackburn Out — Muscle Injury
M. Litherland Blackburn Out — Muscle Injury
S. Wharton Blackburn Out — Achilles Tendon Injury
Y. Ohashi Blackburn Out — Inactive
R. One Sheffield Utd Out — Hamstring Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Blackburn at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Utd away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 3.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Apr 26	Sheffield Utd v Blackburn	1–3
21 Oct 25	Blackburn v Sheffield Utd	1–3
3 May 25	Sheffield Utd v Blackburn	1–1
2 Nov 24	Blackburn v Sheffield Utd	0–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd head-to-head record