Blackburn vs Sheffield Utd 1-2
K. Montgomery 20'
Sheffield United won 2-1 away at Blackburn in the Championship on 8 September 2026. Goals came from T. Cannon (35') and S. Peck (44') for the visitors, with K. Montgomery scoring for Blackburn in the 20th minute. Blackburn had 63% of possession and 19 shots to Sheffield United's 7, but the visitors were more efficient, with 4 shots on target to Blackburn's 5 and a lead at half-time.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- K. Montgomery20'
- 35'T. Cannon assist S. Peck
- 44'S. Peck assist J. Rothwell
- 46'R. Norrington-Davies for T. Campbell
- 48'Romelle Donovan · Yellow card
- 57'H. Choudhury for M. Doherty
- 58'J. Rothwell for K. Phillips
- Kristi Montgomery · Yellow card59'
- 67'R. Donovan for O. Arblaster
- 76'Japhet Tanganga · Yellow card
- S. Morsy for G. Beyuku82'
- T. Cantwell for H. Higgins82'
- 83'B. Brereton Diaz for J. Baptiste
Match stats
Line-ups
Blackburn starting XI
- 1A. Pears
- 2R. Alebiosu
- 6T. Atcheson
- 15S. McLoughlin
- 4Y. Ribeiro
- 31K. Montgomery
- 8S. Morsy
- 25R. Morishita
- 10T. Cantwell
- 21O. Afolayan
- 11J. Fevrier
Blackburn bench · coach Tony Mowbray
Sheffield Utd starting XI
- 1M. Cooper
- 8H. Choudhury
- 5J. Tanganga
- 15L. Kitching
- 30R. Norrington-Davies
- 11R. Donovan
- 42S. Peck
- 7J. Rothwell
- 3S. McCallum
- 9T. Cannon
- 22B. Brereton Diaz
Sheffield Utd bench · coach Chris Wilder
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Championship table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  West Ham | 13 | +15 | 22 |
| 9 |  QPR | 13 | +5 | 20 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 13 | +2 | 19 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 13 | +1 | 19 |
| 12 |  Millwall | 13 | +2 | 18 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 13 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 |  Norwich | 13 | -1 | 15 |
