EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 6 | 2026-09-09 03:45 JST
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35' T. Cannon 44' Sydie Peck
Match summary Blackburn Rovers took on Sheffield United in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 6 on September 9. Sheffield United edged a close game against Blackburn Rovers, 2-1. Sheffield United led 2-1 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Scorers: Blackburn Rovers – Kristi Montgomery; Sheffield United – Sydie Peck and T. Cannon. Assists: Sheffield United – Sydie Peck and J. Rothwell.
Blackburn Rovers had more possession (63% to 37%) and more shots (19 to 7), but Sheffield United were more efficient and took the win. Sheffield United scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Pears 4 Ribe iro 15 McLo ugh 6 Atch eso 2 Aleb ios 8 Morsy 31 Montgom 21 Afolaya 10 Cantwel 25 Morishi 11 Fevrier
4-4-2 1 Cooper 30 Norr ing 15 Kitc hin 5 Tang ang 8 Chou dhu 3 McCa llu 7 Roth wel 42 Peck 11 Dono van 22 Brereto 9 Cannon
1.6 Expected goals (xG) 0.47
0.01 Goals prevented (xG) 0.01
View as table Blackburn Rovers Stat Sheffield United 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-4-2 63% Possession 37% 1.6 Expected goals (xG) 0.47 19 Shots 7 5 Shots on target 4 9 Shots off target 1 5 Blocked shots 2 12 Shots inside the box 3 7 Shots outside the box 4 7 Corner kicks 3 3 Offsides 0 9 Fouls 14 635 Passes 382 538 Accurate passes 290 85% Pass accuracy 76% 1 Goalkeeper saves 3 0.01 Goals prevented (xG) 0.01 1 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Matt Donohue, England
Player stats Blackburn Rovers Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK A. Pears 0 30(91%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1(1) DF R. Alebiosu 1 0 1(50%) 2 33(80%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 90 1 10(4) DF Tom Atcheson 0 1 1 66(73%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 90 1 9(5) DF S. McLoughlin 0 1 102(91%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 2 10(5) DF Yuri Ribeiro 0 4 1 62(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 4 8(4) MF Kristi Montgomery 2 1 1 39(91%) 0 1 0 2 7.2 90 3 4 4(None) MF Sam Morsy 0 71(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 83 1 3(2) MF R. Morishita 0 2(67%) 24(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 7(3) MF T. Cantwell 3 1 0 44(81%) 0 0 0 3 6.3 82 3 10(4) MF O. Afolayan 3 2 0 1(50%) 41(85%) 0 0 0 3 3 6 90 19(8) FW J. Fevrier 5 1 0 1(50%) 18(90%) 0 0 0 4 7.9 90 3 10(5) FW Harvey Higgins 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 2(None) DF Gady Beyuku 0 8(80%) 0 0 0 6.9 11 GK B. Tóth 0 0 0 0 DF H. Carter 0 0 0 0 DF H. Pickering 0 0 0 0 MF H. Lister 0 0 0 0 MF F. Vare 0 0 0 0 MF J. Garrett 0 0 0 0 MF A. Forshaw 0 0 0 0
Sheffield United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Cooper 0 15(47%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 DF H. Choudhury 0 2 2 23(88%) 0 0 0 1 8 58 2 5(3) DF J. Tanganga 0 2 1 41(84%) 0 1 0 1 1 7.5 90 4 8(7) DF L. Kitching 0 2 34(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 3 5(3) DF R. Norrington-Davies 0 1 15(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 1 3(None) MF R. Donovan 0 1(50%) 2 12(80%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.2 67 1 10(4) MF Sydie Peck 2 1 1 1(100%) 2 1 36(82%) 1 0 0 2 1 8.3 90 3 7(4) MF J. Rothwell 0 1 25(100%) 1 0 0 6.9 58 2 2 1(1) MF S. McCallum 1 1 0 3 20(67%) 0 0 0 4 7 90 2 15(10) FW T. Cannon 1 1 1 2(100%) 1 10(53%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 1 15(10) FW B. Brereton 0 1(100%) 3 1 7(44%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 83 1 7(5) FW T. Campbell 1 1 0 1 9(69%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 45 1 6(1) DF M. Doherty 0 1 12(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 32 1 4(1) MF K. Phillips 0 10(77%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.5 32 3 5(1) MF O. Arblaster 0 17(94%) 0 0 0 7.2 23 1 1 2(2) MF J. Baptiste 0 4(67%) 0 0 0 6.7 11 GK A. Davies 0 0 0 0 MF J. Riedewald 0 0 0 0 FW P. Bamford 0 0 0 0 FW J. Ayew 0 0 0 0
Lineups Blackburn Rovers Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 A. Pears Starter DF 2 R. Alebiosu Starter DF 6 Tom Atcheson Starter DF 15 S. McLoughlin Starter DF 4 Yuri Ribeiro Starter MF 31 Kristi Montgomery Starter MF 8 Sam Morsy Starter MF 25 R. Morishita Starter MF 10 T. Cantwell Starter MF 21 O. Afolayan Starter FW 11 J. Fevrier Bench DF 27 Gady Beyuku Bench FW 45 Harvey Higgins
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 22 B. Tóth Bench DF 3 H. Pickering Bench DF 17 H. Carter Bench MF 28 A. Forshaw Bench MF 30 J. Garrett Bench MF 53 F. Vare Bench MF 42 H. Lister
Sheffield United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. Cooper Starter DF 8 H. Choudhury Starter DF 5 J. Tanganga Starter DF 15 L. Kitching Starter DF 30 R. Norrington-Davies Starter MF 11 R. Donovan Starter MF 42 Sydie Peck Starter MF 7 J. Rothwell Starter MF 3 S. McCallum Starter FW 9 T. Cannon Starter FW 22 B. Brereton Bench DF 2 M. Doherty Bench MF 33 J. Baptiste Bench MF 4 O. Arblaster Bench MF 27 K. Phillips Bench FW 23 T. Campbell
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 17 A. Davies Bench MF 44 J. Riedewald Bench FW 10 J. Ayew Bench FW 45 P. Bamford
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 20' Blackburn Rovers ⚽ Goal Kristi Montgomery 1-0 1H 35' Sheffield United ⚽ Goal T. Cannon 1-1 1H 44' Sheffield United ⚽ Goal Sydie Peck 1-2 2H 1' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Norrington-Davies → IN T. Campbell 2H 3' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card R. Donovan 2H 12' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Choudhury → IN M. Doherty 2H 13' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Rothwell → IN K. Phillips 2H 14' Blackburn Rovers 🟨 Yellow card Kristi Montgomery 2H 22' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Donovan → IN O. Arblaster 2H 31' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card J. Tanganga 2H 37' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT Sam Morsy → IN Gady Beyuku 2H 37' Blackburn Rovers 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Cantwell → IN Harvey Higgins 2H 38' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Brereton → IN J. Baptiste
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