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Blackburn v Sheffield Utd 1-2 · EFL Championship - English Second Tier

EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Blackburn
FT

1-2

  • Kristi Montgomery20'
  • Thomas Cannon35'
  • Sydie Peck44'
Sheffield Utd
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Ewood Park · Blackburn · Matchday 6

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Sheffield Utd beat Blackburn 2-1 in matchday 6 of the EFL Championship - English Second Tier at Ewood Park, Blackburn.

Kristi Montgomery 20' scored for Blackburn, Thomas Cannon 35' and Sydie Peck 44' for Sheffield Utd.

Blackburn had 63% of the ball to Sheffield Utd's 37%; the sides had 19 and 7 shots (5 and 3 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

63%37%

Shots

197

Shots on Target

53

Corners

73

Fouls

914

Match timeline

  1. 83’SubstitutionSam Morsy · On: Gady Beyuku
  2. 83’SubstitutionBen Brereton · On: Jamal Baptiste
  3. 82’SubstitutionTodd Cantwell · On: Harvey Higgins
  4. 76’Yellow cardJaphet Tanganga
  5. 67’SubstitutionRomelle Donovan · On: Oliver Arblaster
  6. 59’Yellow cardKristi Montgomery
  7. 58’SubstitutionHamza Choudhury · On: Matt Doherty
  8. 58’SubstitutionJoe Rothwell · On: Kalvin Phillips
  9. 48’Yellow cardRomelle Donovan
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Team stats comparison

BlackburnSheffield Utd
  • 63Possession37
  • 19Shots7
  • 5Shots on Target3
  • 7Corners3
  • 3Offsides0
  • 1Saves3
  • 633Passes382
  • 9Fouls14
  • 1Yellow Cards2

Match info

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Round
Matchday 6
Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Blackburn coach
Tony Mowbray
Sheffield Utd coach
Chris Wilder

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Round
Matchday 6
Kick-off
Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Referee
Matt Donohue
Match ID
cornerflick:match:blackburn-vs-sheffield-utd-championship-2026-09-08

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Blackburn4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1A. PearsGK
  • 2R. AlebiosuDF
  • 6Tom AtchesonDF
  • 15S. McLoughlinDF
  • 4Yuri RibeiroDF
  • 8Sam Morsy ↓MF
  • 31Kristi Montgomery ⚽MF
  • 25R. MorishitaMF
  • 10T. CantwellMF
  • 11J. FevrierMF
  • 21O. AfolayanFW

Bench

  • 3H. Pickering
  • 30J. Garrett
  • 28A. Forshaw
  • 17H. Carter
  • 27Gady Beyuku
  • 22B. Tóth
  • 53F. Vare
  • 42Harry Lister
  • 45Harvey Higgins

Coach · Tony Mowbray

1. A. Pears (GK)1Pears2. R. Alebiosu (DF)2Alebiosu6. Tom Atcheson (DF)6Atcheson15. S. McLoughlin (DF)15McLoughlin4. Yuri Ribeiro (DF)4Ribeiro8. Sam Morsy (MF)8Morsy31. Kristi Montgomery (MF)31Montgomery25. R. Morishita (MF)25Morishita10. T. Cantwell (MF)10Cantwell11. J. Fevrier (MF)11Fevrier21. O. Afolayan (FW)21Afolayan1. M. Cooper (GK)1Cooper8. H. Choudhury (DF)8Choudhury5. J. Tanganga (DF)5Tanganga15. L. Kitching (DF)15Kitching30. R. Norrington-Davies (DF)30Norrington-Davies11. R. Donovan (MF)11Donovan42. Sydie Peck (MF)42Peck7. J. Rothwell (MF)7Rothwell3. S. McCallum (MF)3McCallum9. T. Cannon (FW)9Cannon22. B. Brereton (FW)22Brereton
  • Blackburn
  • Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

  • 44J. Riedewald
  • 4O. Arblaster
  • 10J. Ayew
  • 45P. Bamford
  • 33J. Baptiste
  • 23T. Campbell
  • 17A. Davies
  • 2M. Doherty
  • 27K. Phillips

Coach · Chris Wilder

Head to head

2Wins
1Draws
5Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · ChampionshipBlackburn1 - 2Sheffield Utd
  • 2026 · League CupBlackburn1 - 2Sheffield Utd
  • 2026 · ChampionshipBlackburn3 - 1Sheffield Utd
  • 2025 · ChampionshipBlackburn1 - 3Sheffield Utd
  • 2025 · ChampionshipBlackburn1 - 1Sheffield Utd

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

EFL Championship - English Second Tier table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1West Brom6411+313
2West Ham6321+511
3Swansea6321+411
4QPR6321+311
5Charlton6321-111
10Sheffield Utd623109
18Blackburn6123-25
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Full timeline

13 events

  1. 20’Kristi MontgomeryBlackburn1–0
  2. 35’Thomas CannonSheffield Utd · assist Sydie Peck1–1
  3. 44’Sydie PeckSheffield Utd · assist Joe Rothwell1–2
  4. 45’SubstitutionRhys Norrington-Davies · On: Tyrese Campbell
  5. 48’Yellow cardRomelle Donovan
  6. 58’SubstitutionHamza Choudhury · On: Matt Doherty
  7. 58’SubstitutionJoe Rothwell · On: Kalvin Phillips
  8. 59’Yellow cardKristi Montgomery
  9. 67’SubstitutionRomelle Donovan · On: Oliver Arblaster
  10. 76’Yellow cardJaphet Tanganga
  11. 82’SubstitutionTodd Cantwell · On: Harvey Higgins
  12. 83’SubstitutionSam Morsy · On: Gady Beyuku
  13. 83’SubstitutionBen Brereton · On: Jamal Baptiste

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