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Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United Prediction: Mowbray's Return Meets Wilder's Intensity
Blackburn host Sheffield United at Ewood Park on 8 September 2026, with both clubs sitting in mid table after five games of the Championship. Blackburn are 16th on five points, Sheffield United one place above them on six. Tony Mowbray's…
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- Week 6 of the 2026-2027 Championship sees Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United collide on 2026-09-08 at 19:45 GMT.
- Referee M. Donohue has dished out around 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, plus 22 fouls per match across 10 games.
- In the past game, C. Wilder recorded 1 victory against Tony Mowbray, who recorded no wins, with no draws.
- Blackburn Rovers sit 16th with 5 points while Sheffield United occupy 15th on 6 points.
- Blackburn Rovers misses 8 players: M. Baradji (Hamstring Injury), M. Jorgensen (Hamstring Injury), A. Kargbo (Muscle Injury), L. Miller (Achilles Tendon Injury), Y. Ohashi (Inactive), S. Wharton (Achilles Tendon Injury), M. Litherland (Muscle Injury), H. Pickering (Inactive) while Sheffield United misses 4 players: H. Burrows (Inactive), T. Chong (Injury), R. One (Hamstring Injury), F. Seriki (Inactive).
- We're predicting Blackburn Rovers to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Sheffield United are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
- Last time out, S. McLoughlin registered the best mark for Blackburn Rovers - 7.3 - and L. Kitching did likewise for Sheffield United with an 6.5 score.
- Double disappointment: Blackburn Rovers fell 1-2 against Preston North End, while Sheffield United went down 1-3 vs Norwich City.
- Momentum favors Sheffield United (2-2-1) after Blackburn Rovers managed only 1-1-3 from 5 matches.
- Sheffield United lead this rivalry - 9 wins from 15 matches versus Blackburn Rovers (who've won just 4 games), alongside 2 draws.
- Expect Sheffield United to edge a 1-2 win: their 0-2-0 record on the road and 1.33 goals per away match tip the balance.
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| 59' | K. Montgomery | ||
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| 76' | J. Tanganga | ||
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Blackburn is going head to head with Sheffield Utd on 8/9/2026 18:45 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Blackburn v Sheffield Utd H2H statistics!