Sheffield United 3-0 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 29 December 2018

Result

Sheffield United 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Saturday 29 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sheffield United 3-0 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Sheffield United defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 29 December 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Billy Sharp opened the scoring in the 73rd minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Billy Sharp (73'), Billy Sharp (77') and David McGoldrick (82'). Blackburn Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card; Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 4th on 41 points from 24 and Blackburn Rovers 14th on 31 points from 24. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Blackburn Rovers 16th with 60.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to David McGoldrick of Sheffield United (8.4), ahead of Patrick McCarthy (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sheffield United win, 1 draw and 1 for Blackburn Rovers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · Chris BashamSheffield United
  • 33'Yellow card · Oliver NorwoodSheffield United
  • 50'Yellow card · John EganSheffield United
  • 51'Second yellow · Chris BashamSheffield United
  • 59'Yellow card · Kasey PalmerBlackburn Rovers
  • 70'Yellow card · Billy SharpSheffield United
  • 71'Red card · Richard SmallwoodBlackburn Rovers
  • 73'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 1-0
  • 77'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 2-0
  • 82'Goal · David McGoldrickSheffield United · 3-0
  • 85'Yellow card · David McGoldrickSheffield United

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Sheffield United 1, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Team news

Sheffield United line-up (3-4-1-2)

Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Mark Duffy, David McGoldrick, Patrick McCarthy

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Raya, Elliott Bennett, Darragh Lenihan, Charlie Mulgrew, Derrick Williams, Harrison Reed, Richard Smallwood, Kasey Palmer, Lewis Travis, Joe Rothwell, Ben Brereton Díaz