In a weekend match in week 5, on Saturday Aug 20th, Sheffield United hosts Blackburn Rovers in a Championship match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sheffield United recorded a 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough. Sander Berge scored the first goal for Sheffield United in the 3rd minute, then Chuba Akpom got the equalizer for Middlesbrough in the 14th minute on a feed from Isaiah Jones . Sheffield United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 2-1 win against West Bromwich Albion. Ben Brereton scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 41st minute, then Sam Gallagher added another in the 47th minute. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United last played eachother at the Bramall Lane on Aug 27th. Sheffield United was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 10000 fans. Richard Stearman struck first for Sheffield United in the 31st minute, then Oliver Norwood added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ravel Morrison.
For Blackburn Rovers, their top scorers are Lewis Travis and Ben Brereton, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Both Daniel Jebbison and Sander Berge have been the hottest scorers for Sheffield United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.