In this 35th week match, on Sat Mar 4th, Blackburn Rovers hosts Sheffield United at Ewood Park in a clash of these two evenly matched Championship teams. In their last match, Blackburn Rovers recorded a 2-1 win against Leicester City. Dolan struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 33rd minute, then Sammie Szmodics added another in the 52nd minute. Blackburn Rovers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while sheffield United sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tottenham Hotspur. Ndiaye scored the first goal for Sheffield United in the 79th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Tottenham Hotspur couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield United ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Sheffield United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Aug 20th, Sheffield United hosted Blackburn Rovers in their last match together. Sheffield United was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Oliver Norwood struck first for Sheffield United in the 31st minute, then Ndiaye added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Sander Berge In the end, Blackburn Rovers was frustrated by Sheffield United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sheffield United ended the match with the shutout victory.
Oliver McBurnie has been the most prolific scorer on Sheffield United in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Both Sam Gallagher and Sammie Szmodics have been the hottest scorers for Blackburn Rovers in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.