Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Sheffield United in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will newly-promoted Birmingham City and Wrexham, with a host of hopefuls eyeing up the £200m jackpot that comes with promotion to the top flight. At the other end of the table, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City hope to stay up amid crises.
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Blackburn Rovers FC 1 - 3 Sheffield United FC
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:41Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 3.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:40Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 3.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:38Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:38Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 3. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Harrison Burrows.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:37Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Callum O'Hare.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:37Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:36Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:36Attempt missed. Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:35Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:31Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:29Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Sean McLoughlin.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:26Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:26Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:22Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:22Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:21Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo replaces Yuki Ohashi.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:19Attempt blocked. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:19Substitution, Sheffield United. Jairo Riedewald replaces Djibril Soumaré because of an injury.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:18Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Andre Brooks.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:17Attempt blocked. Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:17Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:16Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:14Offside, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:13Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:12Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 2. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:12Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Axel Henriksson.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:10Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:08Attempt missed. Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Miller.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:08Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:04Substitution, Sheffield United. Harrison Burrows replaces Sam McCallum.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:04Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Danny Ings.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:04Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Thomas Cannon.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:04Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:03Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:02Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:01Attempt saved. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:01Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
21:00Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:58Attempt missed. Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:57Own Goal by Axel Henriksson, Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 1.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:55Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:55Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:49Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:48Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:47Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 0.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:32First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 0.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:32Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:30Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:29Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:26Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield United 0. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dion De Neve.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:28Attempt missed. Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:26Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:25Attempt saved. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Sam McCallum with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:23Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:24Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:23Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:23Attempt saved. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:20Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:25Attempt blocked. Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam McCallum with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:16Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:11Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:10Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dion De Neve.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:10Handball by Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:06Attempt missed. Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:06Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:06Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:05Attempt blocked. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:05Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:05Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:03Offside, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:01Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
20:00Delay in match because of an injury Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
19:58Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
19:55Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Mee.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
19:52Foul by Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United).
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
19:46First Half begins.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
19:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
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