Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United

S24SU · OFFICIAL MATCHDAY EDITION · 2026/27 · No.4

24nd August 2026 - Kick-off 19:45
Blackburn Rovers v. Sheffield United
Carabao Cup Round 2 - Ewood Park, Blackburn

Carabao Cup Round 2 – Tuesday 24 August 2026, 19:45 – Ewood Park, Blackburn
Please keep all discussion related to the match within this thread.

Match Info

Competition: Carabao Cup, Round 2

Kick-off: Tuesday 24 August 2026, 19:45

Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn

Player Ratings: CLICK HERE (will open shortly after full time)

Officials

Referee: David Webb

Assistants: Paul Hodskinson and Thomas Cooke

Fourth Official: Sebastian Stockbridge

How to Watch

TV/Stream:

SUTV: CLICK HERE

NEED A VPN? CLICK HERE

Follow On Socials

S24SU on X/Twitter

S24SU on Threads

S24SU on Instagram

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Keep it on-topic and within the rules – see the forum rules if unsure.

 

[coolasanidiot]

I think a huge factor in this we look so much fitter than last season.

 

[Boothy762]

If my 2penneth means anything to anyone.
Baptiste - tie him down to a 10 year deal and play him more.
Donovan - can see the talent, lets hope he cracks on now and becomes out loan superstar
Cannon - fair play, good performance, need to see more of it if he stays and plays.
RND - I dont get people's dislike of him, few years back he was our best defender, hes fit again and a good player. Id try and extend his contract for a year. Great squad player, especially if we do 352 on occassions
Campbell - needs to buck his ideas up.
Mcguinness - if hes not on mega bucks keep him
Rothwell - very very very steady. New coutts maybe?

Could go on, but thats filled me with a lot of confidence tonight. I was worried before the start of the season and after birmingham, but last two performances have been good and we're getting better.

 

[Hamer's Right Peg]

Donavon very good. Also impressed with Bapiste as well as the rest of the defence once again.

Philips looked composed when he came on.

Campbell really the only disappointment. I dont know what has happened to him.

Year long sulk because he didn't get his move to Everton last August

 

[Harrisblade]

Paying money to watch Adam Fucking Davies play football.

People are strange.

utb

And some are ignorant about football!!

 

[SB_90]

get in blades, great to see, i like donavan we need more of him. hopefully this ignites us in the league. it is funny that we have 5 goals in the cup & 3 shots on target in the league

but great to be into round 3 of league cup for the 1st time in 5 years & only the 4th time in last 17 years

 

[Harry's Game]

Well that was an enjoyable game of football.

I know.. involving us.

 

[William Large]

Rough patch for about 15 mins but reasonably comfortable after that
Philips made a real difference when he came on.
Always looks to be in space, calm and assured on the ball. Keep him injury free and he will be a real asset.
Campbell didn’t look arsed.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Energy levels seemed a lot better tonight. And as someone has said previously, lots of options in most areas of the pitch. Competition for places is exactly where we should be.

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

Enjoyed that. I thought it was a good game and we deservedly won.

 

[Massive Attackers]

Best performance of the season by what looked initially in my mind like a poor team.

Keep the faith, few additions and we will be OK

 

[jt64]

Decent in spots. Will take that

 

[Fatlad666]

Excellent performance . Baptist and Mcguinness were exceptional. Think we have to give Philip Jones a big shout out with his coaching. Well done blade's, Jimmy fleck, Jan arge will be crying tonight

 

[lazyfecklessblade]

Commentry on sky brought to you by the Athletico Mince impression of Mark Lawrenson

 

[BangorBlade]

Good to see Campbell getting 96mins under his belt

 

[1973Blade]

I enjoyed that match, RND excellent on the left good to see him in form again.

 

[William Large]

Commentry on sky brought to you by the Athletico Mince impression of Mark Lawrenson

Ha ha ha, I was just thinking the same!

 

[UddersBlade]

Well based on that …. if Phillips can stay fit & keep those levels up he’ll be the best midfield player in the Championship this season!

 

[utd4ever]

Wembley and title winners this season. It’s gonna happen

 

[Sydney Blade]

OA was a real disappointment for me. Poor on the goal, lax in possession, not going in for stuff, out of position. Carried by Phillips really and not at all sure why (other than the obvious) he’s seemingly number 2 or 3 in pecking order. Would be back to the reserves for me!

Donovan sharp and fun, McCallum just does everything right, Rothwell looking leaner and promising, and defence looked solid. RND threatened to maraud now and again, but seemed to loose heart and check back. Not quite back to old.

Overall, better than expected. B+

 

[Kona]

If my 2penneth means anything to anyone.
Baptiste - tie him down to a 10 year deal and play him more.
Donovan - can see the talent, lets hope he cracks on now and becomes out loan superstar
Cannon - fair play, good performance, need to see more of it if he stays and plays.
RND - I dont get people's dislike of him, few years back he was our best defender, hes fit again and a good player. Id try and extend his contract for a year. Great squad player, especially if we do 352 on occassions
Campbell - needs to buck his ideas up.
Mcguinness - if hes not on mega bucks keep him
Rothwell - very very very steady. New coutts maybe?

Could go on, but thats filled me with a lot of confidence tonight. I was worried before the start of the season and after birmingham, but last two performances have been good and we're getting better.

Agree with much of this. Although I’ve never been convinced by RND, I thought he had a good game tonight.

Thought Baptise was very good, as was Donovan and McGuinness.

Philips looked reassuring and calm on and off the ball.

COH looked lively and had some lovely touches to move the ball forward.

Blaster looks like he’s making progress, and on that performance (tin hat on) I’d keep Canon.

Not wanting to end on a negative but… WTF has happened Campbell?! He’s a shadow of his former self. If that’s all he has to offer this season, we desperately need another striker

 

[coolasanidiot]

I enjoyed that match, RND excellent on the left good to see him in form again.

I thought it was a great all round performance. Davies and Marsh bit iffy but everyone else decent. Donovan best player on the pitch. Kalvin cameo really good. So many positives well done to Wilder.

 

[dexter101]

Good to see the squad take a step forward together tonight. Not to get carried away, but some real positives against a much changed blackburn side who looked poor for lots of it.

Baptiste in his first start against championship opponents (right?) Looked good, strong and unphased.

What i like about Donovan is he has that arrogance to keep going, keep trusting his ability, even when things dont work out. He will have games where things just dont come off but if we keep supporting him, I think we will get some really good moments from him this season.

Well taken goal from Cannon as well. Should have had a couple.

Bring on our next game and also the next round!

 

[sportsmanblade]

only player that lookedout of his depth was marsh time to get him sold now i reckon hes had enough chances to impress

 

[Magic Sponge]

We played some good, front foot football tonight with some decent performances from the fringe players. Doherty impressed, RND was solid and Baptiste repeatedly showed great composure. Chuffed for Donovan too, his passing is a bit wayward but he did well tonight and that was a really composed finish for the winner. A proper enjoyable cup-tie.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Seriki injured?

 

[ATL Recs]

Baptiste done well Campbell is not fit

only player that lookedout of his depth was marsh time to get him sold now i reckon hes had enough chances to impress

sham Arblaster can’t pass or tackle tho

 

[Harry's Game]

RND.. wow..

Not seen him be that good since he had Brennan Johnson in his back pocket in the 2nd leg of the Play offs 5 years ago.

If he’s going to be that good every game sell Burrows, keep RND

 

[MartBlade]

wilder cons supporters again in cup

Let’s hope he keeps conning us … I thoroughly enjoyed that.

 

[Ukkonen]

I thought Philips was decent, always in a good position, clever passes, you see there's a quality Premier league player still in there

 

[jt64]

Seriki injured?

He took a knock but we had no subs to use