Goal and highlights: Sheffield United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers in Championship
The red-and-white team ended up taking advantage of its home advantage to defeat the third place team in the competition, and thus climb positions in the overall ranking.
After playing with one man down for almost half an hour, Sheffield United held on to defeat Blackburn Rovers, a team that missed opportunities such as a penalty.
Sheffield United would reach 53 points and could reach fourth place, having as an advantage that it still has matches pending compared to rivals above and below it.
Meanwhile, Blackburn Rovers would have 57 points, and despite staying in the same third place, it would have a necessary advantage, since it has more games played than other opponents.
The most recent meeting between these two clubs took place on November 6 last year at the Blackburn Rovers Stadium; on that occasion, Sheffield United lost 1-3 as visitors, as they were unable to hold on to the lead they quickly took with Rhian Brewster's goal, and then Reda Khadra, Ben Brereton and Ian Poveda came on for the home side to turn the scoreline around.
In just under an hour, Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers will face each other again, in one of the matches that will close the activities of the thirty-fourth round of the English Championship.
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In the previous matchday, they had no activity because their game against Millwall was postponed; their last match was played on Monday 14, when they visited The Hawthorns Stadium, where they drew 0-0 against West Bromwich Albion.
Last Saturday, at Bramall Lane, the red-and-whites took advantage of their home form to beat Swansea City 4-0, with goals from Morgan Gibbs White (2), George Baldock and Billy Sharp.
Meanwhile, the team coached by Englishman Tony Mowbray is one of the most effective in the league, as it is also in the playoffs, in third place in the general classification with 54 points, after accumulating 15 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses; it has scored 45 goals and conceded 33.
The team led by English coach Paul Heckingbottom is having a good performance, since -despite having played fewer games than several of its direct rivals- it is in the playoffs zone, in sixth position with 50 points, the result of 14 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats; it has scored 43 goals and conceded 33.
This Wednesday afternoon, in the county of South Yorkshire, the Red and Whites will receive the visit of the Blue and Whites, in what will be their second and last match against each other in the competition. Both teams -due to the good work they are doing so far and their squads- are two serious candidates in the quest for promotion to the Premier League, either directly or through the playoffs.
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