Blackburn Rovers punish Sheffield United with first half blitz | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield United 3-1 at Bramall Lane. Yuki Ohashi put the visitors ahead in the 12th minute, running on to Ryoya Morishita's through ball and finishing low. Morishita doubled the advantage (32.) and Ohashi headed a third on the stroke of half time (45.), before the Blades rallied as Harrison Burrows converted Thomas Cannon's cut-back (57.). Despite 67.0% possession and 13 attempts, the Blades found only four efforts on target while Blackburn produced five from eight. Sheffield United drop from 13th to 14th and Blackburn Rovers climb from 21st to 19th, with the Blades hosting Preston next and Blackburn Rovers welcoming Leicester.

Player of the Match: Yuki Ohashi struck twice before the interval, finishing Morishita's pass and then heading in Ryan Alebiosu's cross, and led the line with four shots to tilt the game.

Stat of the Match: Blackburn Rovers made 43 clearances, a number that explains how they protected a commanding first half lead.

Three Things We Learned: Blackburn's front line did the damage early, with Yuki Ohashi scoring twice and Ryoya Morishita also on the scoresheet. The Blades had 67.0% possession and 13 attempts but worked the goalkeeper only four times as their chasing left few clear chances. After the restart the Blades rallied, with Thomas Cannon logging six shots and an assist to spark pressure that came too late.