Sheffield United climb out of relegation zone with win at Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield United scored three second-half goals to come from behind and defeat fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers 3-1 to register back-to-back victories in the Sky Bet Championship.

In a game of little quality, the signs did not look good for Chris Wilder’s visitors when they fell behind just before the break through Yuki Ohashi’s second goal of the season.

However, the Blades fought back in style after the break and after being given a helping hand through Axel Henriksson’s 54th-minute own goal, they carved Rovers open twice more.

Harrison Burrows converted Callum O’Hare’s perfectly-weighted pass in the 70th-minute before fellow substitute Tyrese Campbell slotted a third from close range in added time.

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Match action

United move out of the bottom three for the first time this season, but the second half was bad for Blackburn and their fans, who made their feelings clear at full-time after a result which drops them a place to 23rd.

Only three goals have been scored collectively by the starting XIs on show so the woeful lack of chances before the break was no surprise.

The fortunes were neatly summed up in the 26th minute when Ohashi somehow failed to connect with Henriksson’s cross to the near post.

United came close seven minutes before the break but O’Hare saw his low drive saved by the legs of Balazs Toth.

The Hungarian goalkeeper was alert from the resulting set-piece to tip Japhet Tanganga’s poked effort behind.

Blackburn finally made a cross count in the 40th minute, but that owed something to fortune as Andri Gudjohnsen’s right-wing cross found Dion De Neve on the left, and though he scuffed his shot, it fell into the path of Ohashi, who tapped in from close range.

Second half

The visitors came out early for the second half, but Rovers were on the front foot, with Gudjohnsen heading over a corner.

Wilder’s side levelled in the 54th minute when a corner was met by Tanganga, who headed across goal and, under pressure from Djibril Soumare, the unfortunate Henriksson diverted the ball beyond his own keeper.

The Blades completed the turnaround 20 minutes from the end when O’Hare latched onto a loose ball 30 yards from goal and showed great composure to pick out the onrushing Burrows on the left, who finished excellently, placing the ball into the right corner.

The shellshocked hosts tried to rally and substitute Ryoya Morishita cut inside in stoppage time, but his shot whistled past the post.

But the visitors sealed the win in the second minute of added time as Burrows turned provider, sending an inch-perfect cross for Campbell to tap in his third goal of the season from six yards.

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