It was a first home defeat for John Eustace's side after goals in either half for Harrison Burrows and Tyrese Campbell. In truth, the away side were good value for their lead and could've won by more. Aynsley Pears and Dom Hyam both denied Kieffer Moore with headers and that could've made the Blades' margin of victory greater.
More concerning was Rovers' complete inability to lay a glove on the opposition in an attacking sense. They ended the 98 minutes without a shot on target. Here are the main takeaways from a disappointing afternoon at Ewood Park.
A blunt attack Whatever way you want to frame the statistics, Rovers have a problem in attack. Three games without scoring, two goals in six games or failing to net in five of their last eight. It's a concern.
For me, this is far more of an issue than the two goals they gave away. They were sloppy but, on the whole, Rovers have defended very well this term. In the first half, they won the ball back on a few occasions but didn't have the necessary skill, pace or quality to capitalise on the opportunities.
It has to be noted that Sheffield United were excellent at the back and have kept nine clean sheets in 13 home games. I felt sorry for Yuki Ohashi, who hasn't scored since mid-September. In that time, how many clear-cut chances can you say he's had? That one in the second half against West Brom is the only one that springs to mind.
Rovers are simply not creating the opportunities for whoever is up front. They had an xG of 0.65 b.