Sheffield United sealed a historic double-double over their city rivals Wednesday at Bramall Lane, a 2-1 home win condemning the Owls to relegation to League One. It looked ominous for Wednesday as the Blades cruised into a 2-0 lead at half-time.
But the second-half sending off of Kalvin Phillips changed the momentum of the game and saw Charlie McNeill pull one back for the home side, giving the game a nervier feel than had ever seemed possible in the first half.
Both sides finished with 10 men after Gabriel Otegbayo received a second yellow late on for fouling Tyrese Campbell while there was even time for a flashpoint after the final whistle, when Svente Ingelsson took issue with Sydie Peck celebrating with his own supporters and sparked a mini-melee between both sets of players.
Here’s how we rated the Blades as they sealed a first double-double since 1953 over their rivals...
13. Tyrese Campbell
Replaced Bamford and gave Wednesday's defence another headache to deal with, looking to latch onto Hjelde's boot clear before Otegbayo fouled him and was sent off. Could have sealed it late on after being sent clear but Dieng was down smartly to save | UGC Photo: UGC
14. Djibril Soumare
Came off the bench for a decent cameo in midfield which almost saw him score after robbing Ingelsson high up, before failing to connect with his shot as he would have liked and seeing blocked. Another couple of decent moments as United closed out the game as well. Fair play | UGC Photo: UGC