Sheffield United 4 Swansea City 0: Reaction from both camps as Blades move into play-offs

Sheffield United catapulted themselves into the Championship play-off places this afternoon with a 4-0 victory over Swansea City at Bramall Lane.
A young  Sheffield United fan seen before the Sky Bet Championship match against Swansea: Will Matthews/PA Wire.A young  Sheffield United fan seen before the Sky Bet Championship match against Swansea: Will Matthews/PA Wire.
A young Sheffield United fan seen before the Sky Bet Championship match against Swansea: Will Matthews/PA Wire.

This is how the action unfolded.

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Piroe gets in behind

down the side of Egan with some fancy feet, but his cross/shot is blocked behind by the defender for a corner ... which United clear

from outside the box after Basham was robbed, Paterson drives forward and looks to beat Foderingham from an ambitious angle but the United goalkeeper Foderingham saves it easily

Blades have the ball

in the net again through Baldock from Berge’s cross, but the lineman’s flag is up for offside and it won’t count - Sharp should have laid the ball off earlier with Berge in a good position and by the time he did, Baldock had strayed offside

The Blades are back out

and it doesn’t look like there’ll be any changes for them at the break - nor should there be, really! The Swans join them and they’re sticking with the same 11 that was outclassed in the first half -

and the scoreline tells the story really as the rampant Blades run riot against sorry Swansea - they haven’t really had a sniff as United tore into them and have the rewards to show for it. Results elsewhere going for the Blades, too. Could be a very good day for those of a red and white persuasion - but it ain’t over yet!

Paterson cuts inside

Baldock and looks to find the top corner with his shot, but it’s nowhere near

Baldock goes into the book

for dragging back Paterson as he broke clear, there’s a bit of handbags afterwards but it peters out

Booking for Norwood

as he wipes out Piroe as Swans look to break, taking one for the team there was Norwood

and it’s three, Sharp with a lovely dinked finish over the goalkeeper from MGW’s clever ball and United are running riot here, we’re38 minutes in and they’re three up at the Lane!

from long range but he doesn’t strike it cleanly and Foderingham saves it comfortably

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