Cardiff City 2 Sheffield United 3: Paul Heckingbottom's reaction as Blades seal third successive win

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Sheffield United sealed their third win in a row this afternoon when they beat Cardiff City 3-2.

United beat Bristol City in Paul Heckingbottom’s first game in permanent charge last Sunday, building on an away win at Reading, and Heckingbottom’s men carried on that momentum in the Welsh capital this afternoon.

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as NG breaks down the right and looks to cross for a teammate

We’re back under way

for the second half, neither side making a change at the break

and the Blades go in a goal behind despite arguably enjoying the better of the chances in the game - Sharp could have had a brace early on as he was denied twice by Smithies and Bogle could have had one as well, but it’s City who lead thanks to Harris’s opener and Foderingham has made a couple of good stops too.

Half-time player ratings

Foderingham 7

Bogle 6.5

Basham 6

Egan 6

Davies 5.5

Stevens 6

Norwood 6

Hourihane 6

Gibbs-White 6.5

Sharp 5

McGoldrick 6.5

Bogle somehow doesn’t score

as McGoldrick’s shot is deflected into his path, he takes a touch and Nelson gets across to block his shot away for a corner in first-half injury time - it’s headed away and that’s half-time

Blades almost carve City open

but Gibbs-White’s pass is too heavy for Bogle to race onto and the chance goes begging

Booking for Norwood

as Davies takes the ball away from him quickly and the Bladesman brings him down, nothing more despite the roar from the crowd

as Isaac Davies drives down the right and cuts inside, he shoots but Foderingham is equal to that one, could have been 2-0 to the hosts there

and Harris gives the home side the lead after United failed to deal with a free-kick, it was flicked up over the United defenders and Harris had the time to take it down and pick his spot inside the area - poor from United’s point of view and they trail in Cardiff

from Foderingham as a City head flicks a corner goalwards, it takes one and maybe two deflections on the way across but Foderingham managed to keep it out - it looked a stunner on first viewing

Gibbs-White fires wide

after exchanging passes with Sharp, he looks to go with the outside of his right boot but can’t get it on target

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