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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Norwood releases McGoldrick

with a lovely pass, his left-footed shot first time goes straight at Smithies but another opening for the Blades...

Sharp goes clear again

after a great ball from Gibbs-White, he’s one on one with Smithies but he stays big and saves the effort - you’d put your house on Sharp scoring there but it stays 0-0

Big chance for Sharp

as Bogle’s brilliant cross picks him out in the centre, it bounces in front of him and Sharp looks to head it past Smithies but he saves - he will probably think he could have done better with that chance

Bogle’s cross is deep

and McGoldrick looks to get on the end of it at the back post, but he can’t get there and it bounces out for a goal kick

Davies goes through

on goal for Cardiff but the flag eventually goes up for offside, he was miles off but the linesman took his time before raising the flag - good line from the Blades, really high near the halfway line and the youngster fell for the trap

as Davies goes up against Ben Davies and wins the flag kick, Ralls takes it and Nelson has the freedom of Cardiff to head home after getting clear of Stevens but he misses the header completely

as Harris tries to flick on for Harris, the Blades man in the way to head it away and snuff out any danger just inside the Blades area

McGoldrick misplaces a pass

after Norwood found him inside, he looked to set Bogle free down the right but got it badly wrong and the ball bounces out for a throe

Teams are out at the Cardiff City stadium

as a moment’s applause rings around the stadium in memory of Phil Dwyer, who passed away recently

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