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