Sheffield United vs Fulham LIVE: Paul Heckingbottom reacts after Blades secure play-off spot
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A sold-out Bramall Lane awaits the Blades, who must win to guarantee their spot in the top six.
Fail to win and they risk relying on results elsewhere, with three other teams still in contention for the final two places in the end-of-season contest, which gets under way next week.
Scroll down for team news, live updates from across the Championship and post-match reaction.
Sheffield United vs Fulham LIVE
Key Events
- Blades must win to guarantee Championship play-off spot, otherwise risk relying on results elsewhere
- Four teams still in contention for final two play-off places: Sheffield United, Luton, Middlesbrough and Millwall
- Visitors Fulham have nothing to play for but won 7-0 last time out
Scores elsewhere
Not that they matter too much, but Luton are beating Reading 1-0, Middlesbrough are 2-0 down at Preston and Millwall are drawing 0-0 with Bournemouth.
United are fifth with five points between them and seventh place.
They will play Nottingham Forest in the second leg as things stand.
HT ratings
Foderingham - 7
Stevens - 7
Fleck - 7
Basham - 7
Berge - 9
Egan - 7
Norwood - 8
Robinson - 7
Osborn - 7
Gibbs-White - 9
Ndiaye - 9
That’s as close to a perfect opening 45 minutes as you could have wished for. And the Blades could have had more goals.
Big save from Foderingham at the end of the first half to deny Fulham a lifeline. He took a whack to the head in the process, but looks to be OK.
As it stands United will play Nottingham Forest in the play-off semi-final.
Gibbs-White offside this time
He pokes the ball in from close range following a corner, but the linesman has flagged again.
Three minutes added on.
United have a fourth
...but it’s offside. Ndiaye is flagged off by the linesman after mistiming his run.
Middlesbrough concede again
Preston have a second goal. United currently have a five-point buffer between them and seventh place.
Half chance for Fulham
The game has settled down a bit and Fulham are seeing a bit more of the ball. Onomah fires straight at Foderingham from outside the area, who collects at the second attempt.
Fulham are making a change
Midfielder Josh Onomah replaces Nathaniel Chalobah, who looks to be injured.
GOAL - it’s 3-0!
My word, Berge gets in on the action! Ndiaye with the asist after he gets on the end of Gibbs-White’s header and crosses low into the six-yard box.
Middlesbrough are also losing - time to relax?
GOAL - 2-0 United
Lovely play between Berge, Gibbs-White and Ndiaye, with the latter producing a controlled low finish to bury the ball into the bottom right corner.
Berge’s run found Gibbs-White, who managed to release the ball from underneath his feet and feed Ndiaye, unmarked, for a brilliant team goal.
Bramall Lane is bouncing.