Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
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Sheffield United FC 1 - 3 Nottingham Forest FC
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
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Forest came from behind to beat the already relegated Blades 3-1 at Bramall Lane to boost their chances of Premier League survival. The hosts were the better side in the first half and took the lead from the spot after a late slide tackle from Montiel on Brereton-Diaz, who took responsibility with the penalty and thumped his effort just to the left past Sels. Hudson-Odoi levelled with a fantastic right-footed effort into the top-right corner from inside the box before Archer and Brereton-Diaz missed clear chances at close range to put the hosts ahead for a second time. The hosts created an xG of 1.79 in the first half but were punished for their wasteful finishing by Forest. Boly headed the ball straight to Yates, who blasted in his first Premier League goal from close range to give the visitors the lead before Hudson-Odoi netted his second with a low finish into the bottom-right corner. The Blades have conceded 100 goals and went down to 10 men when Ahmedhodzic was shown his second yellow card with seconds left. The Blades travel to Everton for their next Premier League match, with Forest hosting Chelsea for their penultimate fixture. That’s all, goodbye.
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FULL-TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
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17:00
RED CARD! The Blades are two goals down and are now down to 10 men after Ahmedhodzic is shown a second yellow card for an elbow on Dominguez with just seconds left to play.
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16:57
Gibbs-White collects the ball off Danilo and races through the middle of the pitch before rolling a pass down the right to Aina. He goes for an ambitious shot from range, but his effort is blocked.
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16:55
There will be five minutes of additional time.
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16:54
Forest make two changes. Hudson-Odoi scored two goals of real quality for the Tricky Trees but is denied his hat-trick. He makes his way off for Dominguez.
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Substitution Christopher Grant Wood Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi
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16:53
Gibbs-White drives down the right side of the box and could shoot but unselfishly slots it across to Hudson-Odoi. However, he cannot get the ball under control, and the chance is gone.
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BLOCK! Hamer collects possession just outside Forest's box and rolls a pass down the left to Brereton-Diaz, who looks to have a clear shot at the goal. However, his effort is blocked by a sliding Murillo, with the ball coming back off the Chile international and behind for a goal-kick.
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Arblaster goes surging through the middle of the pitch and gets past Yates, who gets away with a poor slide tackle. The Blades midfielder then attempts to slide a throughball into Brereton-Diaz, but the Chile international had stopped his run.
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16:47
Montiel conceded a penalty in the first half and was booked, but recovered well to put in a strong defensive performance. He is coming off for Toffolo.
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16:45
Brereton-Diaz collects possession in Forest's half, driving forward with the ball before sliding a pass down the right to McAtee. He moves inside before looking to offload it, but Montiel steps across to clear away the danger.
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16:43
SAVE! Gibbs-White is over a free-kick on the left, and he whips his cross towards the near post. Wood attacks it and the forward pokes his effort towards the bottom-left corner, but Foderingham gets down to push it behind.
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16:42
Wood drives down the left and rolls a pass through to Gibbs-White, who flicks the ball past Bogle before being taken out by the Blades defender. A moment of real frustration from Bogle, with Forest now looking confident.
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16:38
Yellow Card Anel Ahmedhodžić
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
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OVER! Danilo shows some quick feet to skip past Robinson on his way to the edge of the box. The Brazilian then whips his effort from the edge just over the top of the bar.
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Substitution Cameron Desmond Archer Vinicius de Souza Costa
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16:36
The Blades have pushed the ball around for the last two minutes without much intent. McAtee then gets down the left and looks to put a cross into the box on the byline, but it deflects back off him after hitting Boly and out for a goal-kick.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
16:34
United have conceded 54 goals in their 17 Premier League home games this season. In English top-flight history, only Aston Villa in 1935-36 have ever shipped more at home in a single campaign (56). The Blades have conceded 100 goals this season overall, and there should be no surprise, as they haven’t learned from their mistakes. The hosts keep allowing Hudson-Odoi to move the ball onto his right foot, and he has scored twice.
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Substitution Anthony David Junior Elanga Moussa Niakhaté
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Substitution Andre Chance Brooks James John McAtee
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Assist Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White
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Goal Callum James Hudson-Odoi
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
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SAVE! Sels makes a mistake before making a top save! The goalkeeper gifts the ball straight to Hamer, who quickly offloads the ball down the right to Brereton-Diaz. The forward gets into the box before drilling his low strike towards the bottom-left corner, but Sels gets down to push it away.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
16:28
United haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 19 Premier League games, also conceding at least two goals in each of their previous nine. In the competition’s history, only three sides have shipped two or more goals in 10 consecutive matches: Wimbledon (10 – March-May 2000), West Brom (10 – December 2010-February 2011), and Fulham (13 – January-April 2019). They haven’t troubled Forest too much in the second half and are getting ready to make a change to try and get back into the contest.
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POST! Forest go close to going two goals ahead! Hudson-Odoi makes a bursting run down the right and has space ahead of him. He cuts past Bogle and Trusty to get into the middle of the box before looking for the bottom-right corner with a low effort, but he hits the outside of the post.
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16:25
Elanga makes the most of a mistake in the Blades' defence, and he races down the right. The winger gets into the box and attempts to roll an unselfish cutback into Gibbs-White, but he had stopped his run.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
16:24
Aina looks to roll a pass down the left, but the ball is intercepted. Danilo collects it and attempts to switch it over to the right, but there is nobody there.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
16:22
Robinson looks to gain possession on the right and flicks a pass over a defender and through to Bogle, who goes for an ambitious first-time strike that goes high and wide of the target. He rushed his effort, and he was never scoring from that angle.
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16:22
WIDE! Archer plays a pass into Hamer, who gets down the right side of the box and looks for the bottom-left corner with a low effort, but his shot goes agonisingly wide of the post.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
16:19
The Blades created several massive chances in the first half but only scored once and have been punished. The away end in Bramall Lane is now bouncing.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
16:18
Forest are looking to complete their first league double over United since the 2003-04 campaign when the sides were in the second tier. They have come from behind and are now three points clear of the relegation zone!
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Assist Willy-Arnaud Zobo Boly
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Goal Ryan James Yates
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OVER! The first chance of the half goes to the Blades! Bogle drives inside from the right, getting to the edge of the box before curling his left-footed effort over the bar.
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16:13
It's been a nervous start to the second half, with both sides misplacing passes. With the Blades already relegated, it’s up to Forest to bring the moment of quality as they still have a strong chance of surviving, which is certainly being helped by Burnley losing 3-0 to Newcastle United currently.
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16:09
Forest get the ball rolling again.
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16:03
The Blades were the better side in the first half and registered an xG of 1.79 with their nine efforts. The hosts created three big chances but failed to convert two of them, with Archer and Brereton-Diaz lacking a clinical edge at times. However, Wilder will be delighted that his team were always a threat on the counter and will be looking to repeat that performance in the second half. As for Forest, they were brilliant against City but have struggled to get going against the already relegated Blades. Nuno's men have only had one shot on target, with Hudson-Odoi levelling with a moment of pure quality. It’s also been a frustrating first 45 minutes for Wood, who missed two massive opportunities to score. The victors have a win probability of 35.2 per cent, but a draw is the most likely result at 38 per cent.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:58
Hudson-Odoi scored a superb equaliser to help Forest go into half-time level a 1-1 against the Blades at Bramall Lane. Wood had an early chance to put the Tricky Trees but drilled his first-time effort wide of the left post before United took the lead. Montiel was penalised for a wild slide tackle inside the penalty box on Brereton-Diaz, with the Chile international blasting his spot-kick down the left side of the goal to put the hosts ahead. However, the visitors responded soon after through Hudson-Odoi, who whipped his right-footed effort from inside the box into the top-right corner. Archer then had a shot saved by Sels before shooting over before Wood rattled the bar with a header.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:54
HALF-TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
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Gibbs-White collects the ball in the midfield and starts an attack for Forest. Hudson-Odoi and Montiel have a role in the midfield, with the right-back then rolling a pass down the wing to Elanga, but he scuffs a poor cross.
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15:51
OVER! Gibbs-White has possession outside of the box, with options on either side. However, he goes alone, blasting his strike well over the bar from a distance. Wood is not happy, as that was a wasted chance.
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15:51
Elanga has had a frustrating half on the right side of Forest's attack, only having 17 touches. He has been kept quiet by Robinson, who is sticking with him well.
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15:48
Hudson-Odoi has time and space outside the box and looks to recreate his earlier goal, but doesn't get any curl on his right-footed strike from distance, with his effort going harmlessly wide for a goal-kick.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:47
There will be seven minutes of additional time.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:46
Forest have held possession for the last two minutes but haven’t been able to find a way through the Blades' defence. Gibbs-White is looking to create something for the Tricky Trees, but his throughball into Elanga is intercepted.
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15:44
BAR! Wood has to score! Montiel slides a pass down the right to Gibbs-White, who drives a first-time cross into the heart of the box. Wood gets above Trusy but rattles the bar from close range.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:43
Elanga drives inside from the right and has options ahead of him, but puts too much power on his pass through to Montiel and straight out for a goal-kick.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:43
The Blades cause panic in Forest's box from the following corner, with Ahmedhodzic knocking his header through to Archer. However, the forward hits his downward strike against the ground and over the bar from close range.
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15:41
SAVE AGAIN! Sels makes another important save to keep the score level! Brooks has possession on the left and rolls a pass into Hamer, who pushes past Gibbs-White and blasts his effort towards the top-left corner. However, Sels gets across to push it over the bar.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:39
SAVE! What a stop from Sels. Archer races forward and flicks the ball around Boly to get around the defender. He runs down the right side of the box and is one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but the Forest man rushes off his line to block his effort.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:39
Forest haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 12 Premier League away games. Since beating Newcastle 3-1 in their first game on the road under Nuno, the Tricky Trees are now winless in their last seven (drawing two and losing five). They have only created an xG of 0.31 compared to the Blades’ 1.14 so far, but are level. However, the spell of momentum has ended, with the Blades looking lively.
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15:37
CHANCE! Hamer rolls a wonderful pass into Brereton-Diaz, who turns past Danilo brilliantly inside the box. The forward has Archer to his right but goes alone and has his effort blocked by Murillo.
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15:35
Boly flicks a cross behind to give the Blades a corner on the right. The Blades play it short, moving it out to Hamer on the edge, but he drives his low right-footed strike just wide of the left post.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:34
CHANCE! Archer collects possession on the left and rolls a pass to the edge towards Brooks, who has his shot blocked. The Blades keep possession, with Bogle getting down the right side of the box, but his effort deflects behind off Murillo.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:33
The Blades were playing with confidence after scoring, but Forest now have the momentum after netting a superb equaliser.
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15:31
United are now just two goals away from becoming the second side in Premier League history to concede 100 goals in a single campaign, after Swindon Town in 1993-94 (100 in 42 games). The Blades would be just the third team to do so in a top-flight season with a maximum of 20 teams, after Darwen in 1891-92 (112 in 26 games) and Leicester in 1908-09 (102 in 38 games).
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
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Assist Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira
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OVER! Gibbs-White rolls a pass down the left side of the box through to Wood, who refuses to shoot and is forced back. He finds Hudson-Odoi, who slides it across to Danilo outside the box, but his effort deflects over the bar.
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15:24
After an extended stoppage, Sels can continue.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:23
Turner is getting ready on the bench, but Sels is back on his feet and should be able to continue.
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15:21
CHANCE! Archer races through the middle and is one-on-one with Sels, but Murillo races back brilliantly to slide the ball away before colliding with his goalkeeper, who needs medical assistance.
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15:20
The last time United were relegated from the Premier League (2020-21), they won their first game after their relegation was confirmed (1-0 v Brighton). Indeed, relegated sides have avoided defeat in their next match after their relegation was confirmed on four of the last seven occasions (winning three and drawing one, excluding times teams went down on the final day). They have started well today and will be looking to collect their fourth league win of the season.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:18
GOALLLL! BRERETON-DIAZ SCORES! 1-0 TO THE BLADES! The hosts take the lead! Brereton-Diaz thunders his strike down the left side of the goal, with Sels diving the other way. That was a confident penalty!
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Yellow Card Gonzalo Ariel Montiel
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PENALTY TO THE BLADES! Brereton-Diaz pushes the ball past Montiel in the box, with the Argentine sliding through the Blades forward to concede a clear penalty.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:15
Montiel is back on his feet and will be able to continue after clashing with Trusty's knee. That will be a boost for manager Nuno, who has already lost right-back Williams through injury.
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Montiel slips as he goes to jump for the ball against Trusty and clatters into the knee of the Blades man. He needs medical treatment.
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Forest will target this contest as their best chance to get a win out of their final three fixtures. With Luton drawing with Everton yesterday, the Tricky Trees will go three points clear of the relegation zone with a victory against a side that haven’t triumphed in their previous 11 top-flight outings.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:12
Robinson spots space ahead of him and drives into Forest's box before having his shot blocked. The Tricky Trees look to break forward through Elanga, but Osborn makes a brilliant recovery tackle to stop the attack.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
15:10
Aina and Hudson-Odoi combine down the left before the winger drops the ball back to Gibbs-White, who switches possession onto his right foot before whipping a cross towards the back post. He is looking for Elanga, but it goes behind for a goal-kick.
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15:08
Forest drive a pass out of the defence and through to Wood, who looks to flick a pass to his left and through to Gibbs-White. However, he slips as he runs towards it, with the home fans cheering loudly. He’s not getting a warm reception from his former club.
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15:07
Ahmedhodzic steps out of the defence and races forward with possession. Forest fail to put him under pressure until he reaches the edge of the box, where he is eventually crowded out.
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15:05
Wood will be hoping for better luck in front of goal after a frustrating outing against City. The forward registered an xG of 0.94, more than the entire Citizens’ side (0.87), but failed to convert two chances from close range on either side of half-time when the Tricky Trees were only one goal behind! A huge chance has already come and gone!
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WIDE! Forest have a massive chance to go ahead! Gibbs-White surges forward down the right and curls a delightful cross over to Wood on the left side of the box. The forward is free, but he blasts his first-time effort just wide of the left post. Some of the away fans thought he had scored!
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The Blades win an early free-kick in Forest's half. Hamer whips it in from the right with his right foot, but Danilo heads it up the pitch from the edge. A poor cross from the midfielder.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest
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The Blades get the ball rolling in this Premier League match.
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This is United’s first home Premier League match against Forest since October 1992, a goalless draw at Bramall Lane. They are unbeaten in their last four top-flight home games against Forest (winning three and drawing one) since a 3-1 defeat in August 1967. Both teams are on the pitch and are ready to get started.
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14:49
Forest make two alterations to the team that lost 2-0 to City in their last match. Montiel comes in at right-back to replace Williams, who is injured. Yates also comes in for Niakhate.
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14:44
The Blades make one change to the side that were thrashed 5-1 by Newcastle in their previous Premier League outing. It comes in the defence, with Robinson returning to captain the team, replacing Holgate. McAtee and Brewster return to the bench after being sidelined through injury.
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14:39
NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Matt Turner, Ibrahim Sangare, Cheikhou Kouyate, Taiwo Awoniyi, Harry Toffolo, Nicolas Dominguez, Moussa Niakhate, Giovanni Reyna, Divock Origi.
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14:39
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Gonzalo Montiel, Willy-Arnaud Boly, Murillo, Ola Aina; Ryan Yates, Danilo; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Chris Wood.
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14:34
SHEFFIELD UNITED SUBS: Rhian Brewster, Ivo Grbic, Oliver Norwood, Vinicius Souza, Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci, James McAtee, Mason Holgate, William Osula.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2): Wes Foderingham; Auston Trusty, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Jack Robinson; Jayden Bogle, Gustavo Hamer, Oliver Arblaster, Andre Brooks, Ben Osborn; Ben Brereton-Diaz, Cameron Archer.
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14:30
Forest won two of their first three Premier League matches under Nuno Espirito Santo to ease relegation fears. However, the Tricky Trees have since been victorious in two of their previous 15 outings in the top flight and are only above the drop zone on goal difference after Luton drew 1-1 with Everton yesterday. The visitors hosted champions Manchester City in their last match, losing 2-0 despite creating an xG (expected goals) of 1.93 to the Citizens' 0.87. Chris Wood missed two massive opportunities to level the score after Josko Gvardiol's opener before Erling Haaland came off the bench to double City's lead. The Tricky Trees are also waiting for the results of their appeal against a four-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules, which could have a massive impact on the relegation battle.
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The Blades are at the bottom of the Premier League and are playing for pride after being relegated from the top flight in their previous outing. United had to beat the Magpies to keep their unlikely survival hopes alive and took the lead at St James' Park through Anel Ahmedhodzic. However, Chris Wilder's sides defensive frailties showed again, going on to lose 5-1. It has been a dismal season for the Blades, who have only won three of their 35 outings, conceding a massive 97 goals.
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