Blades gain first league win of season

Sheffield United lastly gained their first Premier League win of the season of their 18th recreation as they beat 10-man Newcastle United at Bramall Lane.

With a bit of over quarter-hour remaining the Blades had been awarded a penalty when Federico Fernandez dealt with the ball, with the choice given after referee Andy Madley checked the incident on a video display screen.

Substitute Billy Sharp despatched goalkeeper Karl Darlow the unsuitable means from the spot for what proved the one aim of the sport.

Rhian Brewster practically added a second for the hosts late on however his deflected strike from 20 yards hit the foot of the submit.

The victory ended a membership report run of 20 league matches and not using a win for the reason that Blades beat Chelsea 3-0 on 11 July, earlier than ending the 2019-20 season with three successive defeats.

Their begin to this marketing campaign – no wins, two attracts and 15 losses – was the worst in Premier League historical past.

The Blades stay backside of the desk however at the moment are on 5 factors, three behind Nineteenth-placed West Brom and 9 adrift of Brighton in seventeenth, having performed a recreation greater than each.

Meanwhile, Newcastle, who’ve now gone eight video games and not using a win in all competitions, stay fifteenth, eight factors clear of the relegation zone.

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