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come the end of the season.
He added: “In preparation for this game, I was saying to the staff I honestly thought this was our toughest game this season.
“We rode our luck a little bit at times. The goalkeeper’s made a magnificent save, they’ve hit the crossbar and they NEIL CRITCHLEY insists his
missed a big chance in the in-form Blackpool side will
first half.” not have their heads turned
Iliman Ndiaye at times after their first win at
danced through the
Bramall Lane since 1977.
Blackpool defence and had Keshi Anderson scored
an effort disallowed for the only goal when he
offside before firing inches found acres of space from
wide after an inch-perfect Daniel Grimshaw’s long kick
throughball by Morgan and curled the ball across
Gibbs-white.
Blades keeper Robin Olsen.
Gibbs-white’s low shot It propelled the
was destined for the Tangerines – among the bottom corner before relegation favourites – to Grimshaw the giddy pushed it away, heights of Lys Mousset sixth. But rattled the Sheffield crossbar and United will David wonder how Mcgoldrick’s they did not effort was get something blocked. from a game Despite their which at times dominance, they they went dominated. down to their second
It was a third consecutive consecutive home defeat. win for Blackpool and boss Blades boss Slavisa Critchley said: “None of us Jokanovic pointed to his get carried away, you can’t side’s inability to score. afford to. He said: “For 72 minutes
“We’ve got our feet on we were at a good level and the floor – we play with no played a good game but ego, you can see that. We unfortunately we didn’t play with no arrogance, make it a good thing and be everybody puts a shift in.” more clinical.”
The boos rang out at the On the fans booing, he final whistle as the added: “These people have misfiring Blades went down paid their money for to their fourth home tickets. defeat. “If I am a United
Critchley, though, read supporter and I follow this little into their inconsistent team all season I must be form and believes the unsatisfied with a lot of Blades will be up there what has happened.”
SHEFFIELD UTD: Olsen 7; Baldock 7, Egan 6, Davies 6, Stevens 6; Norwood 6, Fleck 6 (Mcburnie 81); Gibbs-white 7, Ndiaye 8, Osborn 6 (Mcgoldrick 63, 6); Mousset 6 (Sharp 74, 6).
Subs not used: Basham, Foderingham, Hourihane, Norrington-davies.
BLACKPOOL: Grimshaw 8; Gabriel 7, Ekpiteta 7, Keogh 7, Husband 7; Bowler 6 (Mitchell 63, 6), Wintle 6, Dougall 6, Anderson 7 (Garbutt 86); Yates 6 (Carey 63, 7), Madine 6.
Subs not used: Connolly, Dale, Moore, Sterling.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Iliman Ndiaye. On the losing side, but bewitched the Blackpool defence, one disallowed and another inches wide.
REFEREE: Tony Harrington 7.
LIZ BYRNES