{"id":48782,"date":"2023-03-09T14:43:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=48782"},"modified":"2023-03-09T14:43:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:43:07","slug":"blades-win-crucial-away-points-securing-them-in-promotion-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/blades-win-crucial-away-points-securing-them-in-promotion-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Blades win crucial away points securing them in promotion position"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Blades boosted their promotion hopes last night after securing an important 1-0 win over Reading last night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iliman Ndiaye slotted home a tight cross from teammate Oli McBurnie to grasp a win against mid table side Reading.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senegalese striker deserved a goal after creating several chances in the first half. Ten minutes into the second half he was able to put away a close range chance, ultimately winning them the game, however he was hauled off injured seven minutes after scoring his 12th goal of the season for United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blades enjoyed two-thirds of possession and grew into the game after a quiet first half, but Reading carried the greater threat, despite not challenging keeper Wes Foderingham.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield United now move seven points clear of Middlesbrough, chasing Burnley who lead the table, ten points clear of the Blades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Callum Ratcliffe, a lifelong supporter said; \u201cThe win was massive. A season definer, if we didn\u2019t win I don\u2019t think we would have got automatics. A big momentum boost.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United had been in poor form, with Saturday&#8217;s 1-0 loss at Blackburn their third defeat in four league outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The win has solidified their position in the automatic promotion places as they look to&nbsp; kick start a good run of form through to the end of the season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lifelong season ticket holder Matt Staniforth said after the game: \u201cThe fans and the club are so tightly knit, sold out grounds week in week out and promotion would solidify everyone\u2019s love for the Blades.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe result last night was superb, it was great to bounce back from a tough loss against Blackburn and would cement our place in the automatic promotion places.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was their fifth successive win at Madejski Stadium which ended the Royals&#8217; seven-match unbeaten run at home, stretching back to 4 November, and leaves Paul Ince&#8217;s side in 15th, 11 points adrift of the play-off places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Heckingbottom was satisfied with his team&#8217;s performance but will strive to play with more intensity and flair going into their next league games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Heckingbottom | Post Match Reaction | Reading 0-1 Sheffield United\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n8RgHevNelg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield United fans have voted for Oli McBurnie as their Man of the Match after a crucial assist provided them with the winner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SUFC<\/a> vs Reading MOTM vote<br><br>After every match there will be a vote for Sheffield United&#39;s MOTM. The winner will get 3 points whilst 3rd will get 1. These points will be added up into POTM\/POTY leaderboard throughout the season!<br><br>So who was your MOTM today?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/twitterblades?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#twitterblades<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Bladesman (@The_Bladesman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Bladesman\/status\/1633238095276457984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blades boosted their promotion hopes last night after securing an important 1-0 win over Reading last night.&nbsp; Iliman Ndiaye slotted home a tight cross from teammate Oli McBurnie to grasp a win against mid table side Reading.\u00a0 The Senegalese striker deserved a goal after creating several chances in the first half. 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