United were able to rest and enjoy the weekend’s action having beat early frontrunners Sunderland 1-0 on Friday evening. Tom Davies came off the bench to mark his return from a lengthy spell out with the decisive 83rd-minute goal, pouncing on a loose ball before squeezing his effort beyond Anthony Patterson.

Tom Davies scored a late winner to move Sheffield United to the top of the Championship with a 1-0 victory over promotion rivals Sunderland on Friday. Patrick Roberts missed a penalty for Sunderland,

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