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Last updated connected 15 minutes ago.From the conception Championship
Iliman Ndiaye's extremity gave second-placed Sheffield United a 3rd successive league winPromotion-chasing Sheffield United moved 8 points wide of third-placed Luton with a triumph implicit the Championship's bottommost broadside Wigan Athletic.
The location broadside took an aboriginal pb erstwhile James McAtee showed speedy feet to interruption distant down the near and nonstop successful a debased centre for Iliman Ndiaye to pat successful astatine the backmost post.
Billy Sharp drew an fantabulous prevention from Ben Amos and Ndiaye was denied a 2nd by a goalline clearance from James McClean arsenic the Blades threatened to stroke the Latics distant earlier the break.
Wigan improved aft the interruption and Thelo Aasgaard's header drew a astute halt from Wes Foderingham, but they could not find an equaliser and are 8 points adrift of information with six games to play.
Fourth-placed Middlesbrough big runaway league leaders Burnley aboriginal connected Friday, wherever a triumph for the Clarets, who invited United connected Monday, would spot them promoted backmost to the Premier League.
The FA Cup semi-finalists made the cleanable commencement erstwhile Ndiaye scored his 13th of the season, and lone a superb prevention from Amos stopped Sharp from making it 2-0 wrong 15 minutes.
Sharp, who is looking for his 250th vocation league goal, drew different bully prevention from the keeper with a header aft the interval.
Wigan competed gamely passim but Aasgaard's header was their lone effort connected people and they are present staring relegation successful the look nether brag Shaun Maloney.
They big mid-table Swansea connected Monday successful a crippled they surely indispensable triumph if they are to debar an contiguous instrumentality to the 3rd tier.
Line-ups
Sheff Utd
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 18Foderingham
- 15AhmedhodzicBooked astatine 90mins
- 12Egan
- 19Robinson
- 20Bogle
- 8Berge
- 22DoyleSubstituted forFleckat 78'minutesBooked astatine 86mins
- 2Baldock
- 29Ndiaye
- 28McAteeSubstituted forNorwoodat 66'minutes
- 10SharpSubstituted forMcBurnieat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Davies
- 4Fleck
- 6Basham
- 9McBurnie
- 16Norwood
- 26Clark
- 32Osula
Wigan
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 12Amos
- 32Hughes
- 5Whatmough
- 24RekikSubstituted forBennettat 45'minutes
- 27DarikwaSubstituted forKeaneat 71'minutes
- 8Power
- 22TiéhiBooked astatine 39minsSubstituted forNaylorat 59'minutes
- 11McClean
- 19Lang
- 30AasgaardSubstituted forNyambeat 87'minutes
- 23FletcherSubstituted forMagennisat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Jones
- 2Nyambe
- 4Naylor
- 10Keane
- 21Bennett
- 28Magennis
- 29Caulker
Referee:Andy Davies
Attendance:29,026
Live Text
Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Ryan Nyambe replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck.
Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by John Fleck pursuing a corner.
Attempt missed. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container misses to the near pursuing a corner.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Josh Magennis.
Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic).
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by James McClean.
Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
Hand shot by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces Tommy Doyle.
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