Club record signing Oliver McBurnie scored his third goal of the season as Sheffield United beat Brighton to move up to fifth in the Premier League. It was a third successive win in the top flight for Chris Wilder’s in-form side – the first time the Blades have achieved such a feat since 1993.
The visitors dominated the first half and Scotland international McBurnie latched on to goalkeeper Dean Henderson’s long ball to smash home the winner.
United could have been out of sight, twice having goals ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee and watching David McGoldrick hit the side-netting after rounding Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan.
Brighton’s best move of the match resulted in Neal Maupay tapping in from close range, but Martin Montoya was offside earlier in the move.
The Blades go fifth for now, with Tottenham and Manchester United both still to play.
Wilder wins the battle of homegrown bosses
In a battle of two emerging English managers at the Amex, it was Sheffield United’s Wilder who came out on top.
The Blades have been superb since returning to the Premier League but few would have banked on them occupying such a lofty position at Christmas.
Graham Potter and Wilder have met before, in the Championship last season when on both occasions the former Swansea manager was victorious.
But Wilder’s outfit headed into this one unbeaten away from home this term and took the game to the hosts early on when John Egan bundled in from a corner.
That was ruled out by VAR for handball, as was Jack O’Connell’s effort in the second half for offside, as Wilder, who BBC Sport columnist Charlie Webster wrote this week is “making having an English manager look sexy and attractive”, got the better of the tactical battle with his opposite number.
Wilder is pragmatic in his approach and his side were happy to sit in and soak up a spell of Brighton pressure late on while looking dangerous on the break.
Forward McGoldrick dribbled round the goalkeeper only to miss an open goal as the visitors failed to give themselves a more comfortable finish.
Meanwhile, Seagulls chiefs have been so impressed with Potter’s start to life at the club they have already offered him a two-year extension on the four-year deal he signed when taking the job in May – seeing the 44-year-old through to 2025.
But after climbing into the top half of the table at the beginning of November, Brighton have won just once in seven games since in the Premier League.
That leaves them on 20 points after 18 games, one fewer than under Chris Hughton at this stage last term.
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Source: BBC
