Championship leaders Sheffield United maintain their early-season charge with another impressive home display brushing aside Oxford United.
Sheffield United went to the top of the Championship after another impressive home display saw them brush aside Oxford United 3-0 at Bramall Lane.
In contrast, Des Buckingham's U's remain in something of a tailspin with just one win in their last 12 games and in 18th place, two points above the relegation spots. And he went close to adding a third just four minutes later, narrowly denied by a good save from Cumming.But in truth they were not able to create much in the way of clear-cut chances and, ultimately, had no answer to the quality in the home ranks.
The result saw the Blades leapfrog Leeds United at the summit, after Sunderland's draw with West Brom, and it sets up a mouthwatering clash with the Black Cats at Bramall Lane on Friday."We would have taken a win at the start of the day as I've been involved in too many games to know that these are the ones which are really important.
"Their ambition as a club is to go up, ours is to stay up. There are three of their players on the pitch who cost the entire amount of our team, so that is the reality."There is a gulf between Sheffield United and Middlesbrough but we have shown against teams like West Brom, Norwich and Burnley that we can compete and when we have everyone available we are more than capable."All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.
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