Sheffield United 2-1 Hull City: Blades Sting Tigers in Late Comeback

Sheffield United 2-1 Hull City: Blades Sting Tigers in Late Comeback Sheffield United came from behind late on to defeat Hull City 2-1 at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon. The visitors took the lead early on through former Blade Oli McBurnie who finished a neat move with a placed effort under Adam Davies at the Kop end. But the Blades found an equaliser from the penalty spot through Gustavo Hamer in the final ten minutes.

And with moments to spare, substitute Danny Ings was in the right place to poke the ball home beyond the Hull keeper to complete the turnaround. Lineups Blades: A. Davies, Tanganga, Hamer, O’Hare (Chong 63), Brooks, Burrows, McGuinness (Ings 86), Seriki (Hoever 63), Peck (Riedewald 71), Bamford, Rothwell.

Unused: Faxon, Arblaster, Hjelde, Bindon, Cannon. Hull: Pandur, Coyle, Lundstram, Ajayi, Millar (Gelhardt 71), McBurnie (Hughes 87), Belloumi (Joseph 71), Egan, Drameh (McNair 20), Hadziahmetovic (Dowell 87), Crooks. Unused: Phillips, Jacob, Gyabi, McCarthy.

First Half Hull City stunned the home supporters inside five minutes when Oli McBurnie gave the visitors the lead. Latching onto a neat pass from Liam Millar, McBurnie slipped a clever near-post finish beyond the goalkeeper. Hull started brightly and looked the more dangerous side in the opening stages.