Sheffield United beat Hull to return to Championship summit

Sheffield United surpassed Hull to take the top spot in the Sky Bet Championship after a competent 2-0 win.

After going 43 games without scoring before netting at Luton last month, Oli McBurnie gave the visitors the lead after 20 minutes with his third goal in as many games. With 15 seconds left, Sander Berge added a second after seizing a sloppy marking in the right channel of the penalty area. Although Berge’s shot may have been fortunate to deflect off of Jacob Greaves in a significant way, it was still a sufficient reward for his man-of-the-match effort.

Hull made several significant acquisitions during the transfer window, and its fans are confident they now have a team that can compete for the playoffs. The Blades are currently unbeaten in the league since the season’s first day, and despite a few scares along the line, they deserved three points against a disorganised home team. They never mounted a sustained challenge to threaten their well-prepared Yorkshire counterparts, and in the end, they paid the price for a slow start in front of a large crowd at the MKM Stadium.

Hull should have been down 1-0 after 18 minutes when George Baldock skillfully volleyed Oliver Norwood’s long cross to the right across the goal. However, McBurnie was caught off guard and could not respond to what ought to have been a routine half-volley from close range.