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By Ged ScottBBC Sport at St Andrew's
Last updated on 26 minutes ago.From the section Championship
Jayden Bogle's third goal of the season followed Billy Sharp's opener - the 259th of his careerSheffield United made it seven wins in nine Championship matches as they came from behind to beat Birmingham City with goals from Billy Sharp and Jayden Bogle.
The Blades are now up to 10th in the table - and with games in hand - as their transformation from faltering early season strugglers to realistic promotion contenders gathers pace.
After the sixth goalless first half this season at St Andrew's, and a blocked early second-half goalbound Juninho Bacuna volley, it took a grappling match after the break to set the game alight.
Blues skipper Marc Roberts and Blades striker Iliman Ndiaye tangled, visiting skipper Sharp charged in to get involved, yellow cards were issued to Roberts and Sharp and, in no time, goals quickly came at either end.
Bacuna intercepted and hared off on a rampaging run down the inside right channel, switched play to the left and found the on-rushing Lyle Taylor, who veered to his right before firing a superb low right-foot finish into the bottom corner.
The lead lasted just three minutes before the Championship's record-breaking marksman Sharp latched onto Sander Berge's neat pass to thread home an equally impressive goal of his own. His low, left-footed into the bottom corner was an early birthday celebration ahead of turning 36 on Saturday.
And, on 74 minutes, the Blades were ahead when John Fleck played in Bogle, who timed his run to evade the linesman's flag and slot home between Blues keeper Neil Etheridge's outstretched legs.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Birmingham
Formation 4-1-3-2
- 1Etheridge
- 2Colin
- 18Mengi
- 4RobertsBooked at 50mins
- 3PedersenBooked at 80mins
- 6Woods
- 21BacunaBooked at 90mins
- 25HernándezSubstituted forGrahamat 83'minutes
- 20Gardner
- 9HoganSubstituted forJutkiewiczat 83'minutes
- 33TaylorBooked at 57mins
Substitutes
- 10Jutkiewicz
- 19James
- 24Graham
- 27Trueman
- 34Sunjic
- 39Bellingham
- 53Campbell
Sheff Utd
Formation 3-5-2
- 18Foderingham
- 6Basham
- 12Egan
- 22Davies
- 20Bogle
- 8Berge
- 16Norwood
- 4Fleck
- 33Norrington-Davies
- 29NdiayeSubstituted forMcBurnieat 78'minutes
- 10SharpBooked at 50minsSubstituted forMcGoldrickat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Davies
- 2Baldock
- 9McBurnie
- 17McGoldrick
- 24Hourihane
- 26Goode
- 38Jebbison
Live Text
Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 2.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 2.
Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Graham (Birmingham City).
Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Woods.
Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Billy Sharp.
Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Onel Hernández.
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