Ambrose special separates strugglers

19 February 2011 18:30
A second-half stunner from Darren Ambrose left Sheffield United deep in relegation trouble at the foot of the npower Championship. The midfielder lit up a dour encounter between two struggling sides with a sensational volley. It eased Crystal Palace clear of the drop zone and left Micky Adams still looking for his first win as United manager after 10 matches in charge. Palace have now not let in a goal at home in more than 12 hours and the Blades rarely looked like threatening that miserly record. But in a game which both teams were desperate not to lose, it was going to take something special to break the deadlock and Ambrose was the man to provide it. The midfielder has endured a stop-start season due to injury but crashed in his fifth goal of the campaign in style from 20 yards.

Source: PA