Blades put Hull to the sword

19 October 2010 23:01
Mark Yeates grabbed the only goal of the game to give Sheffield United a 1-0 win over Hull as the npower Championship`s two lowest-scoring sides went head to head at the KC Stadium. There were a flurry of chances towards the end of the first half, with Sheffield United striker Richard Cresswell forcing Matt Duke to push away a header after he connected perfectly with a Yeates corner. The first real moment of quality in the game brought the opening goal in the 53rd minute as Yeates embarked on an excellent jinking run which took him into the box and he coolly slotted home. A long-range volley from Yeates failed to trouble Duke, while sub Jamie Ward almost sealed victory for the visitors with six minutes remaining when he lashed in a drive from the edge of the box which was parried to safety by the keeper. The closest Hull came to a last-gasp equaliser was a weak header from Paul McShane which drifted wide and a shot from Bostock which was easily dealt with by Simonsen.

Source: PA