Source: Daily_Mail
Leyton Orient 1 Sheffield United 4: Blackwell blast pays off for Blades
Sheffield United showed there is life after James Beattie, but only after being forced to come from behind against struggling League One side Leyton Orient. [LNB]After selling his star striker to Stoke, manager Kevin Blackwell subsequently failed to persuade Leroy Lita to move to Bramall Lane, despite agreeing a fee with Reading. [LNB]And although they put four past Orient in the second half, Blackwell revealed he is still looking for a striker.[LNB][LNB] At the double: Greg Halford is mobbed by his Sheffield United team-mates aftyer the first of his two goal in the impressive comeback at Brisbane Road[LNB] Birmingham 0 Wolves 2: McCarthy's deputies gun down City [LNB]Histon 1 Swansea 2: Histon destroyed by a Spanish bull [LNB]Peterborough 0 West Brom 2: Simpson's going great Guns with the Albion [LNB]Norwich 0 Charlton 1: At last Parkinson hails victory for Addicks [LNB]Crewe 2 Millwall 3: Record breaker Harris roars for Lions [LNB]FA Cup third round/replays: How the action unfolded [LNB] 'I would rather not talk about Lita,' he said.[LNB]'I am looking at one or two different options. [LNB]'I don't think it does any harm going into the final stages of the season to have as many options as you can. [LNB]'We were absolute garbage in the first half, still on the bus, and we deserved to be 1-0 down and maybe 2-0 down. I had a few words at half-time and that was the sort of response I was looking for.'[LNB] On the spot: JJ Melligan put Orient into the lead after converting a fine penalty[LNB] [LNB]Orient got the break their first-half endeavour deserved when Sean Thornton's 38th minute drive from 18 yards hit Matthew Kilgallon's arm. [LNB]Referee Iain Williamson pointed to the spot and John Melligan sent Ian Bennett the wrong way with the penalty. [LNB]Head-to-head: Nick Montgomery (L) and Orient's Sean Thornton compete for an aerial challenge[LNB] But a 10-minute, three-goal salvo spared United's blushes, as Orient pushed the self-destruct button. [LNB]Greg Halford started the comeback, looping in David Cotterill's corner after a mistake by Orient keeper Glenn Morris. [LNB]Billy Sharp then staked a claim to be Beattie's replacement with a composed finish before Kyle Naughton tapped in from four yards after a double save from Morris. [LNB]Halford rounded matters off 12 minutes from time, heading in Kyle Walker's cross to set up a fourthround meeting with Charlton at Bramall Lane. [LNB]With Orient fourth from bottom in League One, their manager Martin Ling is hopeful there will be no Cup hangover. [LNB]'It was an old-fashioned game of two halves,' said Ling.[LNB]'The priority has always been the League. That is where we will be judged, not in the Cup.'[LNB] Birmingham 0 Wolves 2: McCarthy's deputies gun down City [LNB]Histon 1 Swansea 2: Histon destroyed by a Spanish bull [LNB]Peterborough 0 West Brom 2: Simpson's going great Guns with the Albion [LNB]Norwich 0 Charlton 1: At last Parkinson hails victory for Addicks [LNB]Crewe 2 Millwall 3: Record breaker Harris roars for Lions [LNB]FA Cup third round/replays: How the action unfolded [LNB] [LNB] [LNB]