Leyton Orient 1 Sheffield United 4: Blackwell blast pays off for Blades

14 January 2009 02:00
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]  

Source: Daily_Mail