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Championship roundup: McBurnie double see Blades cut down Burnley

05-Nov-2022 16:06:11 | The Guardian

• Sheffield United run rampant in second half to thrash leaders 5-2
• Blackburn sink Huddersfield to close gap at top to two points

Oli McBurnie scored twice as Sheffield United produced a superb second-half display to beat leaders Burnley 5-2 in a pulsating contest at Bramall Lane. Burnley took the lead twice in the first half but the Blades scored four goals after the break to blow away the visitors and canter to a third successive victory.

Sheffield United’s manager, Paul Heckingbottom, said: “The game went exactly how we thought it would. We knew Burnley would play on the front foot.