Billy Sharp scored an extra-time winner as Sheffield United squeezed through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Reading at the Madejski Stadium. The Blades did not have to wait long to take the lead, going ahead in just the second minute. The goal was the Republic of Ireland international’s first for his club in 1,344 minutes of football. Just after the hour mark, the visitors looked to increase the pressure on the home side, with Sander Berge having an effort blocked by the Reading defence. In added time in the first period of extra time, Sharp made the decisive breakthrough when he nodded in a Freeman cross.

Source: Express March 03, 2020 22:52 UTC